I didn't realize Sally Ann is Canadian for Salvation Army. I understand the Sally part, but they managed to turn Army into Ann? Whatever.
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > never heard of Sally Ann either. Is Value Village sort of like > Building 19 that I referred to previously? > > --- In [email protected], "Gina Ellis" > <gina_ellis@> wrote: > > > > From an obituary for writer Madeleine L'Engle - > > > > "The novel weaved together aspects of theology and quantum physics..." > > > > No, it's not the theology or quantum physics I'm objecting to, but the > > "weaved". It's supposed to be WOVE. I like the internal tense > changes, > > dammit. And they are disappearing... > > > > P.S. to Ellen. Been busy for a while, so didn't get back to you > about Value > > Village. They are in existence on the west coast, anyway, so not just > > Canadian (but are right across Canada). They are the Walmart, or > Target, of > > second-hand stores - a slick chain. They put some of our grungy thrift > > shops out of business and got the others to spiff up (Sally Ann > still seems > > to be doing well). It's chain-store, mass-production (or induction) > of 2nd > > hand goods, in big bright department stores. I suspect very little > goes to > > the deserving, but they are irresistable... (I love going into a > place and > > saying to myself, I can buy anything in the joint. Not many stores > I feel > > like that. Being an inveterate 2nd-hand person, regular retail > prices make > > me swoon.) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Enter to win a night a VIP night out at TIFF > > http://redcarpet.sympatico.msn.ca/ > > >
