vintageanchor:

Alexander McCall Smith on the etiquette of ‘regifting.’

It is the perennial Christmas dilemma: how to deal with unwanted presents?

“For some, the idea of “re-gifting” those novelty socks and chocolate fondue sets is the height of bad manners. Others argue it is a kinder alternative to binning ghastly gifts or consigning them to the back of the cupboard for all eternity. Alexander McCall Smith, the author, has come up with some advice to guide people through the moral maze. According to the creator of the No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, giving away or even selling a rubbish present is perfectly acceptable as long as one waits a month to do so. Dispensing words of wisdom to his Twitter followers, McCall Smith wrote: “Christmas brings a major moral problem: what to do with unwanted gifts. Initial reaction: one must pretend to like them…”

Read more in The Telegraph.

thedailywhat:

/obligatory.

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Each day is something. Do you know today’s holiday(s)?

marco:

(via Mike Hudack)

Statue dedicated to man who threw shoe at President Bush

The statue is inscribed with a poem honoring Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who stunned the world when he whipped off his loafers and hurled them at Bush during a press conference on Dec. 14.

I’m so glad this isn’t an Onion article.

bulletproofcupid:

Totally ready to lose some followers.

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The original Mother’s Day Proclamation - Julia Ward Howe