The oldest fairy god mother

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In "Studies in the Way of Words", Grice speaks of a fairy god mother whom he calls, after his self, "G".

"G" is like Grice, only better. "She represents all that is good about me."

Similarly he talks of a fairy godmother whom Grice calls "Q", after Quine. Q is Quine's fairy godmother.

Grice ends his "Studies in the way of words" with:

"Such considerations are these are said

to lie behind reports that Q, the fairy

godmother, was last seen rushing headlong

out of the gates of the philosophical

Never-Never Land, loudly screaming

and hotly being pursued by G, my

fairy godmother. But the narration of these

stirring events must be left to another and longer

day."

Alas he died, so the narration belongs elsewhere.