RW Grandma gifts our seven year old "elephant" pendant...

Earth_First

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:24 PM
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RW Grandma gifts our seven year old "elephant" pendant...

Okay, we get it. We vote Democratic on election day, we know that you know that. But to bring politics into gifting our daughter, however innocent it is in her mind, it's overtly obvious to mom and dad.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:46 PM
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1. Is it the rethug elephant?

Or is it just an elephant?

Elephants are cool. The rethug symbol should be something more akin to slime mold.

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Radio_Lady

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:59 PM
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9. Sometimes a cigar... is just a cigar. (Just supposin').

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ghostsofgiants

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:47 PM
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2. I bet Dali was a Republican...

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GirlinContempt

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:47 PM
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3. maybe you're being oversensitive?

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Earth_First

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:58 PM
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7. Perhaps, but this was definitely a poke at mom and dad...

Grandma is the epitome of Republican values, complete with the county election commissioner husband who've I've had conversations about the necessity of verifiable voting, and his talking points to the contrary.

I guess a little background into the family history of political debate was in order, this was definitely intentional.

I guess I'm just pissed because they have used our daughter as a tool in their attempts to poke at our political beliefs...

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YellowRubberDuckie

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:48 PM
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4. Maybe she just thought the pin was cute.

I love elephants. I have several, including some particularly adorable Second Nature elephants with the cutest faces you will ever see. Maybe you're making too much out of this.
Duckie

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Lex

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:51 PM
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5. Tell Grandma that you're happy to teach the real symbolism of the elephant

Edited on Mon Dec-26-05 06:53 PM by Lex

to your child . . .

"The Precious Elephant is a symbol of the strength of the mind in Buddhism. Exhibiting noble gentleness, the precious elephant serves as a symbol of the calm majesty possessed by one who is on the path. Specifically, it embodies the boundless powers of the Buddha which are miraculous aspiration, effort, intention, and analysis."

http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/general_symbols_buddhism.html

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China_cat

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:58 PM
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8. Or, better yet

thank her for the Ganesh.

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BamaLefty

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Mon Dec-26-05 06:55 PM
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6. We get lots of elephant stuff for Christmas

but that's because we're Alabama fans, not Repubs!

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noamnety

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Mon Dec-26-05 07:16 PM
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10. Even FDR had an elephant statue

... which I know, because my parents bought it at an auction at the Roosevelt Estate in Hyde Park. :)

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democracyindanger

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Mon Dec-26-05 07:18 PM
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11. Yeah, but the real question

is what FDR used it for.

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Lisa

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Mon Dec-26-05 10:32 PM
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12. my co-worker's science project was crushed by an elephant!

No kidding. I was proofreading her dissertation just before she left town for the holidays, and that phrase jumped out at me. (She was doing a forestry study in Thailand, and during the night something destroyed their mini-weather station.)

I'm thinking of giving her a tiny elephant statue as a reminder (!) -- once she graduates, of course.

If your daughter expresses an interest in elephants ... perhaps a zoology book might be a good gift, BEFORE next Christmas ... so she can regale Grandma with stories about the things that pachyderms get up to!

(news story about the elephants that started mating, in full sight of George W.)
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Bush_in_Africa/0,,2-7-1505_1386148,00.html

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Tikki

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Mon Dec-26-05 11:14 PM
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13. Buy a larger Donkey pendant to put on....

...the same chain...the elephant can peep out from behind the Donkey...

Tikki

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B Calm

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Mon Dec-26-05 11:15 PM
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14. Next time your RW Grandma and your seven year old are in the

same room, quote some elephant jokes.

What's the difference between eating an elephant and eating peanut butter?

answer: Elephant doesn't stick to the roof of your mouth.
.................................................

Why do elephants paint their toenails red?

answer: So they can hide in a strawberry patch.
.......................................

Why do elephants hide in strawberry patches?

answer: So they can jump out and whore for lobbyists when they walk by.

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proud2BlibKansan

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Mon Dec-26-05 11:41 PM
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18. Did you hear about the elephant with diarrhea?

It's all over town.

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Beware the Beast Man

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Mon Dec-26-05 11:19 PM
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15. That's why I refuse to buy the White Stripes' fourth album.

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Fenris

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Mon Dec-26-05 11:22 PM
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16. I refuse to buy "Get Behind Me Satan" for the homoerotic overtones.

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mitchum

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Mon Dec-26-05 11:25 PM
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17. On the bright side: maybe she will leave her a lot of money when she dies

barring that damn "death tax", of course

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riderinthestorm

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Mon Dec-26-05 11:46 PM
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19. Re-gift!

In a month or so, your little one will have forgotten about it, and you can gleefully re-gift it.

:sarcasm:

But seriously, that's the great thing about 7 year olds, they forget they ever even got a gift like that in the Christmas rush. The "biggest" gift is all they remember (thinking along the lines of Dreamlife, or Sonic Blaster or whatever it is your daughter is really into).

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