Monday, January 15, 2007

The Ardis Snoop: Front Page, May 9, 1973

The Ardis Town Council met Tuesday to consider two recent business license applications submitted for the unoccupied storefront on Pendulum Boulevard. Mayor Simpson presided.

The second applicant, Benstead Seren, unbeknownst meany up from the city, took issue with the very existence of the first applicant, local resident T. Lessors. Argument ensued about "freakin' flyin' fantasy fairies." Following Mr. Seren's alliterative molestation, Tinkerbell Lessors, a decidedly real although admittedly somewhat freaky fairy, flew forward to testify. With the 'fantasy' portion of Seren's accusation thus publicly disproven, his argument didn't hold water and the license was granted to Ms. Lessors.

As most of our local citizens know, Tink has been consulting from her home in a tree stump at the west end of Ardis, but an outfit from the city called John Enough Development Corp. is planning to flatten the land, leaving her homeless and unemployed.

Announcing that the town of Ardis clearly does not need Seren's Dippity Head Shoppe, Mayor Simpson booted Mr. Seren from the meeting, which generated relaxed variations of applause and nods of approval from everyone present. Here at The Ardis Snoop, we are still nodding.


(WordCount 18338-39: pendulum boulevard
8117-8121 simpson permits fairy consulting studios
80795-80798 benstead seren unbeknownst meany
61188-611991 alliterative molestation tinkerbell lessors
3594-3596 generated relaxed variations
265-268 called john enough development
62339-62340: ardis snoop)

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Judi Wellnitz created The Last of the Faeries, the beauty in the photo above. The original photo was hers also, altered by me for this post and used with her permission, for which I'm grateful. You can see The Last of the Faeries in living color at Judi's website, Art Dolls, where you'll find one delight after another!