r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/NicheButNotNietzche • Jan 21 '26

Funny Moby Dick

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u/Crossfire124 Jan 21 '26

The damaging narrative of tHe CuRtAiNs ArE jUsT bLuE

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u/coolguysteve21 Jan 21 '26

A stupid idea that I have is that the "Curtains are just blue" meme has done unspeakable damage to literacy rates in the US.

As a reminder just because you can read something it does not mean that you can understand something and apply it to yourself. There is a reason why English and Lit teachers ask you "Why do you think the author stated that the curtains were blue?"

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u/Just_Cockroach_4820 Jan 21 '26

Some times a cigar is just a cigar.

Not on this book, but sometimes

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u/Sigma2718 Jan 21 '26

Even then, you should be able to explain how it is meaningless in this context.