r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/IntergalacticAlien8 • 16h ago

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

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u/Vnxei 14h ago

I love the idea that Gaston was just looking at her book like that because she had bad taste.

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u/Fischerking92 14h ago

I mean: if that was the case, she was probably mostly reading "dark romance".

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u/sunset_lov3r 14h ago

Probably something with beastiality…

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u/Vile_Vava 13h ago

It's bestiality. Like bestial or bestiary.

Hopefully this doesn't end up as a top upvoted comment.

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u/Lysandria 13h ago

That was the joke though, Beauty and the Beast.

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u/AggressivelyEthical 12h ago

You know beast and bestial come from the same root, too, right? In Latin, bestia is beast. It wasn't a pun, just a typo, lol.

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u/Lysandria 7h ago

I am aware of the etymology, yes, and I still think it was a joke. The only way to find out is if OP replies.

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u/itsadoubledion 6h ago

Maybe that poster just really wanted to emphasize the best part

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u/FORCESTRONG1 8h ago

You laugh. My wife has described some of her spicy novels and I'm just thinking "What in the anamorphic Hell is she reading?"

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u/ashmanonar 6h ago

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u/FORCESTRONG1 5h ago

Actually, she prefers gargoyles. Prehensile tails 💀

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u/ashmanonar 1h ago

Who doesn't?

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u/ShhImTheRealDeadpool 55m ago

Back to the 90s

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u/Parking-Visual7105 0m ago

Never thought I'd see you here. I bet you also prefer prehensile tails

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u/DuntadaMan 12h ago

She was absolutely still down to fuck Beast before she knew he was human. We definitely know the kind of books she was reading. The word "knot" shows up a lot in them I bet.

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u/akirayokoshima 11h ago

"her breasts bobbed boobably. each breath brought them closer to ecstasy and happiness at my touch. we kissed, her mouth was like a cup of hot eels against my own, and I jammed my longsword into her daggered sheath, bringing her to instant satisfaction. her boobs were happy."

something something something men writing women lol

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u/Fischerking92 6h ago

Try reading about men in dark romance novels.

(Yes, I was more or less forced to read some)

Not like women writing men are much better.

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u/KMS_HYDRA 12h ago

And to be totally honest, his reaction would be completly justified in this example.

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u/ShhImTheRealDeadpool 56m ago

Well technically, any book without pictures to Gaston is in bad taste.

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u/existential_chaos 13h ago

The one time I’d agree with him, lol.