Arthur Milnes
Northern News Services

FORT SIMPSON (May 15/98) - If the bra fits...

Well, you know the rest.

This was the phrase ringing in the mind of Fort Simpson's Jessie Gairdner when she arrived back at her house after work April 28.

You see, that was the day she celebrated her 30th birthday. And, thanks to her cousin Monique Carriere, she was able to celebrate it in an extremely "fitting" way.

As soon as Gairdner had left for work, Carriere managed to place 30 bras on the front of her cousin's house in full view of anyone in the village who happened by.

A sign proclaiming: "We support you, happy 30th birthday Jessie," completed the picture.

"I laughed and said, 'One of those had better fit,'" replied Gairdner when asked what her reaction was. "When she turns 35, she's in for it."

Ironically, the idea for the bra caper came from Gairdner herself who had jokingly threatened to offer Carriere similar support recently.

As for the bra-prankster, this is not the first such caper she's been involved in. Her partner Ken Jacobson came home one day for lunch in February to find that 35 hockey-sticks had been placed on the couple's front lawn to mark his birthday.

Carriere said she had an accomplice, Hay River's April Glacier, to help her come up with the "fitting" birthday greeting.

She also said that she is unaware if she received any strange looks from those passing by as she "hooked" up the bras.

"I never really noticed," Carriere said. "I was just trying to get them up and leave."

As for her next victim, she hasn't decided yet. However, with this kind of track record, you can be sure that something will soon be in the works.

Pink Flamingos anyone?