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The founding of the Housewives and Nannies' Debatory Banter Association of Gyll, or HANDBAG as it is commonly known, can be traced to the earliest Folktown Court records, with the founding of "The Institute for Philosophical Research in PCJ" in -570 [[EC]]. IPRPCJ differed significantly from other institutes created at this time in that it was reserved solely for females, as they had threatened to nest en masse in the Folktown Court if they were not allowed some form of Institute. | The founding of the Housewives and Nannies' Debatory Banter Association of Gyll, or HANDBAG as it is commonly known, can be traced to the earliest Folktown Court records, with the founding of "The Institute for Philosophical Research in PCJ" in -570 [[EC]]. IPRPCJ differed significantly from other institutes created at this time in that it was reserved solely for females, as they had threatened to nest en masse in the Folktown Court if they were not allowed some form of Institute. | ||
| − | From the beginning the females of | + | From the beginning the females of HANDBAG have been meticulous record keepers, using surplus [[Perky]] secretions, or [[whifflepeke]], instead of pulp paper. It has proved surprisingly durable, although [[whifflepeke]] used for this purpose is of course completely unsuitable for mating. During the reign of [[Harandraff]] this had a unforseen benefit, as the male inquisitors decided that records made from [[whifflepeke]] were too embarrassing to even think about, and studiously ignored their existence. This was no surprise to anyone, as the [[whifflepeke]] reflex is deeply ingrained in even the most rational adult male. |
| + | Even with today's modern writing materials, [[whifflepeke]] backups of the most important documents are still kept, and the female historians of HANDBAG preserve the old documents, reproducing them as necessary. | ||
| + | For the next couple of centuries, nothing much changed. While the records, especially when compared with the Folktown Court records, are fascinating, they are also very narrow in scope, and little changes until | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 10 July 2005
Housewives and Nannies' Debatory Banter Association of Ghyll
The founding of the Housewives and Nannies' Debatory Banter Association of Gyll, or HANDBAG as it is commonly known, can be traced to the earliest Folktown Court records, with the founding of "The Institute for Philosophical Research in PCJ" in -570 EC. IPRPCJ differed significantly from other institutes created at this time in that it was reserved solely for females, as they had threatened to nest en masse in the Folktown Court if they were not allowed some form of Institute. From the beginning the females of HANDBAG have been meticulous record keepers, using surplus Perky secretions, or whifflepeke, instead of pulp paper. It has proved surprisingly durable, although whifflepeke used for this purpose is of course completely unsuitable for mating. During the reign of Harandraff this had a unforseen benefit, as the male inquisitors decided that records made from whifflepeke were too embarrassing to even think about, and studiously ignored their existence. This was no surprise to anyone, as the whifflepeke reflex is deeply ingrained in even the most rational adult male. Even with today's modern writing materials, whifflepeke backups of the most important documents are still kept, and the female historians of HANDBAG preserve the old documents, reproducing them as necessary. For the next couple of centuries, nothing much changed. While the records, especially when compared with the Folktown Court records, are fascinating, they are also very narrow in scope, and little changes until
