[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
Dalmatians can give birth to 101 puppies.
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You weren’t paying close enough attention.
This is not a lie… 
Pinocchio is full of these…
The inside of a whale is a great place to set up a camp fire, and you can blow up a bubble underwater from the inside with breathable air.
[QUOTE=CalMeacham]
(I have no idea what happens in the original book, but suspect it’s the same.)
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Close, there’s Pongo and Missus (who took Pongo’s name when they were married in a double wedding with their pets, the Dearlys, so now she’s Missus Pongo), who had 15 puppies (poor Cadpig, the runt, was born looking dead, but Mr. Darling rubbed the life back into him). Then, after a few exhausting nights of trying to supplement Missus’ milk with fountain pens and cow’s milk, Mrs. Dearly went to the vet to pick up a stray female as a wet nurse, only to find that her owner had picked her up before Mrs. Dearly got there. Disappointed, she drove home and nearly ran over a liver-spotted Dalmatian in the road who was lactating. She brought her home and they named her Perdita, and she helped nurse the Pongos’ puppies. Her own 8 puppies, sadly, had been sold (to Cruella) by her evil master, and her husband chased away.
Adventures ensue, and eventually the Pongos’ 15 puppies, Perdita’s slightly older 8 puppies, and 74 other Dalmatian pups and youngsters are found in Cruella’s puppy mill. They’re all rescued by the Pongos, and brought safely back to the Dearlys. They buy Hell Hall, the place where all the puppies were kept hidden, as Cruella decides to sell it and flee the country. There they move with all the dogs.
But wait, I hear you say! That’s only 100 Dalmations! Yes, dear reader, it is. In the final chapter, Perdita is reunited with her husband, whose name escapes me at the moment. King? Prince? Something regal, anyway. The Dearlys invite him to stay at Hell Hall (now renamed, to, uh, Hill Hall or something?) with the rest of the Dalmatians.
And viola (little tiny blue flowers), 101 Dalmations, or as in the book, The Hundred and One Dalmatians!
I can’t believe I wrote that all from memory. I used to love that book. Far, far better than the Disney movie.
[QUOTE=chowder]
I already said that, a vest is what we call a waistcoat.
They also wear spats
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I know, it was one of those quick posts that was a lot funnier in my head than in print.
to continue:
…and crickets have lungs and human eyeballs!
[QUOTE=Knorf]
It’s an ending that actually shows the Mermaid not cheapening her true nature (a daughter of the sea, not a human), as happens in the Disney dreckfest, but transcending it. Also, it’s only tragic superficially–her original selfish wish-fulfillment is now directed toward a higher purpose. Remember, her infatuation with the prince was always pure fantasy. Furthermore, the original serves as a much better metaphor for teaching children about real human relationships. The Disney version is just sappy crap. People’s hearts get broken all the time, especially when people chase after something that is unrealistic. In The Little Mermaid, the beautiful ending shows in metaphor how one can survive a broken heart and find meaning in life that comes from within, and isn’t dependent on the likely transient affection of another. In Andersen ending, she is now entirely responsible for herself, and doesn’t need “a prince’s love.”
It baffles me how anyone could prefer Disney’s much shallower version.
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Thank you.
I’ve always preferred the Anderson ending (it was in my fairytale book, which I still have, and received years before the Disney movie came out) but could not articulate exactly why. I think you managed to sum up why I like it better nicely.
[QUOTE=BMalion]
I know, it was one of those quick posts that was a lot funnier in my head than in print.
to continue:
…and crickets have lungs and human eyeballs!
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…and most important, they can talk, in English
Just a minute, I 'membered…it’s not a cane he carries, it’s an umbrella
If your man is an ugly beast, all you have to do is love him and he’ll turn into a more ugly human.
MIce can turn into white horses and pull a carriage that was once a pumpkin
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
All cats are evil and have their own agenda.
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Not the Aristocats.
Walt Disney lied when he said the Prince woke Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. Uh huh. I guess “a kiss” is ONE way to put it.
[QUOTE=Lemur866]
Walt Disney lied when he said the Prince woke Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. Uh huh. I guess “a kiss” is ONE way to put it.
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You might want to rethink the who and how of the changing Sleeping Beauty story. Disney isn’t the only person who’s altered an earlier fairy tale.