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ArishMell · 70-79, M
I still have, somewhere, my copy of Winnie The Pooh that was a leaving present from my Infants' School teacher when Dad's work move forced us - and many other families - to move to a new place about 100 miles away. She signed the flyleaf with her best wishes and exhortation to "Keep Reading"

When a company I worked for went through enormous convulsions to gain ISO9001 accreditation - forced by its primary customer - I placed a quote on the wall of my "office".

It is from a conversation between Pooh and Owl, in the tale of Eeyore's lost tail. Pooh had visited Owl to seek his help in finding it. From memory the dialogue is very close to this:

...
Owl (who love long words but could not spell his own name) told Pooh that " The Customary Procedure in such cases is.."

Pooh held up a paw. "Excuse me, I'm a bear with very little brain. What does 'Crustimoney Proceedcake' mean'?"

"The Thing To Do", replied Owl a little crossly.
...

I can't help extending the vowels in my head there.

I decided that dialogue sums up the ISO900x bureaucratic grotesquery, perfectly.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@ArishMell Absolutely!

Eeyore is my personal favourite. The story of Pooh and Piglet presenting their gloomy friend with an empty pot of honey and a burst balloon on his birthday which somehow turned out to be the best present ever, taught me the meaning of serendipity 🙂
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@ArishMell For a short time I foolishly put a version of Wol's (his preferred spelling, I believe) notice on my study/bedroom door in my hall of residence when I was at university and in a regresion:

PLES RING IF AN RNSER IS REQIRD.
PLEZ CNOKE IF AN RNSR IS NOT REQIRD

It lasted all of an hour after the inevitable continued 'cnocing' drove me mad.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@FreddieUK Clearly you were in the School of Hard Cnokes.