Today at work, I had the opportunity to use the phrase: "You shall rue the day". This teleported me back to my childhood where I was a child and heard that phrase for the first time that I remember. I believe my mother was saying it and I had no idea what it meant. The only "rue" that with which I was familiar was the Roo from Winnie the Pooh. I was very confused at that young age because I thought that Roo was being given his own day and how that was completely unfair to the other residents of the 100 Acre Woods.
On that note, however, this confusion is something that children of the future may not have to deal with. According to this study, exposing Winnie the Pooh to children is a bad idea because of all of the mental disorders that are (appararently) so obvious and rampant among the characters.
For those that don't have time to read the lengthy article: I'll give you the jist.
Pooh: Has OCD, ADHD, "shaken bear" syndrome, and an eating disorder
Owl: Is dyslexic.
Eeyore: Chronic depression due to tail amputation.
Christopher Robin: Talks to animals and has no parental supervision.
Piglet: a general anxiety disorder.
Roo: Single parent household, negative peer influence from Tigger.
Tigger: risk-taking behavior could lead to substance abuse.
Kanga: No strong female role models, single parent who apparently has an illegitimate child.
Rabbit: an old senile rabbit who belongs in senior-level hospital.
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If you haven't already, you should read The D'Oh of Homer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale, or Seinfeld and Philosophy. I read the Seinfeld and Simpsons books, but haven't gotten to the Buffy one yet. At the least, they are definitely intriguing.
I shall indeed RUE the day when "Winnie the Pooh" is barred from accepted literature. It is a brilliant piece and I, for one, would be honored to be a Pooh like Winnie.
By the way, do you know what certain sauce preparers do?
They "roux" the day!
Love you, sugar.
Mom
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