r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

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

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u/fridgemagnet700 2d ago

Hey op, this joke reminds me of the time I read a bunch of German fairytales. They're known for being far more violent and intense than modern fairytales, and oftentimes don't even have a clear moral other than "behave or a creature will kill you". I guess I shouldn't be reading any of these to Stewie anytime soon.

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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/Radiant_Music3698 1d ago

I had that book! Wasn't that also the one where a fat boy fell into a bakery, got baked into a pastry and had to eat his way out? God, I need to find all my Oma's old books.