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blackcat....just hold on...and you'll see with my finished essay.
oh...boy...you're making me giddy about tomorrows post!!!!
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 7:19 PM
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hmmmm... I'm not sure what to say to this? He could have been dead?
I don't really know.
posted by
-blackcat
on August 19, 2006 at 6:40 PM
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Passionflower...honestly i wouldn't have given it much thought
but i was talking with a friend about the class prior to submitting the essay, and like most people my age, still hadn't written a thing, so we are talking about it at lunch and i brought up the idea he was dead all along, and my friend oddly told my teacher while i was coming back to class and from there on...he was like that is some amazing concept you should def. do that for your essay...so that is what i did.....and....yes...i do realize he is dead now for sure...i never really liked Scrooge....but loved the story.
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 5:19 PM
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Katray....just wait till the rest of this essay...oh...and my Frankenstein
one.......and thank you right back!
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 5:15 PM
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A-and-B
lol....no doubt he was given CPR...i should have talked about in my essay! thank you!
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 5:14 PM
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Interesting theory...Never have given it much thought though-
You know he's dead NOW, no matter what...right?
posted by
Passionflower
on August 19, 2006 at 4:26 PM
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Fascinating and unique light on a classic
and thought inducing. Thanks Penguinrock.
posted by
Katray2
on August 19, 2006 at 3:56 PM
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That was a good concept to begin with. Scrooge was given CPR later.
You have 10 clicks here. Thanks for your suggestion.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on August 19, 2006 at 3:23 PM
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definitely....btw i love that movie!
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 3:17 PM
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Okay, I guess my own squirrel speak is rusty...
As I think of it, maybe it is "Squeakum, squeak, squeakin' squeak." Hahahaha. Anyway, sorry to digress from your post so much.
As for the story, I never thought of it like that. Beggars not begging because they couldn't see him. That would certainly explain it. Puts sort of a Sixth Sense type of twist to the whole story, doesn't it?
posted by
BlackPearl1
on August 19, 2006 at 2:53 PM
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I love that movie...hehe...i think i was confused b/c i thought squeakum
was in that phrase....i would like to learn squirrel...along with becoming a chocolate tester...lol.
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 2:38 PM
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Sorry... I really am a geek. But at my age, it's no big deal to me. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on August 19, 2006 at 2:36 PM
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Okay, putting you out of the misery I've started...
The Emperor's New Groove. Every time I think about that movie, I see the squirrel and that guy having an extended conversation, and then teaching squirrel-speaking classes at the end of the movie. Hiliarious. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on August 19, 2006 at 2:34 PM
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...plus that saying sounds like its more from like a fairy tale type story.
yeah...those first months are not very good for me...i think i suffer from seasonal depression...but that is my theory.
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 2:29 PM
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hm....i have no idea....when i read that...i was thinking...
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh....but i highly doubt that since i read it in like 7th or 8th grade.
yes...question marks are the bomb!!! lol. congrats on being the Queen of AP English...for a while i was like the King...but i sucked at the timed writings.
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 2:27 PM
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Oh, yeah,
And if I find myself in a January mourning phase, it's usually because I'm kicking myself for not meeting last year's expectations. Lately, I've been pretty good about not doing that. I usually only kick myself now, around my own birthdays. Working on that, too. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on August 19, 2006 at 2:27 PM
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Hi, penquinrock,
I was the queen of AP English, once upon a time. (Wow, did I just say that?). Anyway, I just read your "About Me" page. Here's a test: "Squeaker, squeak, squeakin' squeak." Where is that from???
(And yes, question marks are fun.)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on August 19, 2006 at 2:24 PM
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BlackPearl1....i am definitely glad you like Christmas as well as I do...
though I confess...i go into great mourning in the month of January...oh...you'll be surprised...this story/essay is amazing....my AP eng. teacher told me that i was probably the first student of his to take Christmas Carol in this direction....and he has taught AP for about 9 years i believe.
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 2:20 PM
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Hi, peguinrock, I love Christmas!
And I love
A Christmas Carol, in its many variations. I eagerly await more insight and twist on this story which I apparently don't know as well as I thought. Do go on. :) By the way, I usually start playing Christmas music just before Thanksgiving, and keep playing it throughout January. I love the season. I get happy thinking about it. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on August 19, 2006 at 2:16 PM
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good point....hadn't thought of that. ooops.
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 2:04 PM
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Well yeah, except for Easter....he died and then came back...LOL
posted by
shelly_b
on August 19, 2006 at 1:59 PM
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not a problem....you should see what people do to my real name...lol.
yeah....christmas music sounds great year round....plus aren't we supposed to celebrate the birth of Christ year round?
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 1:57 PM
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sorry...spelled your name wrong...oooops!
posted by
shelly_b
on August 19, 2006 at 1:54 PM
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penquin, LOL, I guess I shouldn't talk...
One of the radio stations had a promotion thing going..."Christmas in July" I was singing along to the Christmas music.
posted by
shelly_b
on August 19, 2006 at 1:51 PM
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shellyb....in my mind it can always be Christmas season....
hence why i listen to Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas ablums year round. lol.
posted by
penguinrock26
on August 19, 2006 at 1:46 PM
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Christmas, already??? LOL
posted by
shelly_b
on August 19, 2006 at 1:32 PM
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