The Unfortunate Burning of Napoleon’s Bon-a-Parts

Napoleon-post-cards

Dear Ding Dong,

H-E-L-L-O! This is what happens when you do not look carefully in the shopping bag before throwing it away.

Nine postcards instead of ten.

Know you now why the antique postcards stalls always have a truckload of people flipping through the postcards at record speed. They are looking for something in particular! You might want to join them next time you are at the brocante.

Signed Your Truly,

Too Bad For You

P.S.
You might want to go dumpster diving.

Napoleon signing

Dear Too Bad for You,

Hardy har har! Pooh on you for rubbing it in my face.

But in my shallow defense, I was crazy excited about finding Napoleon Sealing Wax the other day, that I grabbed the post cards in one quick scoop– It was this postcard: Napoleon signing a treaty or something that had me all aflutter. Without thinking I threw the bag in the fireplace and ran upstairs to admired the Napoleon Sealing Wax…

Sealing-wax-Napolean

When I realized I only had nine postcards instead of ten I raced downstairs…

So sad, Napoleon's Bon-a-Parts were fried.

Yours,

Cinderella Ding Dong



Comments

40 responses to “The Unfortunate Burning of Napoleon’s Bon-a-Parts”

  1. We are buried under close to a foot of snow, the quietness of it marred by the drone of snow blowers – and me laughing aloud at your witty “bon mot”.
    What interesting postcards.

  2. Katiebell

    Poor ding dong, (I mean Napoleon’s!)
    My son says ‘Why did she burn it anyway?’
    I say ‘because its winter over there my dear and not 30 degrees C.’
    He thinks my explanations is silly Corey!

  3. Ouch – for both you AND Napoleon! Hilarious, though (for you…)

  4. Thank you so much for the smile you provided me this morning! As my 86 year old Aunt told me, it’s all about the ding dong, isn’t it?
    I’ve done the same thing, thrown away the shopping bag in my hurry to clean up and didn’t check for something in the bag! Curses I say! I shake my head and say, oh well, wasn’t meant to be. Gives you just one more thing to hunt for, how wonderful. Live for the hunt and keep smiling!

  5. Oh my yes, Corey, we’ve all done this, probably more than once (which admittedly doesn’t speak well for my learning curve).
    Tell yourself that much worse things could’ve happened. Then repeat as necessary until you actually start to believe it!

  6. Thank you for starting my day with a laugh!

  7. Love you my darling
    Kisses
    Love Jeanne

  8. A laugh is a great way to start my day out here on the rainy west coast!

  9. Poor family jewels…

  10. Oh Corey, only you! I laughed so hard tears sprang to my eyes and my sides hurt. Thank you for the joy you give in sharing you life!

  11. jend’isère

    Pants on fire! Your brocante finds have added value now that there is another story.

  12. *snort-giggle* Can’t…breathe… 😀
    At least you can find the humor in it. I’d probably be grumping about it for days.
    Thanks for the giggle.

  13. Oh, Corey! I had to giggle! But I’m sorry for you!
    Hugs
    Rabenfrau

  14. Hilarant!

  15. Love the design of that series! Gives a designer girl ideas! Thanks for showing them, Miss Dinga Linga Bing Bong Cutie Pie! 🙂

  16. Oh no! I feel for you, but this is hilarious 😛 Thank you for the laugh!

  17. hahaha! Thanks for sharing! Grace

  18. Thanks for the laughs, Corey! I too collect (and sold for 25 yrs.) a wonderful assortment of stuff other people don’t seem to value until I want it…and have lost, misplaced, broken and probably burned a few things. Which is why it all becomes more valuable!

  19. Poor Boney. “Oops!”

  20. *grin* Well, it’s no wonder that you missed one of Napoleon’s body parts…he was a short man, afterall. ;p

  21. rotf… that is all i can say. glad to know that this sort of thing happens to others too but not happy you lost his bon-a-parts! c’est dommage! boo hooo are you kicking yourself yet? i would be black and blue by now.

  22. I would be crying for days. I hate when I do stuff like this. This post had me smiling from one side to another.

  23. Makes me feel better about leaving my shopping bags strewn about the house for weeks after a purchase.
    Sorry to laugh at your misfortune, but your story-telling is marvelous!

  24. I think he looks smashing with his wooden hip.
    Happy New Year!!!

  25. I hate when that happens.

  26. And such a part you did burn. You are funny! The sealing wax is fascinating. I haven’t seen anything like that. Good thing you didn’t burn them.

  27. Thanks for the 🙂 Corey…got a chuckle at work today.

  28. Don’t worry i’m an airhead too!
    Today’s my 30th birthday!

  29. you are just too funny. and so approachable, since you admit to everything that we all do sometimes.
    poor napoleon. perhaps a line drawing to fill in the blank?
    love and hugs.

  30. Joann Burnham

    Dare I say it???????????????
    Great Balls of Fire

  31. Hysterical!
    I am still smiling, How did you manage to burn only the “middle parts”????
    You are a gift!!! Thank you 😉

  32. As if…Napolean didn’t already have enough of a complex.
    : )
    Julie M.

  33. Ahahaaaa! You slay me!
    And your commentors are hilarious too!!
    thank you for sharing ;o)

  34. That is too funny and sadly familiar too. In the past I have wrapped jewelry in tissue when traveling and two times have thrown out special necklaces by mistake during a cleaning frenzy.

  35. Ha-ha! Bon-a-Parts? – Oh poor man…!!! Perhaps you must sell postcards in 2 parts – ‘Napoleon’s upper body’ and ‘Napoleon’s booty legs’! 😀

  36. Thanks for sharing!

  37. Bonfire of The Vanities” non? You are soooooo funny! Thanks for the smile! Bramble

  38. Very good posting. I just love it.
    Good work. 🙂
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  39. Perhaps you can find a postcard with a fig leaf, and no one will ever be the wiser?

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