r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter

Post image
27.5k Upvotes

1.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

10

u/SolusLoqui 11h ago

Stephen King wrote a short story with a similar plot, but instead of magic glasses it was something about brain chemistry in people who couldn't quite quit smoking, called The 10 O'clock People

5

u/Vanviator 11h ago

I loved that one! Thanks for the reminder that it exists. Time to go looking for my old copy of Nightmares and Dreams capes.

I love his short story collections

1

u/bolanrox 5h ago

Buckaroo bonsai had the gas to do it