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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 973 Views
Ooh, brownie points snoopcester - 25/07/2010 09:54:34 PM 689 Views
In fairness, it should properly be cygnet and not duckling. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/07/2010 10:00:09 PM 268 Views
Is there a story called "The Ugly Cygnet?" nossy - 25/07/2010 10:50:45 PM 674 Views
Point being the title is technically incorrect *NM* Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 01:27:48 AM 265 Views
Then I must conclude that our points are different. nossy - 26/07/2010 01:35:01 AM 655 Views
I vaguely remember the story. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 07:56:09 AM 778 Views
The cygnet is raised in a family of ducks. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:14:20 AM 651 Views
I looked it up, but Wikipedia was unclear. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:20:39 AM 708 Views
Surely you have a wikipedia quicksearch option, or a bookmark? Tim - 26/07/2010 10:25:24 AM 609 Views
I refer you to my title. And then my edits. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:30:54 AM 599 Views
Edits duly noted. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:43:59 AM 595 Views
Re: Edits duly noted. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 08:08:23 PM 619 Views
Thank you for being my lawyer. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 11:30:45 AM 686 Views
Perhaps we should do a Book Club on The Ugly Duckling. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 12:41:49 PM 681 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 316 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 660 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 645 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 322 Views
Twice, even. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:21:32 PM 332 Views
the knowledge grows *NM* random thoughts - 26/07/2010 08:23:14 PM 366 Views
She's so adorable. Rebekah - 25/07/2010 11:11:59 PM 768 Views
I'm going to leap to her defence here. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:19:22 AM 680 Views
Your argument holds no water. nossy - 26/07/2010 07:54:58 PM 640 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 762 Views
*NM* Avendesora - 26/07/2010 08:36:59 PM 372 Views
*dies laughing* nossy - 26/07/2010 09:09:53 PM 746 Views
Well. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 09:11:21 PM 752 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 632 Views
We were on that pier thingie nossy - 26/07/2010 09:17:14 PM 660 Views
Oh yeah Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:23:18 PM 642 Views
I understand why you said it nossy - 26/07/2010 09:25:43 PM 616 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 641 Views
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