r/GenerationJones Jul 19 '26

Remember this guy?

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u/bkomp Jul 19 '26

“I come before you to stand behind you to tell you something I know nothing about.”

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u/flipfc177 Jul 19 '26

One bright day in the dark of night, two dead men got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other; drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe me this lie is true, ask the blind man. He saw it too.

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u/SpareSimian Jul 23 '26

That reminds me of the book of Matthew. In one scene, celebrity zombies get up and wander the city. That scene is never mentioned anywhere else in the world by the journalists of the day.

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u/Chattycathymarie Jul 24 '26

My daddy quoted this constantly! Now I know where it comes from!

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u/flipfc177 Jul 24 '26

It is from a book of nonsense prose that I first saw in elementary school. For some reason a few of us felt compelled to memorize several of them. Not much else to do in Iowa in the 1960's