Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:45:13 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: "Barry L. Newton" <bnewton at ashcomp.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Myths Far and Wide
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Interestingly, Cathy Green said:
>Well, I was 7 when I read about them and I'm going to
>get the spelling wrong, but what about the Hawaiian
>Menahunes? My recollection is that they were a
>benevolent sort of little people. I think they show up
>on top of swizzle sticks in tiki bars, or at least
>they did at Trader vic's in NYC

Hmmm. . .are those the same characters who turn up carved into the sides of
glasses in those same tiki bars?  Sort of thing where if you pay enough for
your drink, you get to take a really ugly glass home.  My own favorite was
always a concoction called the "suffering bastard."  Must be some
interesting etymology behind that name somewhere.

Barry