{"id":5611,"date":"2024-05-17T14:52:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=5611"},"modified":"2024-05-17T20:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T20:14:40","slug":"tales-from-the-town-159-a-stupid-list-of-stupid-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2024\/05\/17\/tales-from-the-town-159-a-stupid-list-of-stupid-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Town #159: A Stupid List Of Stupid Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

A List Of Things That Are Stupid<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna
\nAnna’s room
\nAnna’s films
\nAnna’s college
\nAnna’s fellow students
\nBeing nice (concept of)
\nDad’s old junk he left in the loft
\nEthel
\nEveryone
\nFrogs
\nGirls who like mermaids
\nGretel
\nHansel
\nHard boiled eggs (in general)
\nHard boiled eggs (specifically Daniel’s hard boiled egg)
\nLists
\nLukas’s old fashioned hair
\nMermaids
\nNice Dogs (concept of)
\nPacifism (in general)
\nPacifism (in the specific idea that it would forbid you from kicking footballs)
\nPoems (in general)
\nPoems (specifically Tina’s poems)
\nPoems (unpublished and\/or secret)
\nPoetry (idea of)
\nPostcards (general)
\nPostcards (specifically Dad’s postcards)
\nThe idea that maybe Claire is pretending to think poetry is stupid purely because she actually thinks poetry isn’t stupid but she doesn’t want anyone to know that.
\nThe idea that all four children are the same age just because they’re quadruplets (Claire’s the oldest!)
\nThe idea that context and intention change the meaning of words
\nRapunzel (character)
\nRapunzel (hair)
\nRapunzel (plot of)
\nRocks
\nSchool
\nShoelaces
\nSnow
\nThings
\nTina
\nTina’s Car Game That She Made Them Play One Time
\nVelcro<\/p>\n

A List Of Things That Are Not Stupid<\/strong><\/p>\n

Claire<\/p>\n

(References<\/strong>: Tale #1<\/a>; Tale #20<\/a>; Tale #28<\/a>; Tale #30<\/a>; Tale #49<\/a>; Tale #66<\/a>; Tale #68<\/a>; Tale #70<\/a>; Tale #72<\/a>; Tale #84<\/a>; Tale #102<\/a>; Tale #106<\/a>; Tale #115<\/a>; Tale #117<\/a>; Tale #132<\/a>; Tale #134<\/a>; Tale #135<\/a>; Tale #148<\/a>; Tale #150<\/a>; Tale #156<\/a>; Tale #157<\/a>; Tale #159<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br>

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