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Subject: SOUR GRAPES

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 15:33:40 12/03/01

"Sour grapes" means that after you cannot reach a goal that you really wanted,
you say "it was not important after all" trying to diminish your failure.
It comes from a greek short story (fabula) written by Esopo (at least in spanish
is spelled in this way). A Fox (female) really wanted to reach some juicy grapes
on the tree (vine) and tried everything for that purpose. When she faced the
reality that it was impossible to get them, she turned around and said "well,
they were sour anyway".

So, the expression "sour grapes" has not been used correctly. It is not lying,
it is not whining or anything like that.

Regards,
Miguel

Re: SOUR GRAPES (on-topic?) Sune Fischer 06:28:33 12/04/01
- Re: SOUR GRAPES (on-topic?) Miguel A. Ballicora 07:16:14 12/04/01
Re: SOUR GRAPES Sally Weltrop 04:42:48 12/04/01
- Re: SOUR GRAPES Albert Silver 07:50:06 12/04/01
Re: SOUR GRAPES José Antônio Fabiano Mendes 04:14:40 12/04/01
Re: SOUR GRAPES Albert Silver 03:43:50 12/04/01
Re: SOUR GRAPES Roy Eassa 16:11:19 12/03/01
- Re: SOUR GRAPES Mogens Larsen 02:21:43 12/04/01
- Re: SOUR GRAPES Christophe Theron 22:21:26 12/03/01

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