Eric on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
“Calgon,” she says, languidly, “Take me away!”
Then come the Calgon-horses down from the sky
This made me grin.
-Eric
Unferth on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
Emeline looks up. Emeline smiles. It’s like the sun.
And Margaret casts her eyes to him in appeal, but that doughty man of affordable cleaning solutions is as ruthless as the sun.
Looks like the stories are looking at different aspects of the sun again. Possibly Iphigenia is still thinking things through.
S on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
See, this is the kinda Hitherby Dragons I love.
To Hades with Iphigenia and all the rest!
ScrewyAnathema on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
How beautiful.
Metal Fatigue on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
It smells to me like there’s a connection to Ink as well as Iphigenia.
bv728 on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
Now, the question is: Does Calgon take her to A place without recourse, or THE place without recourse?
ADamiani on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
> Emeline looks up. Emeline smiles. It’s like the sun.> And Margaret casts her eyes to him in appeal, but that doughty man of affordable cleaning solutions is as ruthless as the sun.
Looks like the stories are looking at different aspects of the sun again. Possibly Iphigenia is still thinking things through.
Interesting, I was treating it as a simple extension of the Persephone histories we’ve been getting.
I suppose this would be more amusing to me if I had more than the dimmest memories of some product called Calgon.
Eric on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
A place, I’d say, since this is a legend. But that’s not a combination of words that would occur by chance in Hitherby, I don’t think.
Eronarn on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
I suppose this would be more amusing to me if I had more than the dimmest memories of some product called Calgon.
In one advertisement a woman is seen in a chaotic home scenario. As her tension rises she utters her famous line “Calgon, take me away!”, and is then seen relaxing in a luxurious bath in a quiet room. Despite being viewed as somewhat sexist (ie. that women need to rescued from chaotic situations), the commercial is viewed as having been a success since people still remember it even though it has not been aired in many years. Even today, a difficult day or situation is often referred to as a Calgon moment.
EDIT: Interestingly enough, Calgon and Mr. Clean are owned by two different companies… :!:
bv728 on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
A place, I’d say, since this is a legend. But that’s not a combination of words that would occur by chance in Hitherby, I don’t think.
I was, in particular, thinking about the nature of The Place Without Recourse, in that it is a place for people without answers, and how that would link to the plea for escape to dreaded Calgon.
potatocubed on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
Oddly enough, in the UK Calgon is a chemical that you put in your washing machine that helps it resist limescale damage and wotnot. :D
Bathing in it… :shock:
Metal Fatigue on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
Yup. Same stuff. It softens the water, making soap more effective. Besides the “Calgon, take me away!” commercial, there’s also one touting it as a laundry booster; the tagline there is “Ancient Chinese secret, huh?”
Hmm. Perhaps Mr. Kong could be connected to this somehow….
Taliskar on November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am said:
Sorry about the late post, I am playing catch up after taking a few weeks off to become a parent. One day I might have to admit that I grew up!
This whole post reminds me of the old addage, “be careful what you wish for … as you might just get it!” Something akin to The Labyrinth’s “I wish the Goblins would come and take you away … right now!” However, such comparisons are perhaps best not made as I am not sure David Bowie is ready for the Hitherby treatment.