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A Glossary Of Terms Inspired By The Ladies Of Children's Literature
When We Grow Up


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The description of Alice in Wonderland in the auction catalogue is kind of bizarre: "The historical importance of this book cannot be overstated, as one has only to listen to John Lennon’s
Beatles song "I am the Walrus" inspired by this book."
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Wait: Wikipedia says "The Walrus" was based on the Walrus from "Through the Looking Glass" So it's still technically wrong, description wise.
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Nope, it's right! It's still a weird thing to zero in on though.
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It sounds terrible out of context, but I promise it's not making light of pedophilia.
@FrannyR: Hey, what do you mean, "when cyberpunk was cool"? : D
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I went to Green Gables last summer! And saw the Lake of Shining Waters! And the Haunted Wood! It was awesome.
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(A caveat -- if you haven't read the tales of the Shirley-Blythe clan growing up, you will want an extra Kleenex box.)
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(inspired by Amy Pohler's Leslie Knope filibustering a meeting by reading The Phantom Tollbooth.)
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From, of course, the incident in (I think) On the Banks of Plum Creek where Laura and Mary Ingalls ruin Pa's haystack two days in a row.
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1)Laura Ingalls style: in a manner deliberately avoiding modern conveniences
Ex: I should have done a load of laundry, but I just washed my underwear in the sink, Laura Ingalls style.
2)kindred: referring to someone or something that is not conventionally cool but is exactly suited to your tastes
Ex: The fact that B___ plays the bagpipes? Totally kindred.
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