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When you were 12 years old or younger, which real or imaginary children’s literary character did you want to be? ~

Posted - May 30, 2021

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  • 1953
    Anne Shirley from Anne of Green gables. 
      May 30, 2021 12:13 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    Peter Pan
      May 30, 2021 2:21 PM MDT
    6

  • 10612
    Ralph ('Runaway Ralph')
      May 30, 2021 2:27 PM MDT
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  • 44583
    None of them. I never read children's literature. My first books were a set of science books.
      May 30, 2021 4:32 PM MDT
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  • 23534
    I thought and thought  -- (I read your question a couple of hours ago)  -- and I realized: I've never wanted to be any fictional character in any kind of art. I might admire characters but I didn't want to be them.

    I realize he is not a literary character but the closest to my wanting to be a fictional character is Daffy Duck.
    Even younger than twelve years old, I admired his never-waning self-confidence. No matter what predicament he found himself in, his self-confidence (and senses of humor) was always strongly intact. 

    :)


    (Another long non-answer from WQ, ha!)
      May 30, 2021 4:40 PM MDT
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  • 44583
    I thought you were one of the characters in your pic.
      May 30, 2021 4:59 PM MDT
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  • 23534
    Now THAT is someone I'd like to have been --  one of the living dead in the original "Night of the Living Dead"!
    :)
    :)
      May 30, 2021 5:01 PM MDT
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  • 53490

     

      Daffy Duck certainly counts!

      
      ~

      May 30, 2021 6:46 PM MDT
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  • 23534
    Oh, good!
    :)
      May 30, 2021 7:41 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    He said "Donald" and I corrected his error, but then he deleted his original reply that said "Donald", so it deleted my correction, too. Just FYI, in case you missed it. 

    I don't know why he's so obsessed with appearing to be perfect. I wonder if he wanted to be Mary Poppins, too! 


      May 31, 2021 2:06 PM MDT
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  • 53490

    Lol. 

    First of all, mon amie, I was remiss in not acknowledging your apt correction of my error, and equally remiss for failing to thank you for catching it and informing me of it. Secondly, my quick deletion of the post to hide my misstep was in poor form. You were right and I was wrong.
    ~

      May 31, 2021 4:15 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Okay, who are you and what have you done with our Randy D? 

    Or.... did someone slip you a special brownie? 

      May 31, 2021 7:20 PM MDT
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  • 53490

      It’s really me, Sweetheart.

    ~

      May 31, 2021 7:27 PM MDT
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  • 23534
    I only now came across this part of this thread.  :)
      August 6, 2021 7:39 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I think I'm always happy to be brought back to older posts here! This one was definitely fun! :)
      August 8, 2021 8:01 AM MDT
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  • 16732
    I will hug you, and pet you, and squeeze you, and call you George.
      May 31, 2021 9:24 PM MDT
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  • 23534
    Yes!
    :)

      August 6, 2021 7:42 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Mary Poppins
      May 30, 2021 6:16 PM MDT
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  • 23534
    Ever since a little guy, I always liked this song possibly the most in the movie. I think we have talked about this before.   :)


      August 6, 2021 7:44 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I think so, too! :)
      August 8, 2021 8:02 AM MDT
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  • 16732
    Bilbo Baggins.
      May 30, 2021 7:52 PM MDT
    3

  • 10052
    Who is that? I'm not familiar. 
      May 31, 2021 7:20 PM MDT
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  • 53490

     

      A principal character from Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”.
    ~

      May 31, 2021 7:30 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Thank you, monsieur. 
      May 31, 2021 7:32 PM MDT
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