What is a Quafaie?


Quafaie (pronounced: kwa FAY) are fantasy creatures that exist in the fantasy writing of Hugh Kemeny, and are created by him. They are primarily in Hugh Kemeny’s Black Phoenix short stories...

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Daily Factoids

The Glorious GRAPE
To relieve seasonal allergies, try grape seed extract. It inhibits the release of histamines.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 9 May 2013


Relative Look-Alike
President Theodore Rosevelt's daughter Alice, had a pet garter snake. She named it Emily Spinach because it was "as green as spinach and as thin as my Aunt Emily"
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 10 May 2013


The easiest way to really get yourself hurt [on the farm], is to stomp in all muddy on Ma's wet, clean floors when Ma is still pushing the mop. What happens to you then, Ma wouldn't call an accident.
- The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1954
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 11/12 May 2013

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