Brevity by Dan Thompson for September 05, 2011

That’s sick.Tragically, it is also brilliant.

Um…. I’d give it a thumbs up, but I don’t want to flaunt my appendages in front of… well, you know… the deprived..

Believed to be cursed with a virulent disease, “Leperchauns” — any who had lost their pot of gold —were banished to a small island. Boredom was endemic.

A nurse, Ruby, tended to their needs and ministered to their ills. She found that they were greatly cheered by helping her to keep the little community fed and cared for.

Some gardened. Some baked. Some brewed beer. Some tinkered. They began to thrive and become industrious again, building many small workshops and craft halls.

In 1853, the colony was visited by a ship of her majesty’s fleet. Captain Godfrey was a savvy merchant, as well as an able seaman, and saw profit to be made the clever industriousness of the elves. He also saw great value in Nurse Ruby.

Godfrey and Ruby were wed, and the colony celebrated.

Soon, colony goods were being sold far and wide, making great profit. With that profit, the “curse” was lifted and the colony was invited to rejoin their society. In gratitude, the Leprechauns named their most popular product, their cookies, after Nurse Ruby Keebler and (unlike this yarn) the rest is history.

Leperchauns, not to be confused with leopard Khans.

Darn, now you just dose them with antibiotics……………….

They did this joke (much better) on the TV show Monk several years ago.

My South Florida newspaper pulled it, it seems, and replaced it with a non-Brevity — but under the Brevity label.

lepers haven’y been ib xogue since the time of Christ.

Sorry that’s" vogue"

I’ve never seen a leper in “Vogue”, myself. Then again, I haven’t been reading it for more than a few hundred years.

Bailey — sweet, but it’s not always a good idea to let mysterious wee creatures mingle or work in regular society.

Costco employs many, and while I admire the intention, it’s hard not to come home with a case of brownie bites.

I had five leper colonys in my provence that i treated during my 4 1/2 tour in vietnam. They where very nice people to work with.

Hey, afficionado, Where can I find some of your published work? It must be great and we’d all like to see it.

Well… sorta.In 1853 Godfrey Keebler did start the company, and the cookies went on to have great success.

. Girl Scout Cookies have been made by Keebler for many, many years. (I LOVE Thin Mints, in the freezer). As for the Leprechauns and Ruby…? Well, that’s oral tradition — the only way their history can passed on to folks like us. It’s always better and truer with music, you know, as the beating of their hearts are better able to guide the story. But, lacking ability to share the music, it was true as I could tell it…and isn’t it nice that it ended well?

_:º)