Active Users:659 Time:16/03/2026 02:52:42 PM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
I vaguely remember the story. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 26/07/2010 07:56:09 AM
I'm having a hard time deciding whether this is tongue-in-cheek.

I'm being needlessly pedantic, yeah. Although I think some leeway could be given to the author of the quote (I don't know the context), since ducklings and swans are, you know, different species.

Have you read the story? I'd think the title would be self-explanatory (and very apt), if so.

Is the erstwhile cygnet ever actually confused for a duckling, or does his swanish tendencies just appear ex nihilo? Don't remember the tale well.

Also: Nossy and the Erstwhile Cygnets. BAND NAME. YOU WILL BE FAMOUS
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel

*MySmiley*

Reply to message
"It's like the ugly duckling, but with swans." nossy - 25/07/2010 09:40:32 PM 942 Views
Ooh, brownie points snoopcester - 25/07/2010 09:54:34 PM 659 Views
In fairness, it should properly be cygnet and not duckling. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/07/2010 10:00:09 PM 253 Views
Is there a story called "The Ugly Cygnet?" nossy - 25/07/2010 10:50:45 PM 647 Views
Point being the title is technically incorrect *NM* Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 01:27:48 AM 252 Views
Then I must conclude that our points are different. nossy - 26/07/2010 01:35:01 AM 622 Views
I vaguely remember the story. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 07:56:09 AM 742 Views
The cygnet is raised in a family of ducks. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:14:20 AM 614 Views
I looked it up, but Wikipedia was unclear. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:20:39 AM 681 Views
Surely you have a wikipedia quicksearch option, or a bookmark? Tim - 26/07/2010 10:25:24 AM 577 Views
I refer you to my title. And then my edits. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:30:54 AM 572 Views
Edits duly noted. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:43:59 AM 563 Views
Re: Edits duly noted. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 08:08:23 PM 591 Views
Thank you for being my lawyer. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 11:30:45 AM 654 Views
Perhaps we should do a Book Club on The Ugly Duckling. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 12:41:49 PM 650 Views
Basically it's a metaphor for being gay Mark - 26/07/2010 05:17:29 PM 601 Views
I never knew Andersen was gay. Makes a lot of sense, though. *NM* Legolas - 26/07/2010 06:24:05 PM 305 Views
I always took it as a metaphor for being a nerd *NM* Camilla - 28/07/2010 10:44:18 AM 251 Views
I always took it as a blatant lie told to comfort ugly children. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 10:52:05 AM 315 Views
This thread was much more fun than I anticipated. nossy - 26/07/2010 05:48:15 PM 625 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 610 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:17:42 PM 293 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:20:00 PM 308 Views
Twice, even. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:21:32 PM 318 Views
the knowledge grows *NM* random thoughts - 26/07/2010 08:23:14 PM 354 Views
She's so adorable. Rebekah - 25/07/2010 11:11:59 PM 739 Views
I'm going to leap to her defence here. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:19:22 AM 653 Views
Your argument holds no water. nossy - 26/07/2010 07:54:58 PM 602 Views
I'll let you win if I get to see the bootie shake *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 08:17:17 PM 342 Views
... Rebekah - 26/07/2010 08:32:56 PM 735 Views
*NM* Avendesora - 26/07/2010 08:36:59 PM 359 Views
*dies laughing* nossy - 26/07/2010 09:09:53 PM 721 Views
Well. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 09:11:21 PM 726 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 357 Views
I can't even remember the context in which I said that. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:12:58 PM 604 Views
We were on that pier thingie nossy - 26/07/2010 09:17:14 PM 632 Views
Oh yeah Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:23:18 PM 608 Views
I understand why you said it nossy - 26/07/2010 09:25:43 PM 589 Views
Mary? *NM* Camilla - 26/07/2010 10:04:18 PM 257 Views
I was once asked "How many seven dwarves were there?" Colonel Logain - 27/07/2010 01:25:55 PM 609 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes