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And possessions can work this way too. Our house is chock full of stuff, but it's stuff that we have acquired during extensive travel around the world. Every
by lisper 4y ago
And possessions can work this way too. Our house is chock full of stuff, but it's stuff that we have acquired during extensive travel around the world. Every tchotchke reminds us of some place we've been and the experiences we had there. The stuff is meaningless to everyone else but full of meaning for us.
Case in point: I have a cheap stuffed animal in the shape of a lobster. Out of context it's a piece of junk. But when you know that I bought it to commemorate the very first ad ever placed on Adwords (I was the lead engineer on that project back in 2000) -- a company called Lively Lobsters -- it takes on deep significance.
- tdehnel 4y ago
- lisper 4y agoIt's no different than people who like to talk about their kids. I could have told you about the art work on my refrigerator that my kid drew in third grade, except that would be a lie because I don't have any kids. My legacy, such as it is, is my work, and my little stuffed lobster is no less a token of that than the third grade art project on the refrigerator would be if I had one of those. I'm sorry if that offended you. Talking about one's children is generally considered a socially acceptable thing to do. A little tacky perhaps, but not something that merits a snide response.
- javert 4y agoMost people here enjoy that sort of story. I certainly do. Your comment wasn't tacky and didn't deserve a snide response.
- javert 4y agoThis comment really stood out to me as being particularly nasty. Most people here like hearing the sort of stories that your comment serves to actively discourage.