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Ariane Jenkins wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 14:44:16 -0600, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>> love European
>>> history... Hey, there's a future Halloween costume idea-- Mary,
>>> Queen of Scots. You even get to pick whether or not you portray
>>> her with or without her head. <g>

>>
>> How about if I walk around with her head on my arm? <G>

>
> That could work... The fashion did seem to be high collared
> gowns, and Mary was a tall woman. You'd just have to find a way to
> make a peephole in the collar/throat section.
>

A man my brother and I knew a long while back got an extra tall suit and had
the 'arm' around his neck with his head in a box. Looked like he was
carrying his head around. He won several costume contests that year! Would
be hard to carry off in a gown.

>> Mom, whose parents were straight off the boat from Scotland, said,
>> "OMG, think of all the cholesterol!" <G>

>
> Yeah, obviously not something I'd want to eat every day, but
> I'm still going to try it sometime. ~
>
> Ariane