I wish sealing close an envelope (like with wax and a seal) was still used today. When I was a kid and read about a character in a story (usually a king or high up official) who used their signet ring or a seal, I'd imagine myself one day stamping an envelope that way. Once in Chapters (the Barnes and Noble equivalent in Canada), Tyler and I found seals for each letter of the alphabet. We wanted to buy some, but then checked the price. They were expensive and then there was the special wax too. So we didn't get them. I've always kind of wished that we had.
The captcha for a comment on one of Robby's blog posts was gandult. I've been imagining Gandalf as a dult (which is surely very similar to a dolt) ever since.
I have always wished for wax seals also (not the ball-balancing, barking kind, though that would be fun, too).
ReplyDeleteGandult will forever be Gandalf's idiot brother in my mind. ^_^