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Links to outside websites are made at the webmistress's discretion, if I have any. I've provided the links for your convenience only, and I swear I haven't received any bribes from anyone for promoting their site, not even amazon, though it's not like I'm not open to the prospect. I can be bought, I just haven't been yet.
It is not the intention of this website to provide edifying, insightful, or noble content. This site does not intent to forward a particular political viewpoint, cure world hunger, make you a better person, or fix that damned leaky faucet upstairs. This website does not intend to provide any illegal or immoral content (though sometimes it just happens) but it isn't going to generate any good karma either, so you probably won't brag about being here to anyone. This website has no bells or whistles. This website's webmistress does not list this website on her resume, and that should damned well tell you something.
I'm not a professional anything. I'm an amatuer. And immature too. I barely know what I'm doing. There are times that I look at my website and wonder how the heck it got there. My degree was in biochemistry, so please keep in mind that I really don't have any idea what I'm talking about when it comes to folklore. This does not mean I'm wrong, it just means I haven't got all the way to right yet. I will not be liable for any damages or costs of any type arising out of or in any way connected with your use of my website. Just try to make me.
Your webmistress is currently working two jobs and taking care of a household full of cats. This means that the website gets updated whenever there's a day that the floor doesn't need cleaning and no one's sick and I don't have to be at work and I have the free time and the computer is working, or when the planets align, there are rains of frogs, births of two-headed goats, showers of flaming comets, whichever happens first. Therefore the website may have broken links, outdated information, sloppy coding, and not be up to par with current standards. Sorry.
The webmistress likes little stick figure warning labels and is working on some to put on this page.
Parody pages and personal pages may not function properly when used in conjuntion with incompatible sense of humor. If the website viewing does not result in amusement, please check the version of your sense of humor before contacting webmistress to register a complaint.
Use of humorous page with compatible sense of humor may result in accidental spilling of drink, laughter, or a case of the hiccups. Please view responsibly.
Do not view webpages in conjunction with consumption of large amounts of alcohol. If you are drinking large amounts of alcohol and viewing my web pages you are a sad, pathetic person, quite possibly my ex-husband. If you are anyone other than my ex-husband, I recommend you limit yourself to small amounts of alcohol, and then get outside. Ballads and drink should only mix at large roudy parties where people shout and sing every now and then, or quite possibly dance. These are, in fact, highly recommended activities. Why not invite your favorite webmistress?
Do not view this website while driving. Use of cell phones to view web pages is pretentious and a hazard to the other drivers. Put the damned PDA down and drive. Get rid of the little ear-phone thing while you're at it you yuppie moron. Do you know you sound like a crazy person when you use one of those? Do you know the person in the car behind you is calculating their insurance rates because they're tempting to hit you just to get you to think about the damned road?
Go ahead and view this website while operating heavy machinery. Heavy machinery is cool. The webmistress loved her tonka truck as a kid.
Also feel free to combine this website with other medications. Please. I'm afraid of you when you go off your meds. They were prescribed for a reason.
Viewing of this website while pregnant may result in your child being strangely drawn to renfests and folk music. We do not recommend Tam Lin as a lullaby as some versions may cause nightmares in the susceptable.
Some of the content of this website may be deemed objectionable by sensative groups. All of it may be deemed objectionable by narrow-minded intolerant uptight fuckwits with severe dysfunction, boundry and/or control issues. For members of the former, we wish to express that none (or at least very little) of this website was intended to offend in any way and has been presented merely for the sake of information. For members of the latter, did you catch the part where I called you a fuckwit?
Persons susceptable to filking may find this website encourages them to create very long filks based on Tam Lin. Good for you. Please send them to me when you're done. Please note that the webmistress will not be held liable for the length of your filk or the damage do to your audience's bladder as a result thereof.
People who believe in little sparkly fairies and pixies may be disturbed by the notions of faeries as kidnappers and murders. Tough luck for you. I hate tinkerbelle.
People with odd notions of romance and/or adventure may go running off to the woods to tear up flowers and tree branches after viewing this website. This may lead to charges of damage to wildlife if done in a national park or trespassing if done on private property. It may lead to credit card charges if done in a nursery with a 'you break it you bought it' policy. It is unlikely to lead to romance, although there are some cute park guides and landscapers out there.
Viewing of this website may lead you to an obsession with old folk ballads. The webmistress does not think this is a bad thing but thought it was only fair to mention it. This website is not responsible for you boring people who have no appreciation for the topic. Choose your company carefully.
Viewing of this website may lead you to believe I'm bitter, opinionated, and somewhat strange. You're probably right.
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