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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 859 Views
Ooh, brownie points snoopcester - 25/07/2010 09:54:34 PM 572 Views
In fairness, it should properly be cygnet and not duckling. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/07/2010 10:00:09 PM 220 Views
Is there a story called "The Ugly Cygnet?" nossy - 25/07/2010 10:50:45 PM 570 Views
Point being the title is technically incorrect *NM* Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 01:27:48 AM 213 Views
Then I must conclude that our points are different. nossy - 26/07/2010 01:35:01 AM 547 Views
I vaguely remember the story. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 07:56:09 AM 669 Views
The cygnet is raised in a family of ducks. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:14:20 AM 523 Views
I looked it up, but Wikipedia was unclear. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:20:39 AM 602 Views
Surely you have a wikipedia quicksearch option, or a bookmark? Tim - 26/07/2010 10:25:24 AM 498 Views
I refer you to my title. And then my edits. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:30:54 AM 493 Views
Edits duly noted. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:43:59 AM 484 Views
Re: Edits duly noted. Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 08:08:23 PM 510 Views
Thank you for being my lawyer. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 11:30:45 AM 570 Views
Perhaps we should do a Book Club on The Ugly Duckling. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 12:41:49 PM 568 Views
Basically it's a metaphor for being gay Mark - 26/07/2010 05:17:29 PM 523 Views
I never knew Andersen was gay. Makes a lot of sense, though. *NM* Legolas - 26/07/2010 06:24:05 PM 272 Views
I always took it as a metaphor for being a nerd *NM* Camilla - 28/07/2010 10:44:18 AM 216 Views
I always took it as a blatant lie told to comfort ugly children. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 10:52:05 AM 278 Views
This thread was much more fun than I anticipated. nossy - 26/07/2010 05:48:15 PM 557 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 541 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:17:42 PM 260 Views
Never know what you'll learn around this place. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:20:00 PM 276 Views
Twice, even. *NM* nossy - 26/07/2010 07:21:32 PM 281 Views
the knowledge grows *NM* random thoughts - 26/07/2010 08:23:14 PM 300 Views
She's so adorable. Rebekah - 25/07/2010 11:11:59 PM 666 Views
I'm going to leap to her defence here. Tim - 26/07/2010 10:19:22 AM 580 Views
Your argument holds no water. nossy - 26/07/2010 07:54:58 PM 537 Views
I'll let you win if I get to see the bootie shake *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 08:17:17 PM 310 Views
... Rebekah - 26/07/2010 08:32:56 PM 655 Views
*NM* Avendesora - 26/07/2010 08:36:59 PM 324 Views
*dies laughing* nossy - 26/07/2010 09:09:53 PM 640 Views
Well. Rebekah - 26/07/2010 09:11:21 PM 651 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 326 Views
I can't even remember the context in which I said that. Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:12:58 PM 524 Views
We were on that pier thingie nossy - 26/07/2010 09:17:14 PM 550 Views
Oh yeah Spriteling - 26/07/2010 09:23:18 PM 531 Views
I understand why you said it nossy - 26/07/2010 09:25:43 PM 520 Views
Mary? *NM* Camilla - 26/07/2010 10:04:18 PM 224 Views
I was once asked "How many seven dwarves were there?" Colonel Logain - 27/07/2010 01:25:55 PM 532 Views
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