Thursday, May 22, 2008

Quote for 5/22/08

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.


I can think of a bunch ... ...


... Weddings (particularly if you're in the wedding party itself).

... Bar/bat mitzvahs.

... Graduation/award ceremonies.

... Proms.

... Halloween activities (unless you're creative with odds and ends, old stuff).

... Concerts, recitals, and other public performances, including plays and musicals.

... Power job interviews.

... A new job that requires a special uniform.

... Old clothes are too big/small/outdated or just simply worn out.

... Special birthdays and significant anniversaries.

... School/team colors have changed.

... Christenings.

... Pregnancies.

... Just because.


All sorts of reasons why one might want to get some new clothes, the great majority of them of a celebratory nature.


I laughed and laughed when I first read this quote. And then, I understood completely when I noticed that the author was Henry David Thoreau.

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