Talk:Marriage à la Mode (short story)

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This phrase is not used in modern English. The summary should either use the current colloquial expression or, preferably, explain what is meant by "donkeys and engines."67.81.68.38 (talk) 18:04, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Synecdoche for stuffed animals and mechanical toys? Though why unseemly, I do not know. Robina Fox (talk) 10:16, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]