I'm not surprised to read about Chanel No. 5's continuing popularity. When I was old enough to earn some money of my own and could afford to buy such luxuries, that was the first perfume I bought. Decades have passed since then, many other perfumes have been sampled. The longest I've stayed with one scent since Chanel, is 'Beautiful' by Estee Lauder (their best seller). It isn't just the wearing of a perfume that's great, it's the pleasurable memory of the scent long after you've stopped wearing it.
'Ambergris is usually passed in the fecal matter. Ambergris that forms a mass too large to be passed through the intestines is expelled via the mouth, leading to the reputation of ambergris as primarily coming from whale vomit.' - Wiki
Yes, but being able to say you paid for your college education with a whale turd, rather than a whale barf, makes for a better story.
I've been trying to explain to someone I met online, that its impossible for me to get to know him through that medium. For me, half the conversation is missing. There's a dialog going on when two people occupy the same room and say nothing. It's in the body language and the subtext.
It doesn't sound like much money now, but $333 per short x 9 paid them just under $3000. In 1935 that kinda dough was not too shabby, roughly $48K in today's dollars.
They must have created quite a sensation when those shorts hit the theaters.
Yes, but being able to say you paid for your college education with a whale turd, rather than a whale barf, makes for a better story.
They must have created quite a sensation when those shorts hit the theaters.