Unwanted Gifts

[Sue]

Just makes me sad when people advertise these for sale, is all.

:(

[numbers]

It is sad sue...

On another note I was watching Nigel slater on the history of sweets and discovered jelly babies were originally called 'unclaimed babies' when invented during Victorian times :(

[steveo]

The world's shortest novel

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

[Sue]

I think that might be personally upsetting to quite a few people steveo :(

[Seabag]

Sue Wrote:

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> I think that might be personally upsetting to

> quite a few people steveo :(

Nah, I had stuff that my children 'never got round to wearing' because it was so nice

Anyway, chin up and all that

Blimey!

*insert some kind of face icon here*

[david_carnell]

Sue Wrote:

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> I think that might be personally upsetting to

> quite a few people steveo :(

Sue - it's not by SteveO - it's by Ernest Hemingway. It's was his response to a challenge and is incredible. The fact it might invoke emotion in others is sort of the point.

[*Bob*]

david_carnell Wrote:

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it's by Ernest Hemingway.

are you sure?

[david_carnell]

Urban legend says as much but like all of them I therefore suspect probably not. Seems similar versions were knocking around since the 1900s.

But who's to argue with popular culture. It gave us Toploader after all.

[*Bob*]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> But who's to argue with popular culture. It gave

> us Toploader after all.

I can't argue with that

[uncleglen]

Yes, and there's always Gumtree and EBay.....

[red devil]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> ...The fact it might invoke

> emotion in others is sort of the point.

Exactly, and how the reader's mind 'sees' things. Wiki cites an example where an unwanted pram is advertised for sale, then it turns out that, unexpectedly, twins were born, hence no need for the previously bought single pram...