tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post1541210501446353479..comments2024-03-18T06:50:22.206-08:00Comments on Dan's Shop: Gruff GoatsDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-12706717418881687662012-02-22T07:47:44.724-09:002012-02-22T07:47:44.724-09:00In case you're wondering (or your wife wants t...In case you're wondering (or your wife wants to read it), the version I grew up with was by P.C. Asbjornsen. A search on the popular buying/selling site of used things would pull up some examples...Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762615024207105680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-347241215034627292012-02-19T17:20:33.857-09:002012-02-19T17:20:33.857-09:00Chris - Thanks!
Ethan - I finally remembered to a...Chris - Thanks!<br /><br />Ethan - I finally remembered to ask her, and it sounds like it's somewhere in between. Not as graphic as your version, but not as benign as that other one either.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-92051037772239070012012-02-13T05:56:26.280-09:002012-02-13T05:56:26.280-09:00Having recently become a parent, I'm buying bo...Having recently become a parent, I'm buying books I loved having my grandfather read to me as a kid.<br /><br />I was greatly disturbed when I read through a current copy of The Three Billy Goats Gruff and saw they'd PC'd it to where the biggest BGG just pushes the troll off the bridge and he floats down the river.<br /><br />Lame.<br /><br />In the version my grandfather read me, the biggest BGG tears him up with his horns and the graphic for the page was bits and pieces of troll flying everywhere.<br /><br />Just curious to find out which version your wife uses.<br /><br />(I had to dig through eBay to find the author/illustrator of the book my grandfather had; now my son will get the non-PC version, as well.)Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762615024207105680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-12878577417605209892012-02-12T18:26:13.941-09:002012-02-12T18:26:13.941-09:00Fun! Nice post, Dan.Fun! Nice post, Dan.ChrisHasFlairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789176232191404489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-47623056722062084312012-02-12T12:04:39.787-09:002012-02-12T12:04:39.787-09:00Badger - Thanks! And as for the saw, actually I go...Badger - Thanks! And as for the saw, actually I got it at Sears years ago - it's a Craftsman, but seems to be exactly like the Olson. It is also much, much, nicer than what Sears sells now. It's depressing how much junk there is on the market - no wonder people just getting started with hand tools tend to get frustrated...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-46865264263662072742012-02-12T11:30:08.266-09:002012-02-12T11:30:08.266-09:00I see you've got the Olson coping saw as well,...I see you've got the Olson coping saw as well, I just upgraded to that.<br /><br />Nice work on the goats! I'm sure the kids will love them.<br /><br />badgerBadger Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259857649096197619noreply@blogger.com