urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2010-08-19T20:29:12Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:265063 2010-08-19T20:29:12Z 2010-08-19T20:29:12Z Dixie Chicks, "Travelin' Soldier." In the Toby books, people tend to swear by (and on) a variety of things, including trees (oak, ash, elm, yarrow, pine), representative symbols for fae ideals (root, branch, rose, thorn), and the three major monarchs of their world. Brooke, being seized by an imp of the perverse one day, went through and actually <i>made a list</i> of all the times people swear by one of the monarchs...and what body parts they swore by.<br /><br />My proofreaders are special, yo.<br /><br />So here, for your enlightenment, is the cussin', as listed by Brooke, who is insane.<br /><br /><b>A CHILD'S GARDEN OF ROYAL FAE SWEARING</b><br /><br /><i>Swearing by Oberon:</i><br /><br />In Oberon's name (<i>Rosemary and Rue</i>)<br />Oberon's bones (R&R)<br />Oberon's blessed balls (<i>A Local Habitation</i>)<br />Oberon's blood (R&R, <i>An Artificial Night</i>)<br />Oberon's teeth (ALH, AAN)<br />Sweet Oberon (<i>Late Eclipses</i>)<br />Oberon's hairy balls (LE)<br />Oberon's honor (LE)<br />Oberon's ass (LE, <i>The Brightest Fell</i>)<br />Oberon's balls (R&R, ALH, AAN, LE)<br /><br /><i>Swearing by Titania:</i><br /><br />Titania wept (AAN)<br />Titania's teeth (AAN)<br />Sweet Titania (AAN, LE, TBF)<br />Titania's bones (LE)<br />Titania's rose (LE)<br /><br /><i>Swearing by Maeve:</i><br /><br />Sweet Lady Maeve (RR)<br />Maeve's tits (ALH,TBF)<br />In the name of Maeve (AAN)<br />By the boon of Maeve (AAN)<br />Maeve's bones (RR, AAN, TBF)<br />Maeve wept (AAN)<br />Maeve's tree (LE)<br />Sweet Maeve (LE)<br />I swear to Maeve I'll shoot you (LE)<br />Maeve's teeth (RR, AAN, LE, TBF)<br /><br />Swearing is fun!