The Witches Next Door
Some of the best and most memorable gems uttered at PantheaCon are not from the esteemed presenters but from regular folk standing in line, sitting at the bar or riding the elevators. Here are a few of the outlandish quotes we heard, that, taken out of context or given no context, may make no sense – Which is just how we like ’em. So we thought it would be fun to share some our favorite quotes that we heard this year, and maybe even give some context. Of course, leaving some of these up to your imagination is part of the fun too. And please, share some of the gems that you heard!
“Are you covered in invisibility potion?” “No. It’s just the vagina. He can’t see me.” -Said by a beloved at the breakfast table when our waiter continually ignored her, but answered to the men folk at our table.
“Baba Yaga, Dionysius and Loki. What could go wrong?”
“All I wanted was the yak butter”
“I’ll be home in three days, don’t bathe.” –Said by Napoleon via messenger to his wife Josephine. Which lead to a delightful conversation over lunch about Vagisil and the myriad ways vaginas can experience discomfort. Which lead to the following hashtags: #vagisil #nocontextforyou #myvaginaisonfire
“Mankey’s come. Oh Jason’s come. Welcome Jason.” –If you are familiar with the song “Welcome Bridhe“, often sung at Reclaiming Imbolc rituals, you will know how this song goes, if not, ask one of us, we will be happy to sing it for you:
“Has anyone seen the Flying Spaghetti Monster Guy?” – Immediately following this quote, he appeared (all hail his greatness), and I was touched by his noodly appendage.
“My coffee tastes like fried chicken”
“Scalia is dead? Really? Hail the goer!”
“I’m going to the cholera ritual.” – Said by Phoenix over and over again in reference to the “Possessing the Dark/The Art of Choreolalia” workshop that took place on Friday evening and was totally amazing!!
“I want you to meet your pelvis”, and “Everyone has got balls” – Both said, quite innocently, by one of the facilitators of the above referenced cholera ritual during the intro of one of the trance dances. A ritual that changed my life.
“That ritual was the tits”
“Yes, I know your history, but what do you actually do?”
“Are you wearing underwear?” “Yes, why?” ….no answer…
– Said right before the Lokasenna ritual. If you were there, you can guess who asked this question and why it later became important.
“We should totally write a book!” – Overheard at least fifty times at PantheaCon, half of them said by Gwion.
These quotes really are just the tip of the iceberg, and there are a few that we just couldn’t put in here for fear of being sued for libel. Next year we will keep a log of all the hilarious thing we heard (or overheard).
What about you? Did you hear anything?
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