It plays "Do You Believe in Magic"?! John Sebastian should sue their socks (monkey) off. Jackie Wood On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Arianne wrote: > I thought you were kidding! The name alone had to be a joke. > > No, I checked the link. It's true. > > Shudder. > > I still have the sock monkey my grandmother made me which I've > kept, slightly hidden, to honor her. > > Mad marketeers. > Thanks for exposing them > Arianne Laidlaw > Sacramento > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> I, too, ordered a copy of the Jumping Frog volume. I mean to use it >> mainly >> as a visual aid for my "Mark Twain's New York" walking tour, so I >> do >> n >> ' >> t >> have to be >> too >> particular >> about the >> actual >> contents. >> >> Then, about an hour after ordering the book, I was delighted to >> receive an >> email from the Bradford >> Exchange >> folks with the subject line, "Wait! There's Another Item Just for >> You! Look >> Inside!" >> >> "Inside" >> ( >> in boldface >> ) was this invitation >> : >> >> Don't Miss This Unique Item to Complement Your Mark Twain First >> Edition >> Library Book Collection ! >> followed by >> a picture and description of >> a "limited-edition >> , >> " >> " >> Limoges-Style >> " >> Pittsburgh Steelers Sock Monkey >> Porcelain Tribute Music Box >> . >> >> Just the thing! >> >> Uncanny, isn't it, the way these marketing geniuses (or should I say >> "publishers"?) know how to zero right in on our deepest needs and >> desires? >> >> I'm sure every Mark Twain devotee will want one too. Here's the link: >> >> >> http://www.bradfordexchange.com/products/119263001_steelers-porcelain-sock-monkey-music-box.html?cm_ven=HFE&cm_cat=2013-11-10&cm_pla=ThankNC1&cm_ite=upsellprod&utm_source=HF&restrackid=new_1 >> >> -- Pete Salwen >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Sandra Uetz <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> Twainians- >>> - >>> >> >> >>> I could not help but see what all the fuss was about, so I or >>> d >>> ered the first shipment from the Bradford Exchange, which is The >>> Celebrated Jumping Frog. I am returning it because there seems to be >>> some >>> problem >>> w >>> ith >>> what I will kindly call >>> >>> "quality control." >> >> >> >>> Of the 27 stories in this first volume, the flyleaf mentions 3. >>> Of the 3, the Jumping Frog and a piece called A Touching Story of >>> George >>> Washington's Boyhood, then >>> a >>> descriptio >>> n >>> of >>> a story that is >>> >>> NOT included in this collection, Cannabalism in the Cars (1868). >>> It was >>> not collected in any of Twain's volumes until 1875. This kind of >>> "oversight" causes me to wonder how many of the others >>> >>> that are included should be. >> >> >> >>> I will not be ordering any >>> more. >> >> >> >> >>> Sandra Uetz >> >> >> >>> [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >>> >> > > > > -- > Arianne Laidlaw A '58