Monday, July 13, 2009

Donald, who uses the avatar of Donald Duck here, has just inspired me to post a new enquiry. Post a comment here or a photo on your own blog.


What have you got that was sent you as a reward for sending money off to PBS?

I don't think I still have anything, but I'm trying, as I write, to remember what I got years ago, when "Goldie" would get me to renew my membership so many times.
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5 comments:

AphotoAday said...

You know, personally I have never sent PBS any money and probably never will, but my parents were suckers for every appeal that came along...

I got off to a bad start sending away for stuff -- when I was shy of 10 years old I can remember sending Oral Roberts, the radio evangelist, a quarter for a picture of Jesus Christ.   It took an eternity to arrive, and when it did it had been severely mangled in the mail... I think my mother ironed it and taped it up a bit, but the whole experience left a sour taste in my mouth...

Today I am a dedicated atheist, and I probably will spend some time today wondering if that mangled picture had anything to do with it...

July 15, 2009 at 7:00 AM
marc aurel said...

You tell stories well. Are they all true?

July 15, 2009 at 10:59 AM
AphotoAday said...

Yes Marc, all my stories are absoluely true -- I wouldn't want to burn in hell for telling lies just in case this Protestant-God-thing turns out to be true...

July 15, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Rob said...

What have I got for donating to PBS? letters that ask me to send them even more money. I think I shall refrain until they bring back superb shows like Lidia's Italian Kitchen, Keeping Up Appearances, and Monty Python's Flying Circus. (not necessarily in that order)

July 16, 2009 at 8:44 PM
marc aurel said...

"Keeping up Appearances" has just hit Vision TV a local (Canadian), supposedly religious, channel. A prominent critic wondered what was spiritual about the show. Today the same, as Italians say, a letter writer in The Globe and Mail declared the show was an excellent example of, "Pride goeth before destruction". (Proverbs 16:8)

July 17, 2009 at 10:28 AM

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