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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
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"It's like the ugly duckling, but with swans." nossy - 25/07/2010 09:40:32 PM 971 Views
Ooh, brownie points snoopcester - 25/07/2010 09:54:34 PM 687 Views
In fairness, it should properly be cygnet and not duckling. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/07/2010 10:00:09 PM 266 Views
Is there a story called "The Ugly Cygnet?" nossy - 25/07/2010 10:50:45 PM 672 Views
Point being the title is technically incorrect *NM* Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 01:27:48 AM 264 Views
Then I must conclude that our points are different. nossy - 26/07/2010 01:35:01 AM 653 Views
I vaguely remember the story. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 07:56:09 AM 775 Views
The cygnet is raised in a family of ducks. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:14:20 AM 649 Views
I looked it up, but Wikipedia was unclear. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:20:39 AM 707 Views
Surely you have a wikipedia quicksearch option, or a bookmark? Tim - 26/07/2010 10:25:24 AM 607 Views
I refer you to my title. And then my edits. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:30:54 AM 597 Views
Edits duly noted. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:43:59 AM 594 Views
Re: Edits duly noted. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 08:08:23 PM 617 Views
Thank you for being my lawyer. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 11:30:45 AM 683 Views
Perhaps we should do a Book Club on The Ugly Duckling. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 12:41:49 PM 680 Views
Basically it's a metaphor for being gay Mark - 26/07/2010 05:17:29 PM 623 Views
I never knew Andersen was gay. Makes a lot of sense, though. *NM* Legolas - 26/07/2010 06:24:05 PM 315 Views
I always took it as a metaphor for being a nerd *NM* Camilla - 28/07/2010 10:44:18 AM 266 Views
I always took it as a blatant lie told to comfort ugly children. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 10:52:05 AM 325 Views
This thread was much more fun than I anticipated. nossy - 26/07/2010 05:48:15 PM 658 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 642 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:17:42 PM 303 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:20:00 PM 321 Views
Twice, even. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:21:32 PM 331 Views
the knowledge grows *NM* random thoughts - 26/07/2010 08:23:14 PM 365 Views
She's so adorable. Rebekah - 25/07/2010 11:11:59 PM 766 Views
I'm going to leap to her defence here. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:19:22 AM 679 Views
Your argument holds no water. nossy - 26/07/2010 07:54:58 PM 637 Views
I'll let you win if I get to see the bootie shake *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 08:17:17 PM 353 Views
... Rebekah - 26/07/2010 08:32:56 PM 761 Views
*NM* Avendesora - 26/07/2010 08:36:59 PM 372 Views
*dies laughing* nossy - 26/07/2010 09:09:53 PM 744 Views
Well. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 09:11:21 PM 750 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 369 Views
I can't even remember the context in which I said that. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:12:58 PM 630 Views
We were on that pier thingie nossy - 26/07/2010 09:17:14 PM 658 Views
Oh yeah Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:23:18 PM 639 Views
I understand why you said it nossy - 26/07/2010 09:25:43 PM 613 Views
Mary? *NM* Camilla - 26/07/2010 10:04:18 PM 269 Views
I was once asked "How many seven dwarves were there?" Colonel Logain - 27/07/2010 01:25:55 PM 640 Views
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