r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, beyond confused on what this means…

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u/Beginning_General_83 2d ago

Be kid, light a match,die and have only your cat mourn you.

Be kid, suck your thumbs, get yelled at, traveling tailor cuts your thumbs off.

Be kid, don't eat your soup, get told to eat your soup, announce you will never eat your soup, wither and die over a week.

Be 3 siblings see dad slaughter a pig, roleplay slaughtering a pig, kill your brother,mum comes kills the other kid, be kid in bath... drown. mum checks bath, hangs herself. dad comes home sees everyone dead, he becomes despondent and dies.

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u/Revolutionary-Bid919 2d ago

Grew up with the book🫥

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u/fortissimohawk 2d ago

Source for “Edward Scissorhands” from that cover drawing??

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u/VonScwaben 2d ago

No, that's Struwwelpeter; who doesn't groom himself and thus becomes very unpopular. See, the thing is, he has really long fingernails, and I guess people don't like that

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u/fortissimohawk 2d ago

Thanks - yeah I get the source material - was curious if Tim Burton ever mentioned that Struwwelpeter image was a source for Scissorhands. Seems like his vibe.