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The Picard Maneuver to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works • 1 year ago

"Um, actually..."

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The Picard Maneuver to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works • 1 year ago
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  • @prime_number_314159@lemmy.world
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    95•1 year ago

    Technically, Frankenstein’s Monster was the author, and Dr. Frankenstein himself was the real Mary Shelley we made along the way.

    • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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      40•1 year ago

      It takes a deep appreciation of the story’s themes to recognize that the real monster is actually Mary Shelley

      • @Potatisen@lemmy.world
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        21•1 year ago

        Wow, I mean… Just, wow.

        • VindictiveJudge
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          15•1 year ago

          She created a mad scientist and then put a well-meaning flesh golem through the wringer just for entertainment. That sounds pretty evil to me.

          • @dessimbelackis@lemmy.world
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            11•1 year ago

            Authors are all sadists

      • Sundray
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        1•1 year ago

        All this time, I thought the real villain was Percy Bysshe Shelley.

  • rockerface 🇺🇦
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    51•1 year ago

    As per usual, there is a relevant XKCD

    • @ikilledlaurapalmer@lemmy.world
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      5•1 year ago

      The alt text is just…

    • @xantoxis@lemmy.world
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      4•1 year ago

      I think there’s actually a few Frankenstein-related ones.

  • Sundray
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    22•1 year ago

    I’ve never managed to convince anybody of this, but… while I think you can’t really say that the monster’s name was Frankenstein, you would be well justified in calling the monster “a Frankenstein,” after its creator, in the same way you’d refer to a Garand (the rifle) after its creator (John Garand). As in, “Frankenstein is a novel about Dr. Frankenstein, who was the first person in fiction to create a freaky Frankenstein, whom he later rejected.”

  • Seraph
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    19•1 year ago

    A monster writing a book about an author. Now I’ve seen everything!

  • @psycho_driver@lemmy.world
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    17•1 year ago

    Such a mindfuck too. I kept eagerly awaiting the title character’s appearance, but it almost is written as if it’s an autobiography of Mr. Frankenstein.

    • @Cort@lemmy.world
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      6•1 year ago

      it’s an autobiography of Mr. Frankenstein.

      And the evil doctor that created him

      • @minibyte@sh.itjust.works
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        3•1 year ago

        It’s alive – Actually Doc, your pronoun usage needs work.

  • @Stoney_Logica1@lemmy.world
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    14•1 year ago

    This would irritate me to no end.

    • @Wirrvogel@feddit.de
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      4•1 year ago

      Which proofs that the real monster is the person who did this!

  • THE MASTERMIND
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    1 year ago

    Ah yes i remember him and his famous work mary shelly.

    • @thefartographer@lemm.ee
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      4•1 year ago

      Marry Shelly?! I’ve never met her!

  • @infreq@lemmy.world
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    6•1 year ago

    What about the book written by Virginia Wolf?

    • @Krauerking@lemy.lol
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      3•1 year ago

      What’s wrong with Virgina Woolf?

      • trashcan
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        5•1 year ago

        And who’s afraid of her?

        • @zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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          3•1 year ago

          I read these comments in Mr Peanutbutter’s voice.

  • Psaldorn
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    3•1 year ago

    Medlife crisis also has a great YouTube channel

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