Apparently on date 30 Nov 2005 06:26:35 -0800, "wittylibrarian@lycos.com"   
    said:   
      
   >Basically, how do you summon a Muse?  Specifically Thalia.  Got a   
   >severe case of writer's block and I'm getting a tad desperate.  Don't   
   >worry about any ethical conflicts on religion, I'm Unitarian I can   
   >handle it...   
      
   This might sound like foolishness but try it before rejecting it out of hand.   
      
   You have to go the pub for a pint, or the local equivalent if you are not in   
   Britain.   
      
   The catch is, you have to pick a pub that is some distance away, walk to the   
   pub, drink only the one pint (or glass of wine, etc, basically a single   
   alcoholic drink) and then walk all the way back again.   
      
   The walk has to be a fairly decent one, like half a mile each way. I suppose it   
   would be ok to take a bus some of the way if it is too far.   
      
   Like I say, try it before assuming it won't work, because it mostly does.   
      
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