Would you rather sit on a pumpkin? by Anne Elsener https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro What do you think Henry David Thoreau meant by this quote: “I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” en-us 2016-09-15 02:38:27 UTC 2016-09-19 21:10:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Tim is a Wonderful Person https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907057 I think its a great quote, I think it alludes to the benefits of solitude. It also invokes the thought the being in nature is preferable to being inside. These thoughts align with what I know about Thoreau.]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907057 Thoreau's reaction against modernity is childish and pretentious https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907093 He needs to learn to get along with people more.]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907093 Pumpkins... they aren't just for carving anymore! https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907101 2016-09-19 21:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907101 Pumpkin vs. Cushion https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907116 HDT meant that he preferred to take the unpopular route in life as long as that's what he wanted.  

PS: We all know pumpkins are secret horse and buggies. ]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907116 Pumpkin Spice https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907119 I would like to have my own space as a result of doing things my own way than be where everyone else is


]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907119 Sean's Answer https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907133 He prefers isolation to crowds, even if it's less comfortable.]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907133 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907146 Love the quote, it's very Thoreau. I personally find pumpkins very comfortable. 

]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907146 He's anti-social, in part because he shuns the company of humanity and prefers the cold, rough seat of a pumpkin. https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907177 2016-09-19 21:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907177 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907187 He'd rather have something that is his own and be on his own than try to share something that is seen as fancy/better ]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907187 I think he meant that he enjoyed  the serenity of being alone instead of being with others.  https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907197 2016-09-19 21:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907197 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907201 HDT values being alone over comfort]]> 2016-09-19 21:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907201 pumpkin seeds https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907222 2016-09-19 21:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907222 I think that it means it is better to have peace and solitude in a lowly place than to be in a chaotic environment even though it is luxurious https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907223 2016-09-19 21:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907223 That HDT would rather have his own things, than  share any thing else.  https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907233 2016-09-19 21:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907233 I would rather be uncomfortable by myself than share a comfortable space https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907236 2016-09-19 21:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907236 Uncomfortable situation to learn from https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907240 2016-09-19 21:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907240 People make me more uncomfortable than things do. https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907246 2016-09-19 21:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907246 Tim's the worst. https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907254 He would choose private discomfort over high comfort with the likes of Tim.]]> 2016-09-19 21:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907254 Pumpkins you can eat you cannot eat velvet rjanke1 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907276 2016-09-19 21:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907276 Grifffin gmuckley https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907308 simplicity & solitude > people]]> 2016-09-19 21:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907308 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907348 He'd rather be uncomfortable sitting on a pumpkin than interact with other people]]> 2016-09-19 21:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907348 I feel like this jumping all over the screen is going to give me a seizure https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907400 2016-09-19 21:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907400 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907482 Clearly Henry was an only child


]]> 2016-09-19 21:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907482 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907504 Pumpkins > People]]> 2016-09-19 21:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907504 smashing pumpkins is a good band https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907530 2016-09-19 21:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907530 Today is the greatest day I've ever known rjanke1 https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907574 2016-09-19 21:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907574 Would rather be (more) uncomfortable by himself than (more) comfortable crowded with others https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907602 2016-09-19 21:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/anelsener/zz0q2n40muro/wish/124907602