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"It's like the ugly duckling, but with swans." nossy Send a noteboard - 25/07/2010 09:40:32 PM

*snirk*





If you really need a reason for this post, I suppose I can give out brownie points to anyone who guesses which rafonaut I'm quoting.
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"It's like the ugly duckling, but with swans." nossy - 25/07/2010 09:40:32 PM 885 Views
Ooh, brownie points snoopcester - 25/07/2010 09:54:34 PM 603 Views
In fairness, it should properly be cygnet and not duckling. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/07/2010 10:00:09 PM 231 Views
Is there a story called "The Ugly Cygnet?" nossy - 25/07/2010 10:50:45 PM 598 Views
Point being the title is technically incorrect *NM* Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 01:27:48 AM 228 Views
Then I must conclude that our points are different. nossy - 26/07/2010 01:35:01 AM 574 Views
I vaguely remember the story. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 07:56:09 AM 696 Views
The cygnet is raised in a family of ducks. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:14:20 AM 552 Views
I looked it up, but Wikipedia was unclear. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:20:39 AM 628 Views
Surely you have a wikipedia quicksearch option, or a bookmark? Tim - 26/07/2010 10:25:24 AM 526 Views
I refer you to my title. And then my edits. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:30:54 AM 522 Views
Edits duly noted. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:43:59 AM 511 Views
Re: Edits duly noted. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 08:08:23 PM 539 Views
Thank you for being my lawyer. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 11:30:45 AM 597 Views
Perhaps we should do a Book Club on The Ugly Duckling. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 12:41:49 PM 598 Views
Basically it's a metaphor for being gay Mark - 26/07/2010 05:17:29 PM 553 Views
I never knew Andersen was gay. Makes a lot of sense, though. *NM* Legolas - 26/07/2010 06:24:05 PM 283 Views
I always took it as a metaphor for being a nerd *NM* Camilla - 28/07/2010 10:44:18 AM 228 Views
I always took it as a blatant lie told to comfort ugly children. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 10:52:05 AM 290 Views
This thread was much more fun than I anticipated. nossy - 26/07/2010 05:48:15 PM 582 Views
yes the best indepth discussion of the Ugly Ducking and the word cygnet I have seen in weeks random thoughts - 26/07/2010 07:01:18 PM 565 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:17:42 PM 271 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:20:00 PM 288 Views
Twice, even. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:21:32 PM 295 Views
the knowledge grows *NM* random thoughts - 26/07/2010 08:23:14 PM 319 Views
She's so adorable. Rebekah - 25/07/2010 11:11:59 PM 692 Views
I'm going to leap to her defence here. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:19:22 AM 604 Views
Your argument holds no water. nossy - 26/07/2010 07:54:58 PM 564 Views
I'll let you win if I get to see the bootie shake *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 08:17:17 PM 321 Views
... Rebekah - 26/07/2010 08:32:56 PM 688 Views
*NM* Avendesora - 26/07/2010 08:36:59 PM 336 Views
*dies laughing* nossy - 26/07/2010 09:09:53 PM 674 Views
Well. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 09:11:21 PM 678 Views
I won anyway, so I'm not sure you've got a good bargaining position. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 09:10:57 PM 337 Views
I can't even remember the context in which I said that. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:12:58 PM 551 Views
We were on that pier thingie nossy - 26/07/2010 09:17:14 PM 582 Views
Oh yeah Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:23:18 PM 558 Views
I understand why you said it nossy - 26/07/2010 09:25:43 PM 544 Views
Mary? *NM* Camilla - 26/07/2010 10:04:18 PM 236 Views
I was once asked "How many seven dwarves were there?" Colonel Logain - 27/07/2010 01:25:55 PM 560 Views
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