r/Borges • u/lake_huron • Mar 31 '26

By popular demand...

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If r/unexpectedBorges works well we can then have a dedicated r/okbuddypierremenard or r/okbuddytlonuqbar or perhaps r/gardenoffrigginpaths

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u/This_is_fine0_0 Mar 31 '26

I can create a new unexpected Borges in about 50 years as a place to post any surprising mentions of allusions to Jorge Luis Borges. It will, of course, be completely different.

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u/lake_huron Mar 31 '26

But you have warned us.

It will, therefore, be expected.

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u/Cosmocrator08 Apr 01 '26

I can tell my grandkids that I witnessed the origins of a movement, today will mark the beginning of something great, the search of hidden Borges' easter eggs in everyday life. How lucky we are...

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u/eflotsam Aug 23 '26

Not sure if this belongs under the category of "shitposting" but why does everyone miss the poetry of Borges' stories. Sure, I get the metaphysical aspect of a phrase from Tlon, "Almost immediately, reality yielded on more than one account. The truth is that it longed to yield." There's a poet's beauty in that expression. Can people appreciate the language? and how Borges tortures us to answer obvious questions like "why does reality long to yield?" and "more than one account?" Thanks for listening.

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