I don’t know the Absinthe Fairy, but I’ve met the Whisky Fairy more than once.
Salthouse Whorehouse by John Brockington
https://lemmy.world/post/10029689
The owl does look worried.
Foul stuff. Can’t abide it.
[Soft] Underwear seems to have been tricky to manage in 1950s America
https://lemmy.world/post/6788121

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There’s always an option to backtrack, though it would likely come with a substantial monetary and reputational cost.
I dislike Bernie intensely, but let’s not kid ourselves that the current F1 owners are motivated by anything except how much money they can screw out of the sport.
Well, other than the fact that we don’t live in a perfect society (have you noticed yet?), because a rich, famous, influential 92 yo is probably the last person the authorities want in jail.
You’re not wrong, but jail time and justice is not what motivates HMRC, or any other revenue department. They want one thing, and one thing only: the money. Putting people in jail costs money, letting rich people 'fess up and pay up is much more lucrative.
The Tree of My Life - Joseph Stella (1877 - 1946)
https://lemmy.world/post/6604992

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