History rocks

HistoryFreak - 01/02/2013 09:19 - France

Today, I told my parents that what I'd really like for my 21st birthday is the 1865 edition of the Memoirs of Saint-Simon in 22 volumes that I found online for $200, and have been wanting for months. They laughed and said, "Yeah, right. We'll get you an iPhone and perhaps you'll become normal." FML
38 806
9 848
The rhythm of the fight
Discover all the best anecdotes from the month of January, with or without snow, with or without you. …

a1f0sff 25

Even parents have fallen into the so common desires of society nowadays... (wanting everything related to apple)

303 21
jjmiller1001 17

hopefully one day you will get it, and become that rich odd person your parents used to know

236 5

RedPillSucks 31

A 22 volume eBook? Gak

11 0
RedPillSucks 31

In the parents defense, they may have already gotten OP the phone prior to her asking for the books. They may just have had a really shitty response to her query.

4 1
onorexveritas 23

sell the iphone and get what you really want

2 2
Fsvb 32

This made me sad. Intelligence and having hobby's or being interested in things other than gadgets and clothing should not be rejected or seen as a bad, weird thing. This honestly makes me sad.

8 0
hardehar 9

Having an iPhone doesn't make you any more normal than loving history makes you a weirdo. I'm sorry OP

6 0
ocramavaf 15

you can then get whatever volumes you wish on your I phone no?

0 8
MidnaLink 33

By any chance, do you mean Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon, cause there's something of his on the iBook store for free if you're interested. Let them get you the iPhone anyway.

1 6
outoftown 26

Why not do both, OP? Keep the phone, download the free volumes, and save up for the real set. Enjoy the 1865 editions safely at home; the e-versions are lighter to carry with you.

4 0
Durdanya 13

Keep pressing, OP; that's a way better present than an iPhone! Your parents are tasteless.

2 0
AliSama 17

why don't girls like you exist where I live?

3 0
olhuma 5

Your parents did you a favor. Saint Simon's rants and gossiping about the French court have no value but the choice of words, and that gets lost in the translation anyhow (unless of course you are talking about a French language edition). Take the iPhone.

1 8
olhuma 5

Although, just realizing the OP talks about a 1865 edition.... I don't believe that one would be in English :)

5 0