TBAY: MAGIC DISHWASHER defunct? (was: Still all quiet on the TBAY front...)

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 80924

Kirstini wrote:
> I'd like to make a little plea.
> Where have all the old TBAYers gone? I desperately want to know what 
> they think of OoP in the George, how Avery's taking it, and which 
> particular detergent the MAGIC DISHWASHER is running on at the 
> moment. I want to see Percy and James put through the Virtue Meter, 
> and to know if the GARBAGE SCOW has loaded all the references to 
> Neville's forgetfulness on board yet. I want to know how the 
> LOLLIPOPS crew are coping with the "mudblood" problem. And I want 
> all of these things badly. Are you all in exile from the list 
> because of high volume and TBAY interlopers? Please come back. 
> Please.
> Kirstini
> TBAY fan.


I was out for a stroll yesterday, and while most of TBAY looked closed 
for the season, I did see one vessel on the horizon, the illustrious 
GARBAGE SCOW. And what a racket it made! Curious, I strode out to take 
a look.

It was enormous and growing. The crew was huge and building great twin 
cranes of the strongest variety I had ever seen! And it looked as 
though it was developing some kind of a ... battering ram?

"Ahoy there!" I called to the crew. "What's all this for? Has 
something happened?"

"Aye, and sure it has!" called one of the scurviest of the crew. "We 
hear that the MAGIC DISHWASHER has been leaking detergent faster than 
a snitch, and we're preparing for an, er, house call! A bit more 
than our typical few references, you see. Big Fred and Big George 
here" and he pointed to the cranes "are made just for oversized 
appliances. Have you seen the size of tha' bloody thing lately? And 
sharp edges everywhere! Ugly beast, that DISHWASHER."

"Yes, it is ugly," I replied. "And the ram?"

"Well, we hear it's defended by a pack of OCELOTS (Once-zealous Crew 
of Elder Listees Oddly Taken Silent), but we're not too worried about 
them. They haven't opened their mouths to cast a spell in eons. 
Besides, there's precious little time for Ms. Rowling to stop by for 
repairs. Did you know there are only two books left?"

"Yes", I sighed, "I know. And she'll probably be too busy developing 
the endgame to fix all of the holes in the DISHWASHER."

"Aye," he cackled, "as though she'd spend her pages on all tha' 
backstory! For a broken-down, old appliance! Ha ha ha ha ..."

And at that he laughed so hard, he rolled right off the SCOW into the 
bay!

As I plodded away, I examined my feelings. Part of me would miss the 
MAGIC DISHWASHER--it had been a fun diversion for a time. But that 
time was coming to a close. And with that realization, I felt lighter 
of step. Yes, the final books would be about Harry! About choices! 
About finding the strength to battle and defeat evil at its worst!

Still, as I ran home, I called out one last time, "TBAYers, where have 
you gone? Defenders of the MAGIC DISHWASHER, please break your long 
silence! Won't anyone answer me?"

-Remnant