Re enters Treehouse with new creation.

A Spice pie marked with S to avoid any possibility of confusion.

places in locus of sweet, savoury, sandwich, and suspicious pies.

Stands back, eating a fruit muffin with extra bits of yogurt and white chocolate and apple.

was thinking of creating an elephant pie marked S for Speckles but thought the it could cause an upset pachyderm to express its feelings with some strong emotional effect.

<Wally and Herbert walk in, looking for their kettle of fish>

<They see the pies and start drooling>

<Pies are consumed at an alarming rate>

<I consider calling in Speckles to restore order, or the semblance thereof, in the Treehouse>

Takes leftovers from haggis festival and unites with black pudding from the Eccythump gala.

Minces

Puts in pie

Marks with 'S' for suspicious.

Leaves in tempting place for Wally and Herbert.

Signs stat dec denying any knowledge of suspicious pie as would rather face two years in the clink than have to withstand said Wally and Herbert.

Will claim insanity and reduced cognitive efficiency as ameliorating factors.

<examines the aforementioned stat dec and realises that it hasn't been witnessed>

<realises that Bunyip could be in trouble if dec is discovered>

<lifts lid on pie inserts dec refits lid, seals with a "s" for secret contents>

<sidles slowly to stage left>

<detonates the pies>

<is shocked by detonation of pies>

<wipes pieces of pie and stat dec from back>

<realises that surviving pies need to be "made good">

<takes tuning fork, inserts fork between lid and base>

<is happy that pies are now retonated>

<snorts>

<invites ES to join a study on the effects of snorting soggy substances to the nasal cavity>

<applies for a grant>

<grants PH the right to study ES>

<wonders if that was the right thing to do>

<wanders off to find something to play with>

<wonders why people are suddenly so interested>

<distributes cakes and scones>

<realises pronunciation battle may follow>

<distributes helmets and prongs>

<is happy to point out that a pronunciation battle is highly unlikely around the treehouse>

<attempts to draw ESs attention to stale scones now resembling stones>

<fails in passive attempt>

<throws stone-scone to/at ES>

<puts helmet on head>

<returns from small bike accident to find himself being stoned/sconed>

<mutters and departs in scathed fashion>

<returns with conciliatory pies, marked 't' for 'tenacious'>

<gets ready to push the plunger...>

<wonders whether on receiving the scone of stone ES became King of Scotland (or a dwarf)>

Re enters thread to advise that washing machine failure has become a world wide problem as machine of that function in this house has said 'squeak' for the last time and issued a discomforting electrical burning smell.

Ponders using Torrens River as substitute Ganges to wash clothes.

<brings wringer & washboard for bunyip>

<brings fried pies & donuts for everybody>

<wishes there was a portal to the Donut Friar around here>

Adding to Bunyip's comment, I wonder if returning to the Fforum was a mistake, my washing machine packed up just after my first post here for 7 years.

<thinks that washing machine commited suicide as it was no longer the centre of Eoink's affections>

<Shhh, don't say that, I'm hoping its replacement doesn't catch on!>

<wonders if Treehouse washing machine looks bigger with each breakdown>

<worries>