"Twelve Days of Minis" Topic
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etotheipi | 16 Dec 2020 4:27 p.m. PST |
How many of the traditional (not Bob & Doug McKenzie or Spike Jones') Twelve Days of Christmas do you have as minis? For Reference: twelve drummers drumming eleven pipers piping ten lords a-leaping nine ladies dancing eight maids a-milking seven swans a-swimming six geese a-laying five gold rings four calling birds three French hens two turtle-doves one partridge in a pear tree Liberal interpretation is encouraged. |
etotheipi | 16 Dec 2020 4:39 p.m. PST |
My Response: YES – twelve drummers drumming – way more than twelve, not twelve of one unit, though No – eleven pipers piping – only one piper YES – ten lords a-leaping – more than 10 dudes a-jumping, a la superhero poses NO – nine ladies dancing – four Gypsy ladies dancing, that's it NO – eight maids a-milking – two ladies carrying buckets that could be milk, but no active milking NO – seven swans a-swimming – One Silver Swan superhero YES – six geese a-laying – these count; they're geese YES – five gold rings – Lots of options. I even paint rings on the fingers of select appropriate figures YES – four calling birds – lots of birds, several with open beaks YES – three French hens – several are French, or at least their accents are No – two turtle-doves – turtles and doves, but no turtle-doves No – one partridge in a pear tree – no birds, or even nests, in trees |
Parzival | 16 Dec 2020 6:41 p.m. PST |
I've got a thrush on a stump. Does that count? |
Wolfhag | 16 Dec 2020 7:02 p.m. PST |
It reminds me of a fraternity drinking song. Wolfhag |
Palewarrior | 17 Dec 2020 11:31 a.m. PST |
"I've got a thrush on a stump" ointments are available ;) |
von Schwartz | 17 Dec 2020 6:30 p.m. PST |
Palewarrior for the win!! |
79thPA | 18 Dec 2020 8:44 a.m. PST |
I've got plenty of drummers, and a few fifers, but nothing else on the list. |
Bashytubits | 18 Dec 2020 6:28 p.m. PST |
YES 12 drummers drumming, WAY more than 12. YES 11 pipers piping, I have way more than eleven as I have Greek pipers aplenty for my ancients as well as probably at least 11 bagpipers as well. YES 10 lords a-leaping. Lots more than that with my Medieval and fantasy collections. YES 9 ladies dancing. I have a bunch of western saloon patrons, citizens and have more than 9 can can girls. Some of the more civil ladies are dancing in a hoe down. YES 8 maids a milking, I have exactly 8 roller skate girls dressed in maid outfits with pistols and machine guns and who is going to say they don't milk as a side job. I wish I remembered where I got them, they are some of the very first minis I ever bought, acquired from a railroad/craft store on sale no less. They are late 1970s. YES 7 swans a swimming, we have 8 glass swans on a mirror covered end table. Yes 6 geese a laying, we have 8 lively Geese and people always think the eggs they lay are fake because of the size. YES 5 gold rings, the plastic rings holding up my shower curtain are all gold covered. Yes 4 calling birds. We have been invaded by game chickens on our property and they are always calling in chicken speak to each other and mobbing us when we go outside begging for food. One of our neighbors owns them but they like hanging out at our spread. YES 3 french hens, my mother has 4 egg laying hens in a pen and as we are part french that makes them french, right? YES/NO 2 turtle doves, we had more than 2 romping around in the brush but the neighbor called them pygmy pigeons and shot all of them. NO The only pear tree was cut down and if there was a partridge he got shot and thrown in a pot. The only birds around here no one shoots is the stupid game chickens, because reasons. MERRY CHRISTMAS TMP, Etotheipi and the wondrous SWMBO. |
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