Paw Prints TidBits
March 
2007
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The Paw Prints Web site is a collection of interesting and humorous trivia about people, animals, places and other "things". This issue of Paw Prints TidBits contains a short anecdote about U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway. And to help you gain historical perspective, we're including some reflections on how hard it was to "get by" in the old days. If you have any comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact us.
Anecdote of the Month
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)
A n e c d o t e . . .
Hemingway's son Patrick asked his father to edit a story he had written. Hemingway went through the manuscript carefully, then returned it to his son. "But, Papa," cried Patrick in dismay, "you've only changed one word."
"If it's the right word," said Hemingway, "that's a lot."
B i o g r a p h i c a l . N o t e . . .
Biographical note: U.S. writer. His longer fictional works include The Sun Also Rises (1926), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952). A keen sportsman and hunter, he extolled courage and stoicism in his books, which were written in a simple, terse style. Subject always to severe depressions, he committed suicide in 1961.
M o r e . I n f o r m a t i o n . . .
READ a brief biography of Ernest Hemingway and view a selected bibliography. Join Michael Palin as he takes you on a journey to recapture the world of Ernest Hemingway.
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How Hard Was It?
In My Day...
Winners from the Washington Post contest in which participants were asked to tell Gen-Xers how much harder they had it in the old days:
Winner:
In my day, we didn't have no rocks. We had to go down to the creek and wash our clothes by beating them with our heads.
First Runner-Up:
In my day, we couldn't afford shoes, so we went barefoot. In the winter we had to wrap our feet with barbed wire for traction.
Honorable Mention:
Kids today think the world revolves around them. In my day, the sun revolved around the world, and the world was perched on the back of a giant tortoise.