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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 993 Views
Ooh, brownie points snoopcester - 25/07/2010 09:54:34 PM 711 Views
In fairness, it should properly be cygnet and not duckling. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/07/2010 10:00:09 PM 281 Views
Is there a story called "The Ugly Cygnet?" nossy - 25/07/2010 10:50:45 PM 699 Views
Point being the title is technically incorrect *NM* Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 01:27:48 AM 274 Views
Then I must conclude that our points are different. nossy - 26/07/2010 01:35:01 AM 673 Views
I vaguely remember the story. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 07:56:09 AM 799 Views
The cygnet is raised in a family of ducks. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:14:20 AM 671 Views
I looked it up, but Wikipedia was unclear. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:20:39 AM 733 Views
Surely you have a wikipedia quicksearch option, or a bookmark? Tim - 26/07/2010 10:25:24 AM 631 Views
I refer you to my title. And then my edits. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:30:54 AM 621 Views
Edits duly noted. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:43:59 AM 616 Views
Re: Edits duly noted. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 08:08:23 PM 637 Views
Thank you for being my lawyer. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 11:30:45 AM 711 Views
Perhaps we should do a Book Club on The Ugly Duckling. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 12:41:49 PM 709 Views
Basically it's a metaphor for being gay Mark - 26/07/2010 05:17:29 PM 651 Views
I never knew Andersen was gay. Makes a lot of sense, though. *NM* Legolas - 26/07/2010 06:24:05 PM 324 Views
I always took it as a metaphor for being a nerd *NM* Camilla - 28/07/2010 10:44:18 AM 276 Views
I always took it as a blatant lie told to comfort ugly children. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 10:52:05 AM 334 Views
This thread was much more fun than I anticipated. nossy - 26/07/2010 05:48:15 PM 680 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 670 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:17:42 PM 315 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:20:00 PM 333 Views
Twice, even. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:21:32 PM 342 Views
the knowledge grows *NM* random thoughts - 26/07/2010 08:23:14 PM 375 Views
She's so adorable. Rebekah - 25/07/2010 11:11:59 PM 786 Views
I'm going to leap to her defence here. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:19:22 AM 701 Views
Your argument holds no water. nossy - 26/07/2010 07:54:58 PM 658 Views
I'll let you win if I get to see the bootie shake *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 08:17:17 PM 363 Views
... Rebekah - 26/07/2010 08:32:56 PM 787 Views
*NM* Avendesora - 26/07/2010 08:36:59 PM 385 Views
*dies laughing* nossy - 26/07/2010 09:09:53 PM 773 Views
Well. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 09:11:21 PM 776 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 380 Views
I can't even remember the context in which I said that. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:12:58 PM 652 Views
We were on that pier thingie nossy - 26/07/2010 09:17:14 PM 683 Views
Oh yeah Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:23:18 PM 663 Views
I understand why you said it nossy - 26/07/2010 09:25:43 PM 640 Views
Mary? *NM* Camilla - 26/07/2010 10:04:18 PM 278 Views
I was once asked "How many seven dwarves were there?" Colonel Logain - 27/07/2010 01:25:55 PM 665 Views
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