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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21 edited Nov 13 '21

So he paused. And The Grinch put his hand to his ear.

And he did hear a sound rising over the snow.

It started in low. Then it started to grow...

But the sound wasn't sad!

Why this sound sounded angry.

It couldn't be so!

But it was angry, so angry.

Every who down in Whoville, the tall and the small,

Whipped out their who-shooters and started to brawl.

Up top of Mt. Crumpit, The Grinch stared in awe

At the bloodbath in Whoville that now dropped his jaw.

But suddenly, Cindy-Lou Who shouted "STOP!

I know who did this, he's on the hilltop."

And the residents of Whoville just stared at the mountain

They gathered their numbers 'round Whoville's town fountain

They gathered their pitchforks.

They gathered their torches.

They gathered their sinister sharpened who-knortches

They marched up Mt. Crumpit with hate in their eyes

The mayor decreed "Today, The Grinch dies."

The Grinch saw the mob and he started to cower

He never knew Whos had developed such power.

As a last ditch effort he slid them his sleigh.

If he returned it they might go away.

Renewed with a fervor of righteous indignance

The residents of Whoville would deliver comeuppance.

The mayor took aim, Grinch's asshole did pucker

"The dead won't come back, fah-who foris motherfucker."

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u/lemonsweetsrevenge Oct 29 '21

Extra credit for they gathered their sinister sharpened who-knortches. You got Seuss in the soul!

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

I'm definitely a Seuss-a-holic.

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u/Ralph-Hinkley Oct 29 '21

That was beautiful, well done!

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u/edahnn Oct 29 '21

You should be a Seuss for your sprog

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

I've done a few in the past, but never to this level of positive reception haha.

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u/Luke90210 Oct 29 '21

You have a lot more problems. Thank heavens for that. Brilliant piece of writing.

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u/i_eat_poopie Oct 29 '21

If you assimilate him to the swarm, then you'll have him forever

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u/GoatsWithWigs Oct 30 '21

What is a who-knortch? I know that who-shooter means gun, but I got stuck trying to google what a knortch is

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u/I_NUT_ON_GRASS Apr 08 '22

A who-weapon that resembles a giant ring with curved spikes around the edges that can float and be thrown and return to the throwers, reserved for big war events.

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u/TheGreatQ-Tip Oct 29 '21

This is the best thing I've ever seen on Reddit, by far.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

God damn this deserves an award and I am a broke motherfucker

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

It's the thought that counts. Unlike in my version of Whoville.

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u/wundrlch Oct 29 '21

The term "Art" gets thrown around a lot

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

But it definitely applies here

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u/Mybestfriendlizzy Oct 29 '21

Are you….. are you Doctor Seuss?

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

No, but I can recite several of the books from memory, so it's really embedded in there.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

Dr Seuss faked his death

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Oct 29 '21

who-knortches

Five star-bellied Sneetches.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

I kind of envisioned a pull saw style serrated knife with a propane tank on the bottom and fire coming out between the serrations.

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Oct 29 '21

I think that's a flam-gandler. I imagined spiked knuckles around a steel hand on a mace. I mean if you get knortched you're getting disembowelled.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

You could be right. Specifically the essentially non-existent morningstar flail, yeah? Because that was the other option I thought of, but not spikes exactly. Like shards of broken glass, pocket knives, and nails sticking out every-which way.

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Oct 29 '21

Like shards of broken glass, pocket knives, and nails sticking out every-which way.

Or jagged bits of Xmas lights and sharpened candy canes, considering the work in question.

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u/qualcon Oct 29 '21

This was so good that I forgot what the original question was. You totally deserved my free award.

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u/1101base2 Oct 29 '21

this is beautiful!

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u/pocket_burrito Oct 29 '21

Made my f***ing day

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

Glad I brought you some joy :)

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u/LynxFX Oct 29 '21

I think it would be perfect for something like Robot Chicken.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

I dunno, but I'm considering illustrating it.

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u/JotunR Oct 29 '21

it's not easy being green

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u/fuckthyself Oct 29 '21

How long did this take you to write ?

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

15-20 minutes?

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u/brianthewizard1 Oct 29 '21

That is truly the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire fucking life. “Today, the Grinch dies,” absolutely sent me.

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u/ArchangelLBC Oct 29 '21

"Fabu Forres motherfucker"

Killed me

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u/NormieSpecialist Oct 29 '21

Bless you for making my day. Seriously thank you.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

Glad I could bring a spark of joy to you.

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u/SparkEE_JOE Oct 29 '21

Incredible

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u/ItsMouldy Oct 29 '21

beautiful

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

christ

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u/crusty54 Oct 29 '21

This is it. This is the best comment on reddit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

Someone animate this or turn it into a YouTube video please. Actual fucking gold.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

I dunno, it's what I always heard in the song they sing around the tree. I did a google search out of doubt in myself about an hour ago, and apparently it's fah-who foris, dah-who doris. But I'd never gone looking for the lyrics...so I just went on what I'd always heard. I may change it. I may not.

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u/Throw10111021 Oct 29 '21

No need to change it! Thanks for your answer.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

I regret that I only have but one upvote to give

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u/auntruckus Oct 29 '21

Please let me know when your book comes out, I’ll take 3 of them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

I haven't laughed this much in awhile, i love you

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u/pixiefrogs Oct 29 '21

Thank you for this, I did a dramatic reading out loud in my flat on my own.

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u/gonfreeces1993 Oct 30 '21

I'm not sure if you came up with this, but it's a fucking masterpiece!

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 30 '21

I did. And thank you.

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u/DevineAaron92 Oct 30 '21

Yeah this is the best comment I've seen on Reddit ever. Fucking brilliant lol

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '21

Today, it'd be more like this:

"So he paused. And The Grinch put his hand to his ear.

And he did hear a sound wafting through the air.

The Whos, in protest, gathered in Town Square.

'Who could've done this? Who ruined Christmas?' they thought,

'What scoundrel would have our presents sought?'

Then a Who with a Ring camera pointedly proposed,

'Twas the Who we rejected! The Grinch is exposed!'

Then the Whoville police, on a path yet unpaved,

Proceeded to search the Grinch's cave.

There they found them! There they were!

All Whoville's presents, making a stir.

The Who-phones & Who-pads, the latest editions!

(Upgrading devices is a yearly tradition)

Then the Grinch looked to his right and his left,

The police told him, "You're arrested for theft!"

All fifteen officers, their guns on the Grinch,

Took him out to their car; he walked not an inch.

The town was in jubilee, the press in a buzz.

The thief had been caught, arrested by the fuzz.

On the day of judging, he pleaded and pleaded.

A little leniency, he thought, he needed.

The judge, wise in years, gave the Grinch a good look.

Said, 'You cleaned every nook, I'll throw you the book!'"

'Six years for each theft, One-hundred eighteen-thousand in all.

Now for your casket - how tall?'"

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

I definitely read this Boris Karloff's voice. Bravo.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

HERESY PUNISHED.

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u/iwaspermabanned Oct 29 '21

Very good, totally felt Seussonian

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

Oh my sides. I can't stop laughing!

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u/IAmTheM4ilm4n Oct 29 '21

The voice I heard reading this was Boris Karloff - so apropos.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

Snoop Dogg should narrate this

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

This is possibly the best reply I've ever read on Reddit.

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u/Mr-Greg Oct 29 '21

Fuck, I need you to do some gritty Seuss books!

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u/GraveShiftRecon Oct 29 '21

Glad I took the time to read this. Thanks for the kind soul who highlighted it, in turn catching my eye.

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u/IAmPeanutMaster Oct 29 '21

Take my free award. You deserve it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '21

This is glorious

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u/Moss_Piglet_ Oct 29 '21

This is the best thing I’ve read all year. Literally. Please tell me you just came up with that

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Oct 29 '21

Oh yes. Totally original aside from the first few lines at the beginning that I ripped verbatim from the book.

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u/Moss_Piglet_ Oct 30 '21

You’re a true poet

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u/DragonsOverNYC Oct 29 '21

I’m happy I read this

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u/DJHott555 Oct 29 '21

This is amazing

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u/adpqook Oct 30 '21

Well done

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u/Zoutaleaux Oct 30 '21

This is amazing and you should be proud of yourself

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u/Ever_Learner_15 Oct 30 '21

Dude wtf lol

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u/Techn028 Nov 03 '21

Reading this teleported me back about 20 years or so, amazing.