Don't Eat Apples!

I love this poem and think it's so funny! Sounds like something my little brother would tell me: "Hi Indi! Just wanted you to know that I ate those frozen blueberries you were saving, but I knew you wouldn't mind because you love me more than you love blueberries, right?" It seems that the relationship in this poem is similar to mine with my brother Zac. The casualty and bluntness of the writing (or speaking) is so similar to how siblings communicate. Note how he apologizes for eating the plums, only to then remind the other how incredibly delicious the plums were. I think this poem is meant to be taken for what it is... simple and straightforward. In my mind, Williams (writing from a young boy's perspective) has eaten his sister's plums and left her a note on the freezer before slipping off to school. He simply couldn't resist and knew that his sister would eventually forgive him. Therefore, he didn't bother to worry much about it.

I Apologize I Just Want to Eat FRUIT (by Indigo Crandell):

I wanted this
morning
to eat a crisp apple

but I can't have
sugar so I
ate plain yogurt

So if I see you
and you're eating
an apple

You may get to
see my more
emotional
side

This Plum Joke is Pitiful

I believe the plum could be a metaphor for something in the character's lives. Could be that the person who "ate the plums" cheated in marriage and attempts to justify or rationalize their decision by explaining how "delicious", "sweet" and "cold" the "plums" were. Or perhaps, and this might be groundbreaking, the plums actually refer to plums. I know, pretty drastic claim but bear with me. The author mentions the fruit in the first line, and throughout the poem the author uses food like references to them. Perhaps it is meant to be taken entirely literally. To me the character who ate the plums knew they would get away with it. They knew the plums were being saved yet ate them anyway. Especially with the one line apology, seems to me they knew they would be forgiven and all would be well. Almost like a child...speaking to a parent.

My turn:

I'm sorry

I am sorry
That I am right
And you are wrong

I am more
Educated on this such matter

You opinion is invalid
I am sorry

How about them plums?

I think the narrator must be very close to the other person in the poem. Considering they not only felt comfortable with eating the other person's food out of their fridge, but also woke up before them to do so, heavy implying they live together. This feeling of familiarity is only strengthened by the poem's brevity and almost complete lack of punctuation and capitalization, which give it the feeling of a note left behind. The way the apology at the end is imminently followed  by a description of the how good the plums taste makes me think the narrator isn't very sincere, but when combined with the feeling of closeness mentioned before makes me think of two siblings stealing each others food. 

And now for my attempt at a poem:

Sailing by Kaitlyn McGuire

I remember

when we were

little and we

would sit

on the beach

and talk

of us

sailing away together

I remember

when we were

teens and we

argued over a

dumb little thing

and as I

fought I thought

of us

sailing away together

I remember

when I was

older and I

sat in the

rain alone

and I dreamed

of us

sailing away together

I remember

when you called

and you said

I could go

sail away

and it hurt

because It was

never about

the boat

Sorry not sorry

When I read this poem it reminded me so much of the many conversations I've had with my brother about stealing each others food. Although it sounds like the speaker is apologizing, I don't think she is actually apologizing at all. I think she is rubbing it in the face of the person who was saving them. It is like when Josh eats something I've been saving and then he says "well, I got here first but it tasted amazing". And then when the speaker says forgive me she continues to rub it in her companions face by letting them know how delicious it was.
heres my attempt:

This is just
to say that
I set your
house on fire

And which
you were
probably
saving to live in

Forgive me
I simply don't
know what
I'm doing

Sorry I never
liked you
that much
anyway

I mean..yeah...

First of all, I thought this poem was hilarious. I thought it was funny that it sounded like the speaker was not sorry at all for eating the plum. I liked how it sounded like they were gloating that they got to eat it before the other person. By talking about it being "delicious" and "so cold", the speaker was totally throwing it in the poor plumless person's face! I don't really know what the relationship is, but I feel like it is between siblings. This is such a "Cook Family Fiasco" to happen between my siblings and me.

Alright, here I go with my poem:

You Crusty by me

I hope you know that
it was rude when you said that

Disney was dumb because
you are uneducated

I think you should be kind
so I don't fight lol

As my friend would say,
"You are CRUSTY!"

deeper thought about plums

Ok,  so after thinking about this poem for a good solid ten minutes and how i'm going to analyze it. I have come to the conclusion that it could be something totally not related to taking plums from someone and saying sorry. I believe that it is talking about maybe how they loved someone and they have gotten so busy and have ignored, finally they saw each other and it was nice to spend time together once again. I know i could be wrong but thats what went through my head after ten minutes of reading this poem.

heres my take at it:

I listen
to music
all day

I like this
song I say
then I relaize

I dont
like it i'll
just use another skip

I run out
of skips
now its time
for a new app

Plum out of Luck

The speaker in this poem is obviously talking to a housemate of some kind, they could be anything from roommates to a couple. The speaker must really like plums, considering he or she ate them even though they weren't supposed to. The speaker does have remorse, however, but clearly still has a craving for more plums. No one who doesn't want plums would describe them with so much detail.

I try to do my homework
but I got sick
studying is hard,
and I'm really lazy

My grades seem to be ok
not sure why
even as I'm typing this
I'm losing the urge to continue

I'll probably stop soon
this is too much work
ok I'm done

American plums

So someone has clearly eaten plums that weren't there's to eat and then this person left a note saying he/she was sorry for eating the plums. We can assume that these people are married and or dating or something special to each other, we can also assume that they aren't siblings because why would a sibling apologize to his or her other sibling for taking something of theirs. I know i wouldn't. Another thing to think about, the culprit took the plums from an icebox. Well an icebox could mean the fridge or an actual freezer (some people refer to them differently). When i hear ice box i think of an actual freezer. So to me the person who took the plums waited some time for the plums to thaw out after having been in a freezer since at least the day before which means that this person is not sorry for what he did despite the note he left.

My stab at it:

I went

and

bought 

a new

truck

and put

flags on it

Now 

i can 

show my

pride in

the US 

Flag

I'm sorry 

Mr. Kaepernick

but  

deal with 

it

Sorry I Broke Your Nose

When I first read this poem, I said to myself, "Who on this green earth keeps plums in an ice box?" After wondering about that for a solid thirty seconds, I decided to finally analysis the poem.  From what I can gather the this person ate something that wasn't his, but he/she said that it felt sorry for eating it. however we all know he/she doesn't feel sorry because its was some delicious sweet food that was sitting there asking to be eaten by someone. Who is in the poem? Simple question, it obvious to people in some type of relationship, either marriage, or are dating. The whole meaning of the poem is to apologize for something that you really don't feel sorry about doing in the first place.

Here is my swing at this type of poem

You probably
should of
been looking

when i
swung the
bat

now your
nose
is broken

I'm sorry
i didn't
see you
back there

then again
why where
you
on the
field

Interpreting Something from Almost Nothing

This poem is basically an apology for doing something that the speaker thinks might upset someone else. I am assuming the speaker is a husband, brother, or father who ate his wife's/sister's/daughter's plums that they had stored in the ice box. I assume this relationship between the speaker and the owner of the plums is a good relationship because the apology does not seem to have much fear in it just a little regret. The hidden meaning of this poem could be that even if you do not feel remorse for what you have done you should always apologize to keep the peace between you and your friends, peers and loved ones.

here goes:

I  constantly
take
your money
every day

I will not
work ever
again 'cause the
welfare

It is nice
to be free
I am sorry
about the money.

wut

So when I read this poem, I cannot help but think of a couple. This dude is waking up early for work. He sees the plums. He knows his wife bought them for herself for breakfast. But, this insensitive husband decides to take her plums, knowing that she will be mad seeing her plums gone. So, he decides to leave her a note. He asks for forgiveness and then describes the plums as "sweet" and "cold" (kind of like his wife's heart for not buying him plums too).



Volleyball and Oreos by me

I have eaten


the oreos
that were in
the package

right before
I got in the car
to go
to volleyball

look away
as I throw up
on this
court so clean

Plums are not ice cream

Now, I have heard of freezing Twix in the freezer. Bananas. Sometimes even peanut butter.
But plums?
For the sake of clarity, we are going the call the person who for some unknown reason froze plums Charlotte. The person who ate the plums shall be Charlie.
Now, Charlotte seems like a very organized, controlling person. Case in point: I have not met many people who even think about what they'll eat the next morning, let alone take the time to freeze said food. And, of course, she froze plums. Need I say more?
But Charlie, Charlie seems like much more of your average Joe. A pragmatist. He sees some plums, perhaps tries to rescue them from the indignity of being stuff in the "icebox" like some common ice cream. But more likely, he simply sees food and eats it.
He suddenly finds that the plums actually taste good and realizes that someone must have put them into the freezer, rather than a random act of the universe. This is probably one or two bites in to the plums. So Charlie makes the most natural "teenager" decision and gobbles down the rest, trusting an apology written in a clever and confusing poem will do the trick and calm Charlotte down. 

I took
the credit card
that sat
in your wallet

and all the cash
you've ever
saved

now is gone

I'm sorry
but it bought
me 
a very
nice hat

"If plums were meant to be God's candy, then why didn't he call them candy?" - Shawn Spencer

Personally, I took a lot of meaning out of this poem. So if you think my analysis is a little delusional, just scrub the next five minutes out of your mind.

I feel like the narrator of this poem is torn. He's apathetic about his spouse's feelings to a degree, by eating the plums he knows they were saving for breakfast, but he has the heart to write a note confessing his crime. Which makes me think of one thing- he's stuck in a relationship that he doesn't want anymore. He's stuck between wanting to leave and not wanting to hurt the feelings of someone he's invested in. So what does he do? I turns passive aggressive almost, in a "Ha! I can't actually hurt you cause we've been at this relationship too long, but I can eat your plums!" Maybe that's a little mean.

I also don't believe that the last stanza is talking about the plums anymore. Maybe he's almost asking for forgiveness for wasting her time. She was sweet, but cold and he wanted that at some point in time but he doesn't anymore, so he's apologizing. For not only taking the plums he didn't really want, but also for taking her.

Okay, that was deep. Here's my stab at a poem. It's a little savage, not gonna lie.

...

I have left

to go get 

coffee with Sarah

tonight

Find some dinner 

in the freezer

I'll be back late

Forgive me

I was looking

for good company

plums?

     I used to really like plums but I haven't eaten one in forever so I don't know if they're still good. This character obviously did enough to steal them from whoever he/she lives with. First we can deduce that this character is an early riser, as he got to the icebox before his companion (as the companion was saving them for breakfast). The character then regrets his actions and also changes the tone by capitalizing "Forgive". Perhaps this poem was written as a note to the companion as a taunt such as "Ha! I ate your plums because you slept too late." However, as the character went on to think about what he had done, he felt a bit remorseful and perhaps he had taken it too far, so he added the "Forgive me" part as an afterthought, thus explaining the capitalization.
    
     As a plum is a rather odd fruit to write a poem about, perhaps William Carlos Williams (he has William in there twice? What were his parents thinking?? William Williams?) had another more serious meaning behind it. An important story about fruit comes from the Bible when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. The adjectives so "sweet" and "cold" make the plums sound enticing. But maybe you've experience the sweet pain of biting into ice cream. It tastes wonderful but the cold is just too much for your teeth to handle. The adjective cold might be a counterpart to sweet, causing the character to feel remorse for doing this act in the first place. William Carlos Williams just wanted us to sit here pondering his simple, little poem while he ran off and ate all the plums. Which just isn't fair....

Here's my shot:

I just read

your poem

for my class

in Lit

and now

Mr. Williams

I have

to think

Forgive me

I don't understand

so simple

and so deep

    

Just Plummy

This Is Just To Say (by William Carlos Williams)

I have eaten

the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

________________________

This poem is one that makes people laugh and shake their heads - something so simple is included

in just about every American literature textbook? But there is more to it than initially meets the eye.

It's an imagist poem written without rhyme, punctuation, or virtually any meter. The stanzas are roughly 

alexandrine, which means they each have 12 syllables.

But what does it mean? For your response, I'd like you to read between the lines. Who is the speaker? 

To whom is he/she speaking? What is their relationship like? From the very few details in the poem, 

describe their personalities. Is there any significance to the plums? What about the adjectives used to 

describe them: "delicious/so sweet/and so cold"?

Please write this response before you read any outside commentary. After you write, you can add 

outside analysis if you want.

This poems is widely parodied--apparently it was a meme on Twitter.  Try your hand at a William Carlos Williams 

parody at the end of your paragraph; try to keep it to roughly 12 syllables/verse to match the feel of the 

original. Here's mine:

I deleted 

the soccer game 

you DVR'd 

and that you were 

planning to watch

on the weekend 

forgive me

soccer's boring

and we're 

Americans 

William Shakespeare DID NOT WRITE EVERYTHING

(My apologies for the lateness.)

"The purpose of life is to discover your gift... The meaning of life is to give your gift away." I love this quote, but I've heard it so many different ways, and quoted by SO many different people. For example, the first time I heard or saw this quote, it was attributed to the one and only William Shakespeare! I'm sorry, but that doesn't even make any sense... Not only does Shakespeare write in iambic pentameter, but the language of this quote is far too formal to have been written by him. If he did, it probably would have sounded more like, "The purpose of thy life is in thy gift, etc., etc." Also, it doesn't really have much to do with Shakespeare context-wise. So, no, this quote is not by Shakespeare. Furthermore, the quote has been attributed to Pablo Picasso, Emilio Santini, Joy J. Golliver, and many more. Though some of these people have actually used the quote and included in their work, the earliest version of this quote was traced to psychiatrist and author David Viscott. In his book, "Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times: A Book of Meditations", Mr. Viscott wrote,

"The purpose of life is to discover your gift.
The work of life is to develop it.
The meaning of life is to give your gift away."

Therefore, this famous quote is accredited to David Viscott.

And there you have it! The next time you see this quote, and it's attributed to someone like William Shakespeare or Pablo Picasso, you know it's not, so DON'T BE FOOLED! "David Viscott" just wasn't an artsy enough name to put on Pinterest.

 

"Well-behaved women rarely make history"

Some people think that the quote, "Well-behaved women rarely make history," was first spoken by Marilyn Monroe, but they couldn't be more wrong. It was actually said by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a University of New Hampshire student who later went on to be a Harvard professor. Marilyn Monroe has been mis-quoted on a number of occasions- including "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best."

***As an added bonus, the phrase "Luke, I am your father," is never uttered in any Star Wars movie- the correct line is "No, I am your father."

Waltzing Whiskey

This poem could take a multitude of stances. When an unreliable narrator's point of view is used, there are always two meanings- the direct one and the one implied. The direct point of view is one of love and fun. The little boy is dancing wildly around the house, without a care whether mom approves or not. On the other hand, there is the violent imagery of "whiskey on your breath", "battered on one knuckle", and "right ear scraped a buckle." This implies, while the son takes no notice, his father is careless and probably drunk. So, the son and his father are having fun- but at what cost. The mom seems to view the situation for this stance- her spirits aren't lifted at all by their romping and playing. The rhyme scheme is simple, almost basic and childlike, further reinforcing the son's unreliable point of view.  

This is a classic example of people changing a quote to fit a figure. George Straight naturally is open about his love of God and originally said "I like those who are loyal to all as God is loyal to us" This was thought of as too forward and he changed it after scrutiny from fans. Both quotes fit his good mannered  figure, but the latter of the two shows his compromising side while the former shows his Godly side.

What a Waltz

    Papa is not someone to fear. He is a playful and energetic father that plays with his kids. He is admired by them and loved, as shown in the last line talking about going to bed, still holding his shirt. The mother is the sad logical one who realized her husbands drunken state. It makes me wonder why he is drunk and if his kids even notice. He is clearly a hard working blue collar man with a little too much stress, but he still is happy with his kids; maybe it is his wife that upsets him and causes him to drink. The rhythm gives it a slow melancholy feel while still being slightly upbeat.

A Quote

"Money is the root of all evil."  This is a famous misquote because this is not said correctly like in the Bible.  The actual quote from the Bible is actually, "The love of money is the root of all evil."  This is saying that loving money is the reason for downfall.  Money is not wrong but wanting so much money where it impairs your thoughts is wrong.

Dr. Suess* But Not Really

The Internet is an endless sea of information, but sometimes that information is completely wrong. Such is the case when it comes to a handful of quotes, and people love to credit Dr. Seuss because of his generally happy feeling books filled with silly sayings. For example:

So Inspiring! Also not a real quote! Not from Dr. Seuss, anyway. The actual quote was by financier Bernard Baruch, and the meaning behind it is way less profound than you think. Baruch wasn’t issuing old-timey advice about ignoring your haters; he was talking about how he handled seating arrangements at his fancy dinner parties, and his actual quote? “I never bother about that. Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.” – Not quite the affirmation when you know it came from some socialite talking about his first-world problems and essentially thumbing his nose at those beneath him.

Verdict: Credit to Bernard Baruch, although I wish it was Dr. Suess’ cute saying.

Trust Is Key!!!!

 "Trust yourself. Create the kind of self you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement"-Golda Meir

If you don't trust yourself who else is there to trust? If you look at the
 little things and are happy about them then your life will turn out pretty amazing. This quote I have seen a couple of times but not a whole lot. Since I have seen this quote I've tried to make it my motivation everyday, by not letting the worst get to me and to look at the little things and be positive about them. I Hope you guys will take this quote and share it with others.

Best Quote Ever

Yeah, so I believe this is one of the more comedic misquotes. I don't think quotes work that way Michael. Anyway, I think it is funny how people believe they can actually do this with quotes. Like for me, if there was something I said and it inspired people, I would want some credit. None of this "mistaken quote" stuff. I believe it is a good representation of what some people seem to do with quotes from Shakespeare or the Bible. I saw a joke that said this quote was from John Wilkes Booth, That got a chuckle I'm afraid to admit. Little bit of dark humor there. But seriously, quoting people shouldn't be that difficult. If there is no known person, label it "-Anonymous"

"Dont cry because its over. Smile because it happened."

Pretty much every teenage girl who has gone through a break up has heard the quote "Don't cry because its over. Smile because it happened." Seeing it attributed to Hitler gives it a completely different meaning. and who doesn't love a fake Hitler quote? haha. When I saw this picture online I instantly recognized the quote because I've seen it plastered all over pinterest but I realized I didn't know who actually said it. I decided to do some research online and a lot of websites said Dr.Suess said it but that is also wrong. The author of this quote is unknown so for all we know it could have been Hitler ;) but that is highly unlikely..

all these imposters...

"Well behaved women rarely make history.", a quote thought to be said by the actress Marilyn Monroe. However, this quote actually was said by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a professor at Harvard University. Perhaps the quote has been falsely attributed to Monroe due to her Hollywood glamour lifestyle, showing girls to stand out and disregard the norms, and to get "out there". Monroe was flamboyant for her time, and probably not considered "well behaved" during her life.
      The actual quote "Well behaved women seldom make history." comes form Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, in her article about women who never made it into the history books, who lived ordinary lives but were special women. This points to her opinion of how if a women is well-behaved, she is nothing special to remember.
     The quote is also falsely attributed to Mae West, Anne Boleyn, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all significant women of their time.

Something isn't right here..

Not all inaccurate quotes are immediately obvious, but this one is a just a little suspicious. What relation does Jean Luc Picard have with Luke Skywalker? When did Picard change his name to Dumbledore? Many questions, so little answers. Jokes aside, there are many quotes that may seem legitimate, and many people believe them to be accurate. Why trust the internet, anyway? I practically live on the internet and I still don't trust most of what I see.

Correcting Quirks in Quotes

Voltaire is a very quotable entente. Perhaps this is why he is misquoted so often. The quote, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is often attributed to Voltaire however he was not the one who said it. It was actually the writing of one of his biographers in he book Friends of Voltaire. Hall, the author of the quote, used the phrase to show how Voltaire viewed the writings of a French philosopher but since it was written in the first person it came across as a direct quote. It may actually be derived from Voltaire's quote, "I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write." For all of eternity people will be misquoted and discredited, but it is up to us to make sure we do not get a tatoo with a misquote. That would suck.

Life "is" like a box of chocolates

          One of the most famous line in Forest Gump, is when Forest is sitting at the bus stop with a box of chocolates. As he is sitting there he tells the lady next to him," That life is like a box of chocolates and that you never know what your going to get." tat is what people think he said after seeing the movie. What he actually said was,"That life was like a box of chocolates and that you never know what your going to get." Now the quote takes on a whole new meaning in my opinion. What Forest actually meant was that over his life up to this point has been full of surprise and unexpected turns, and that it will continue to do so. The most important thing is that quote is now past,

Quoting Gandhi

Gandhi was a very influential person in history so it's no surprise that he had a quote that was misquoted. “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.” This is what Gandhi originally said and the quote today has been changed to "Be the change you wish to see in the world." I think the quote was changed to this because people were having a hard time understanding what Gandhi originally said. So by changing it people could better understand it which should've made it more inspiring. It's always a shame to see people's quotes be misquoted but in a case like this it's not always a bad thing. Yes the quote is different but i'm sure it has inspired many people throughout the world.   

you thought lol

We've seen it everywhere. From, cute pinterest backgrounds and even on the back of actual mirrors. We have all heard the quote "Mirror, Mirror on the wall..." from the famous Disney movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Unfortunately, its a misquote. The evil Queen summons her friend, the mirror, by saying "Magic Mirror on the wall..." Also, for those of you (like me) who thought the Queen and the Mirror were friends, they are certainly not. The Queen first calls to her as "slave in the  magic mirror." I don't know about all of you guys, but my childhood has just now been wrecked. I mean, I can't even tell you how many times I said that misquote playing dress up as a kid. It is a major yikes. To be honest, there are probably dozens more misquotes from Disney. :(

Who Said It? Why, it's elementary...

Five seconds ago I stumbled across a misattribution that rocked my world. Countless quotes of my childhood are down the drain, yet it still doesn't make sense.
Sherlock Holmes never said "It's elementary, my dear Watson"???
What??
According to Business Insider, this phrase was never written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Only the most famous line from Sherlock Holmes has been wrongly quoted by scholars, children, and movies alike.
It makes me doubt humanity.
Business Insider offers an explanation for this travesty, stating that "phrases 'my dear Watson' and 'elementary' are both interweaved in a dialogue sequence, yet not combined together."
Apparently, the phrase "It's elementary, my dear Watson" was actually written by a man named Psmith.
How an impostor could have become such a renowned and well-loved phrase is a mystery perhaps only Holmes could have solved.

Apparently she didn't want us to eat cake....

Mostly everyone knows the quote "Let them eat cake!" attributed to Marie Antoinette, but little do they know she was not actually talking about cake. The actual quote is "let them eat pastry." Though not very different, it's still a misquote. She was misquoted so many times to where it just stayed the wrong quote. She was not only misquoted, but also this quote was misattributed to Marie Antoinette when it's source is Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau first used his quote in his autobiography, "Confessions", and when the "great princess" is told there is no bread for the prisoners to eat, says "Well, let them eat brioche." This book was written when Marie Antoinette was 10 years old living in Austria. It was not until she was 18 that she married Louis XVI. It is said that the quote was attributed to her because she was not liked and was frequently accused of doing terrible things.  But the example that makes the most sense was that she had a heart for the poor and tried to help their lives be better so when she found out all they had was bread, she said "let them eat cake" and the rest was (literally) history.