Slog - Comments on "Staff at Woolworths baffled by fuss over the little girl�s bed called Lolita"

Comment by Tlazolteotl

Tlazolteotl — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:21:36 -0800

One of the greatest novels in the English language, and they had to look it up on Wikipedia. That's just.....sad.

Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty

Fifty-Two-Eighty — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:22:02 -0800

I suppose you had to look up Nabokov as well. Dumbasses.

Comment by adrian!

adrian! — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:25:08 -0800

and i give you another reason, among so many, that charles mudede will never--but NEVER--work at woolworth's beddeing department.

Comment by lauren

lauren — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:28:48 -0800

The last line s totally the best part of the whole article:
"In 2006 Tesco was removed its pole-dancing kit from the toys and games section of its website after it was accused of destroying children�s innocence."

WTF?!

Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty

Fifty-Two-Eighty — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:33:53 -0800

I'm just waiting for the part where she gets chained to the bed.

Comment by Emily

Emily — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:37:47 -0800

This is why banning books doesn't do much good. Protecting the minds of poor innocent readers results in...stupidity, oddly enough.

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:38:14 -0800

"LO-LEE-TA"

the best opening line, ever...I don't know why Bailey/Coy never uses it for their signboard out front and their 10% off promotion.

Comment by lostboy

lostboy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:47:03 -0800

After hearing Don't Stand So Close To Me when I was 10 or 11, I asked my mom--a high school teacher turned counselor--who Nabokov was and what book he wrote.�� She figured it must be a nonsense name that they made up for the song.

(Ignorance aside, I give her points for suggesting the Matix-y wisdom that "there is no book.")

Comment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:02:18 -0800

@8: Wow. I never realized that's what the song was about. (Of course, the last time I heard any part except the chorus was when I was about 9.)

Comment by kelly

kelly — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:05:24 -0800

Wow - That tops the "Mommy Dearest Coathangers" line last year.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:12:50 -0800

Woolworths still exists?

Comment by DOLORES HAZE

DOLORES HAZE — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:01:39 -0800

Did Mencken say a book never made anyone pregnant. But probably a bed named "Lolita" might make you a slut. Keep the fear quotient going, folks. What about "Rosebud" - what does that connote? I hope when my son grows up he can have a bed named "Boogie Nights". Just sane...

Comment by erika

erika — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:50:40 -0800

@4 - agreed, that last sentence is worthy of Jon Stewart

Comment by C.

C. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:33:39 -0800

Ah, and the fact that Lolita is a satire is missed again...lovely.

Comment by gnossos

gnossos — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:06:09 -0800

and today is the 48th anniversary of the famous lunch counter incident...they should have served that cup of coffee.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:20:36 -0800

Grrrr. Sting pronounces Nabokov's name wrong in the song. Still pisses me off to this day.

@1, what do you mean, ONE of? Its only competition is Huckleberry Finn.

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:50:28 -0800

@1, @16: Pride and Prejudice, bitches!

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:57:42 -0800

Oh, you mean English English. I was thinking American. They're different languages.

Comment by spice

spice — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:53:14 -0800

Reminiscent of the German mp3 player the "i.Beat Blaxx."