Oedipus Americanus
Jan 9th 2006, 12:39 am
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Oedipus Americanus
So, I was shoppiing in Borders in Redmond, WA, this afternoon, and while in line for the cash register, I was browsing the Valentine's Day card selection, and what do I find? Not one, not two, but EIGHT different varieties of Valentine's Day cards addressed to Mom!!!
I remember well the section in "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" where Terry Thomas is berating his co-passenger in a car about the US breast fixation (still correct, IMHO, despite Nipplegate), but surely this is taking it too far?
Nettie
I remember well the section in "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" where Terry Thomas is berating his co-passenger in a car about the US breast fixation (still correct, IMHO, despite Nipplegate), but surely this is taking it too far?
Nettie
Jan 9th 2006, 12:49 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by nettlebed
So, I was shoppiing in Borders in Redmond, WA, this afternoon, and while in line for the cash register, I was browsing the Valentine's Day card selection, and what do I find? Not one, not two, but EIGHT different varieties of Valentine's Day cards addressed to Mom!!!
I remember well the section in "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" where Terry Thomas is berating his co-passenger in a car about the US breast fixation (still correct, IMHO, despite Nipplegate), but surely this is taking it too far?
Nettie
I remember well the section in "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" where Terry Thomas is berating his co-passenger in a car about the US breast fixation (still correct, IMHO, despite Nipplegate), but surely this is taking it too far?
Nettie
That's the point of America -- you can't take things too far!
Jan 9th 2006, 1:10 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
somebody must be buying them....and ain't that what counts? 
Jan 9th 2006, 1:13 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
I have bought one for my wife from my 15 month old daughter! You wanna say something!
Jan 9th 2006, 1:15 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by Patrick
I have bought one for my wife from my 15 month old daughter! You wanna say something!
Real cards being for wifes girlfriends totty etc
Jan 9th 2006, 1:15 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
somebody must be buying them....and ain't that what counts?
Jan 9th 2006, 1:17 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by rushman
Real cards being for wifes girlfriends totty etc
Jan 9th 2006, 1:19 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by Patrick
Not in that order though!
...if it was anybody but Rushman who'd posted that I would have assumed they'd accidentally left out the commas
Jan 9th 2006, 1:21 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by Patrick
I have bought one for my wife from my 15 month old daughter! You wanna say something!
Jan 9th 2006, 1:21 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Is it me, or is there this weird ideology out there that everything has to be used as it was exactly intended? Or can there be a different spin put on things?
Jan 9th 2006, 1:22 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by Patrick
Not in that order though!
Jan 9th 2006, 1:23 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
just what I was thinking ...if it was anybody but Rushman who'd posted that I would have assumed they'd accidentally left out the commas
...if it was anybody but Rushman who'd posted that I would have assumed they'd accidentally left out the commas
Jan 9th 2006, 1:24 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by rushman
"A different spin" meaning hallmark blackmail us into buying a card, traditionally meant for wifes and lovers, for everybody in creation you mean?
actually at school on Valentines alll the kids give each other a card and some candy...never did do that in the U.k, it's fun for the kids and heck Halloween was almost four months ago!!!
Jan 9th 2006, 1:24 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Originally Posted by rushman
"A different spin" meaning hallmark blackmail us into buying a card, traditionally meant for wifes and lovers, for everybody in creation you mean?
And you can only be blackmailed if you allow someone to blackmail you.
Jan 9th 2006, 1:26 am
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Re: Oedipus Americanus
Not exactly an Oedipus story, but:
Last year in February we'd just bought a house (with the $$$ I got from mine in the UK) and my husband's old house was likely to go on the market after some renovation - the estate agent who dealt us during the purchase sent us a Valentine Card on 14 Feb. 
Presumably buttering us up to get the next bit of business in selling husband's house. We let her do it, for her cheek ! Mind you, after 6 months it's still not finally sold, so she's had to wait for her $$
Last year in February we'd just bought a house (with the $$$ I got from mine in the UK) and my husband's old house was likely to go on the market after some renovation - the estate agent who dealt us during the purchase sent us a Valentine Card on 14 Feb.
Presumably buttering us up to get the next bit of business in selling husband's house. We let her do it, for her cheek ! Mind you, after 6 months it's still not finally sold, so she's had to wait for her $$