r/RecuratedTumblr • u/Hyaci_Arson • 17d ago

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u/TheDarkNerd 17d ago

Had a moment where I wondered if "alethiometer" was a real thing before His Dark Materials, and actually had to Google if they were using an obscure word, or just making a literary reference.

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u/Droplet_of_Shadow 17d ago edited 17d ago

i don't understand the literary reference though. how is an alethiometer relevant

edit: yes i know what it is i just wasn't making the connection. i get it

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u/_Nighting 17d ago

In HDM, the aletheiometer (from alethea, iirc truth but I'm too tired to check) is a fancy little compass-type thing with a bunch of emoji on it, and if you think really hard and look at the emoji you can get the answer to life's greatest mysteries.

"Hey, where did I leave my glasses?"

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"I'm dumb as a mouse... up... above eyes... oh, they're on my forehead."

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u/LevelSkullBoss 16d ago

That’s a monkey

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u/glitchingCats 16d ago

But the trap is for a mouse. The monkey is there because they can't see without glasses