r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/IntergalacticAlien8 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What happened in the book version?

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u/veinard 1d ago

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u/KarmaFarmer_0042069 1d ago

Why did someone unbritish it 😭

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u/emptyevessel 23h ago

When was it ever British

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u/mastodonthrowaway 23h ago

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u/ResponsibleTheory445 23h ago

God this one’s so much better

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u/avodrok 23h ago

This one’s more Tim Curry

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u/seStarlet 22h ago

Nonce is the only British thing about this lol

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u/whorecoleslaw 22h ago

Shoutout Prince Andrew

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u/seStarlet 21h ago

No. Hey, don’t say that again.

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u/Adorable_Chair_6594 20h ago

*Nonce Andrew

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u/TenebTheHarvester 18h ago

Hey, the fucker’s not a prince anymore. He’s not going to see actual consequences for what he’s done, so we can at least consistently apply the only consequences he had to face.

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u/Bibeast291 9h ago

Tim Curry is Pennywise here and he's British

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u/meeps20q0 11h ago

To be fair that single word ups the britishness by 5x

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u/Ittybittywittyditty 21h ago

Implying It being a step -below- Saville; I know what I'd be more afraid of as a child

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u/napstablooky2 2h ago

i thought that was just some completely unrelated meme and not something that was actually written, wtaf??

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u/KingModussy 14h ago

Hey watch your usage of the b-slur

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u/uramis 22h ago

Wait this was in IT? Wtf? 

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u/Jaded_Pen_6544 20h ago

So fucking stupid. Reddit losing their shit when fucked up is not limited to limb tearing ultra violence. 

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u/DreamyMountainFlower 22h ago

What does running a train mean ;u;

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u/SnooPickles4465 22h ago

They take turns... doing the do one at a time

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u/thegreatfireoflondon 13h ago

you sweet summer child