Sweet Grapes vs. Sour Grapes
"Sweet Grapes": A phrase used to describe the irrational, desperate desire to always believe that everything is just great. This term stems from an old fable about a fox who tried very hard to get some grapes that were hanging on a high branch above his head. The fox jumped and jumped and reached real hard, and just when he was ready to give up, he caught the branch and pulled the whole bunch of grapes down.
Feasting on the grapes, he said "Mmmmm! These grapes are absolutely delicious!"
A parrot flew down. "Try some of these grapes!" said the fox.
"Mmm-hmm! These grapes are great! I love them!" said the parrot.
Just then a skunk, who used to go to a lot of events with the fox and the parrot, walked over. "Hi," said the fox, "have some of the grapes I picked! They're amazing!"
"Thanks!" said the skunk. "What a good friend the fox is," he thought. His lips puckered slightly as he bit into a sour, too-hard grape. "Wait a minute," said the skunk, "these grapes don't even taste that good."
"I love them!" said the fox.
"Isn't it great to live in a city where we have such great grapes?" said the parrot.
"They're not even ripe yet. They're inedible." said the skunk. The fox and parrot then accused the skunk of being too negative, and stopped calling him.
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hahahha I encounter this SO OFTEN in L.A. Burner scene. People who simply REFUSE to say anything negative, as if it will somehow change the truth instead of just annoying the people around them...
Feasting on the grapes, he said "Mmmmm! These grapes are absolutely delicious!"
A parrot flew down. "Try some of these grapes!" said the fox.
"Mmm-hmm! These grapes are great! I love them!" said the parrot.
Just then a skunk, who used to go to a lot of events with the fox and the parrot, walked over. "Hi," said the fox, "have some of the grapes I picked! They're amazing!"
"Thanks!" said the skunk. "What a good friend the fox is," he thought. His lips puckered slightly as he bit into a sour, too-hard grape. "Wait a minute," said the skunk, "these grapes don't even taste that good."
"I love them!" said the fox.
"Isn't it great to live in a city where we have such great grapes?" said the parrot.
"They're not even ripe yet. They're inedible." said the skunk. The fox and parrot then accused the skunk of being too negative, and stopped calling him.
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hahahha I encounter this SO OFTEN in L.A. Burner scene. People who simply REFUSE to say anything negative, as if it will somehow change the truth instead of just annoying the people around them...