Fairy Congress aka Loonsville

May 30, 2003 2:21 PM

Hoorah! Fairy Congress '03 is almost upon us. With the admiral goal of Promoting Quality Human & Fairy Relations and special guest Dotty Maclean of Findhorn Community fame who apparently has done more than any other person in the 20th century to popularize the idea that humans can communicate with devas, in attendance you'd be crazy to miss it. Sure looks like fun...
posted by zeoslap (17 comments total)

Thats why she's called 'dotty'....
posted by dash_slot- at 2:29 PM on May 30, 2003

Looky paw. people with alternative belief structures. 'Dey must be crazy or sumptin'. Gyu-hyuck!
posted by mnology at 2:51 PM on May 30, 2003

It does look like fun.
posted by sonofsamiam at 3:07 PM on May 30, 2003

I don't believe in Fairies (or anything else for that matter), and I don't even really like kids all that much, but...awwwww!
posted by JoanArkham at 3:18 PM on May 30, 2003

I'm going to second Joan here....awwwww.
posted by mathis23 at 3:27 PM on May 30, 2003

That bearded guy in the bathrobe kicks ass.
posted by Spacelegoman at 3:28 PM on May 30, 2003

That Devas link took over my sound card with its weird-ass fairy music even though I was using Winamp at the time but, yes, fairies are cool whether the little bastards exist or not.
posted by jamespake at 3:58 PM on May 30, 2003

Here are some texts and studies about fairies.
posted by homunculus at 4:28 PM on May 30, 2003

Don't mean to be Grammar Gestapo here, but shouldn't that be ADMIRABLE GOAL?? Or did zeoslap just get blindsided by the Evil MeFi SpellChecker (patent lo-o-o-ong pending)?
I wonder if somebody on this thread got FAERIE spell-bombed into Fairy? Or Aerie? Or Febrile? (all officially suggested alternatives)
Gee whiz, even 'blindsided' isn't in the dictionary. How about gobsmacked? Nope.
But I digress...
*rolls up sleeves to attempt to hoist thread back on tracks; gets hernia*
posted by wendell at 5:06 PM on May 30, 2003

It would be cool to attend dressed as the world's biggest bug zapper or a particularly large can of insect repellant...
posted by insomnia_lj at 5:13 PM on May 30, 2003

It would be cool to attend dressed as the world's biggest bug zapper...

You, sir, sound like an evil squisher of Faeries...

By the way, the Waterboys forthcoming CD is named after the Universal Hall Arts Center at Findhorn, Scotland.
posted by Shane at 6:26 PM on May 30, 2003

Are your wings, ears or horns looking a bit yesterday? Place your faerie fashion order before the big event.
posted by madamjujujive at 6:48 PM on May 30, 2003

One question about this Findhorn phenomenon which might seem obvious is: what , besides human irrationality (omnipresent), has lent impetus to this story ], especially if the Findhornians are merely a pack of ridiculous raving loonies?

A CIA plot? Aliens?
posted by troutfishing at 10:14 PM on May 30, 2003

I have heard a lot recently about Otherkin (aka Fae, Fairths, Metahumans) -- those who believe that they are spiritually or physically other than human. It might surprise you to know that whole communities have built up around these kinds of beliefs.
posted by kliuless at 10:15 PM on May 30, 2003

what , besides human irrationality (omnipresent), has lent impetus to this story

Maybe they're on DMT.
posted by homunculus at 11:32 PM on May 30, 2003

As related personal anecdote, back when I was doing art for shows at sci-fi conventions and whatnot, I did a whole series of fairy paintings...but the print that sold out consistently was one I did of a fairy strip joint entitled "Hot Wings".

Gods, I adore bad puns...
posted by dejah420 at 12:23 AM on May 31, 2003

For the sexual angle on fairies, read the novel "Photographing Fairies". A zillion times better than the film.
posted by Faze at 7:17 AM on June 1, 2003