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DECEMBER 2014

THE GIFT OF POETRY

Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, the Solstice, Festivus, Christmas, Boxing Day, or Kwanzaa, We will have new gifts in our gift shop inspired by the poetry of Emily
and Emmett Lee Dickinson.

If you can't wait to see what's coming,
you can always start with the perfect gift
for any occasion -- Volumes 1 and 2 of
 Great American Poems ~ REPOEMED

Click HERE for details.
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December 1st

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Your kids will put away their labor,
but not their leisure too with the

Because I Could Not Stop For Debt
Cash and Credit Play Set
. 

They'll know no haste as they 

file for bankruptcy for hours!

Comes with 26 different credit cards to max out!

December 2nd



Belly up to Playtime's new
Tiki Bar

with your little Tipplers
to sample 32 varieties of pretend "Rum"
and taste a liquor never brewed!

Not all the vats upon the Rhine yield such flavor!

Set includes 4 tankards scooped
in simulation pearl!

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December 3rd

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Not only did Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "I heard a Fly buzz -- when he died" motivate his third cousin Emily to write a similar poem, "I heard a Fly buzz -- when I died," but it inspired one of the top selling gifts in the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum's gift shop:  the "I heard a Fly buzz when he died" fly swatter (pictured at the left).

Now, the gift shop offers another high quality pest control souvenir, Dickinson's Roach Motel.  Emmett Lee Dickinson invented the Roach Motel  in the mid-1800s shortly after he penned his poem "Into apartment creep."  His poem also inspired third cousin Emily to write her poem, "To their apartment deep."

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Into apartment creep

An unseen evil deep
But light reveals approach
By countless sums of Roach –

By Emily Dickinson:

To their apartment deep

No ribaldry may creep
Untumbled this abode
By any man but God –

Now you can control the "countless sums of Roach" in your home or apartment with Dickinson's
Roach Motel.

Wives and mothers love 'em!
$4.95 each or 2 for $10.00 while supplies last!

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December 4th

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Do you have the sorest need to get the hottest game of the year? 
You'll find sweet success with 
Capture the Purple Flag
.


Choose up sides and see on whose forbidden ear the distant strains of triumph break agonized and clear!


December 5th



Stop shaking, quaking, listing and spasms on shopping carts with Dickinson's

SHOPPING CART WHEEL REPAIR KIT

Repair a shaking shopping cart wheel
and you shall not live in vain!

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Dickinson's Shopping Cart Wheel Repair Kit was inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "If I can stop one cart from quaking."  Dickinson's poem also inspired his third cousin Emily to write her poem "If I can stop one heart from breaking."

Pictured at the left:  An early edition of poems by Emmett Lee Dickinson featured "If I can stop one cart from quaking" as the title poem.  This rare volume of poetry is on display at the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum (above the coin-op Laundromat on Dickinson Boulevard). 

December 6th



Inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Of Squad I ask one waiver,"
the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum
(above the coin-op Laundromat on Dickinson Boulevard) now offers the


ELD-EG-O6 Radar Detector
Dickinson's poem also inspired his third cousin to write her poem "Of God we ask one favor."
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December 7th

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Do you consider a slant picture on the wall to be  the "Diagonality of the Devil"? 
Now you can reach the disconcerting declivity and fix that "tilt of despair." 

Inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "There's a certain slant of Art"
(which inspired Emily Dickinson's
"There's a certain slant of Light")
the ELD Museum offers the
DICKINSON ART LEVEL
100% guaranteed!


December 8th

If "Heaven" is what you cannot reach,
then gather the family 'round
the Craps table with

Dickinson's CRAPS for Kids

Based on Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "'Seven' -- is what I cannot roll!"
which in turn inspired his third cousin Emily to write "'Heaven' -- is what I cannot reach!" 
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December 9th

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If you buy Dickinson's CRAPS for Kids (above), then be sure to pick up the #1 best selling children's book How To Teach Your Children To Play Craps too!

Author Kevin Gerard said he was inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Let this be Seven indeed"  to write the book.

At the right:  Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Let this be Seven indeed," the inspiration for Kevin Gerard's book How To Teach Your Children To Play Craps.

At the far right:  Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin to write "Lest tis be Heaven indeed."
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Let this be Seven indeed
A Come Out roll is given
Or hope I shoot a Point Number
Before I roll a Seven.
By Emily Dickinson:
 
Lest this be Heaven indeed
An Obstacle is given
That always gauges a Degree
Between Ourself and Heaven.



December 10th

Is finding a pair of pants that fits
a sizeable problem?

Problem solved -- with Dickinson's
EXTENDER PANTS
Based on many poems about weight gain written by Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request) 
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By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

My Body grows out width –

In an increasing way –
With my diet – it can’t hide
My Temple expands – away.
 
Enlarged – swelling – inflating –
It’s quite a grand display
The Whole of my circumference
In massive quantity
By Emily Dickinson:
 
The Body grows without --
The more convenient way --
That if the Spirit -- like to hide
Its Temple stands, alway,
 
Ajar -- secure -- inviting --
It never did betray
The Soul that asked its shelter
In solemn honesty

Pictured at the far left:  Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "My body grows out width" reflects one of the most common themes in Dickinson's poetry -- weight gain.  Many of Dickinson's weight gain poems inspired the production of Dickinson's "Extender Pants."

Pictured at the left:  Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin (twice removed -- at her request) to write her poem "The Body grows without."


December 11th

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The Dickinson Lock and Key Company
has an exclusive offer through the gift shop of the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum
(above the coin-op Laundromat on Dickinson Boulevard):  Dickinson's Cookie Jar Lock!

Inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem
"Lightly crept to cookie jar"
(which in turn inspired Emily Dickinson's poem "Lightly stepped a yellow star"), the lock will help dieters from reaching its inner space!


December 12th


If you went for a coloring at the hair salon but were scarce adjusted in the chair when one who dyed for beauty complained
in the adjoining room,
then try your hand at home coloring with


I DYED FOR BEAUTY

hair colorant sold exclusively in the gift shop
 at the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum
(above the coin-op Laundromat on Dickinson Blvd).
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December 13th

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Everyone knows that Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request) loved corn.  After all, he invented corn chowder and many other corn dishes. However, he also loved wile rice, as evidenced by his  poem "Wild rice! Wild rice!" -- which inspired third cousin Emily's poem
"Wild Nights!  Wild Nights!"

Now you can enjoy
DICKINSON'S "WILD RICE! WILD RICE! 
on any night -- whether it's wild or not!



By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Wild rice!  Wild rice!
Long grain or whole
Wild rice is steaming
My life by the bowl

Futile the cook
Who microwaves
Done in an instant
Done without taste!

With passion I've eaten
Wild rice I assert
It might be for dinner
But should be Dessert!

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Pictured above:  Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Wild rice! Wild rice! was written on an envelope.  It inspired Emily's poem shown at the right.
By Emily Dickinson:

Wild Nights – Wild Nights!
Were I with thee
Wild Nights should be
Our luxury!

Futile – the Winds –
To a Heart in port –
Done with the Compass –
Done with the Chart!

Rowing in Eden –
Ah, the Sea!
Might I but moor – Tonight –
In Thee!



December 14th

If you know that your have gained
and yet you know not how --
and if it's diminution you seek
and discipline you lack, then take home

DICKINSON'S DIGITAL SCALE


Guaranteed performance!
Guaranteed precision!


Inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem "I knew that I had gained."

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December 15th

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Right -- at the light at the intersection?
Right -- at the yellow yield?
Right -- at the sign of the scarlet stop sign?

Never guess again -- as long as ages steal with Dickinson's
GPS X6000*

The only GPS with the Royal Seal!
Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Right at the Light at the Intersection" inspired both the Dickinson GPS X6000 and Emily Dickinson's poem "Mine --  by the Right of the White Election."

* Accuracy not guaranteed in Albany, Albuquerque,  Anchorage, Baltimore, Bozeman, Buffalo, Carson City, Chagrin Falls, Dayton, El Paso, Eire, Escondido, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Ithaca, Knoxville, Little Rock, Macon, Newark, Omaha, Pasadena, Shreveport, Tampa, Toledo, Tulsa, Wichita and many other cities.

December 16th

Wonder is not precisely knowing --
And not precisely knowing not --
Especially when you wonder whether
Windows is going to work!
Quite a bleak condition to be sure!

Eliminate the suspense -- 
Eliminate the pain! -- with
WINDOWS FOR DUMMIES
"Windows for Dummies" was inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Windows is not precisely working -- and not precisely working not"  (which in turn inspired Emily Dickinson's poem "Wonder is not precisely knowing -- and not precisely knowing not").
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December 17th

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Inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem
"It's such a little thing to sweep"
(which in turn inspired third cousin Emily to write "It's such a little thing to weep"), the
Dickinson 1750mm Industrial Electric Floor Sweeper
is the perfect gift for dad!

No matter the size of the cleaning job,
Dad will never weep or sigh again
when it comes time to sweep!


December 18th


Yes, the soul selects her own society -- but now you can detect your own sobriety -- with the


DICKINSON AL-7000
Personal Breathalyzer

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December 19th

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There is no frigate like a Dictionary --
Especially if you don't know what "frigate" means!


Now you can look up the word "frigate" in the
ELD Dictionary
The dictionary that inspired the OED!

How functional is the reference cargo ship
That bears more than a barge!


December 20th


Do your children tell the truth -- but tell it slant?

Success in circuits lie with the new
Home Lie Detector
from Dickinson Electronics!

A spark of lightening to the child will lead to an explanation that will dazzle --
truth's superb surprise!
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Emily Dickinson's poem "An awful Tempest mashed the air" was based on Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "An awful Bed rest mashed my hair" --
the inspiration for Dickinson's

HAIR DETANGLER & CONDITIONER

The best detangler/conditioner for when your mane is in need of therapy!

Read both Emily's & Emmett Lee's poems in
Great American Poems ~ REPOEMED, Volume 1.

December 22nd


If your special someone has no hair to detangle
(see above), then maybe the perfect gift for him is

Dickinson's Scalp Buffer
and Head Shams!


Inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Sweet hairs have perished here" (which also inspired Emily Dickinson's poem "Sweet hours have perished here"), Dickinson's Scalp Buffer and Head Shams will leave the ladies saying, "SHAM WOW!"
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December 23rd

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Never lose your keys, your wallet, your glasses, you coat -- or a world -- again with

DICKINSON'S
REMOTE CONTROL
AUTO-FINDER 


Don't accept any other brand --
only a Dickinson's!
You'll know it by the row of stars
around its handle bound!

December 24th

Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem
"The Pun -- just prompted Moaning"
(which inspired Emily Dickinson's poem
"The Sun -- just touched the Morning")
includes the lines "And like a Tome on anti-gravity / Impossible to put down"
which pay tribute to Dickinson's well-known
scientific study on anti-gravity.

Now Dickinson's definitive text
can be yours for just 29.95:


CAUSALITY ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ANTI-GRAVITY

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At the right:  The first stanzas of Emmett Lee Dickinson's and Emily Dickinson's poems.
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

The Pun – just prompted Moaning –

The Moaning – Husky sound – 
And like a Tome on anti-gravity –
Impossible to put down.
By Emily Dickinson:

The Sun
– just touched the Morning –

The Morning – Happy thing –
Supposed that He had come to dwell –
And Life would all be Spring!

December 25th

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If you didn't get
Great American Poems ~ REPOEMED
for Christmas, then you're probably having a blue Christmas!  Fret not, though, there's always next Christmas (364 shopping days left!)
and/or every holiday in between.

Every copy comes with free membership to the Dickinson Organization of Poetry Enthusiasts (DOPE). 



December 26th


Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "If anybody's cat be dead" inspired third cousin Emily's poem "If anybody's friend be dead" as well as 
a series of pewter dog and cat frames
which, in Internet lingo, are "totes adorbs."

If you have a past pet, any little thing can
return the Quick of Woe --
but you can fend off the sadness with

Dickinson's Dog & Cat Frames
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At the right:  The first stanzas of Emmett Lee Dickinson's and Emily Dickinson's poems.
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

If anybody’s cat be dead

It’s sharpest of the theme
The thinking how it walked alive –
Or slinked from time to time –
By Emily Dickinson:

If anybody’s friend be dead

It’s sharpest of the theme
The thinking how they walked alive –
At such and such a time –

December 27th

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Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Ice cream Freeze, in my Brain" inspired third cousin Emily's poem "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain," and

Dickinson's fast acting Anti-Brain Freeze Tablets! 

Have a brain freeze?  Thaw out with Dickinson's!
At the right:  The first stanzas of Emmett Lee Dickinson's and Emily Dickinson's poems.
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Ice cream Freeze, in my Brain,

Like Migraines off and on
Kept throbbing – throbbing – till it seemed
That Sense was frigidly gone –
By Emily Dickinson:

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,

And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading – treading – till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through – 

December 28th


Unwelcome waste?
A weeping toilet's tears?
Solve all of you plumbing problems with

DICKINSON PLUMBING SUPPLY'S
Flange & Cup Plungers.


Inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem
"A little overflowing drain" (which also inspired third cousin Emily's poem "A little overflowing word"), Dickinson plungers are the best money can buy!

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December 29th

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Based on Emily Dickinson's poem, "I noticed People disappeared / When but a little child," the Dickinson Toy Company is proud to present the 


Vanishing Coffin Doll
Magic Trick



Don't withheld this from your children!  In three easy steps, they'll astonish their friends -- 
and knock 'em dead!

December 30th


Never worry about a flat tire
(or a flat spare tire) again with

Dickinson's "HOT AIR"
Flat Tire Repair Spray


Inspired by Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "The Likeness between the Spare," you can always count on Dickinson for "Hot Air"! 

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At the right:  The first stanze from Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "The likeness between the Spare," and the first stanza to the poem it inspired, Emily Dickinson's "The difference between Despair."
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

T
he likeness between the Spare
And Flat – is that the One
Stowed in the trunk for a Wreck
Is flat when the Wreck has been –

By Emily Dickinson:

The difference between Despair
And Fear – is like the One
Between the instant of a Wreck
And when the Wreck has been –


December 31st

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"Hope" for the thing with feathers
that perches as a stole:

DICKINSON BOAS

Just like Emily Dickinson used to wear!

Put on a Dickinson Boa and you'll sign a tune without words and never stop -- at all!


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