looking through bas bleu book catalogue, and came across a couple of great quotes. one is from the new 'anguished english' desk calendar [wonderful language blunders from all sorts of places]. in a supermarket ad:
"Stock up and save: limit one."
one of the books they are offering is a reprint of the original girl scouts handbook, from 1913. in a warning about bad behavior, the book say:
"all secret bad habits are evil and dangerous, lead to hysteria and lunatic asylums, and serious illness is the result; so if you have any sense of courage in you throw off such temptations at once."
and you thought only little boys did those naughty things!
"Stock up and save: limit one."
one of the books they are offering is a reprint of the original girl scouts handbook, from 1913. in a warning about bad behavior, the book say:
"all secret bad habits are evil and dangerous, lead to hysteria and lunatic asylums, and serious illness is the result; so if you have any sense of courage in you throw off such temptations at once."
and you thought only little boys did those naughty things!
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