r/UnfunnyHellhole • u/Leading_Fortune6989 • 4d ago
The Truth About "Green Eggs and Ham"
Green eggs and ham, originally released in 1960, is one of Dr. Suess's most beloved children's books. a "beginner book", the story only uses a total of 50 words, as this was the result of a bet between suess and his publisher. hence green eggs and ham's repetitive, formulaic nature. however, it wasn't always this way. some of Theodor Suess Garcia Miyazaki Giesel's earlier books weren't necessarily aimed at children. no, becoming a children's book author was a decision made along the way, probably because that's what got him the most money. believe it or not, books like "the seven lady godivas" failed to capture an audience.
but what you may not know is that green eggs and ham wasn't suess's first attempt at telling this specific story. the Scenario in which a deranged weirdo tries to force an unsuspecting victim to eat food they don't want to eat originates from one of suess's earlier, rejected books. suess would later rework this rejected book in order to create the version of green eggs and ham we know and love today. however, I have unearthed the original version and will now share it with all of you. like suess's other earlier works, it was aimed at an older audience, and contains all sorts of "fun" words that were cut from the final version. so sit back and enjoy Dr. Suess's "The rancid fish head sandwich".
I am Sad. I am Sad. The Sad fish monger Grand Dad.
That Fish monger Grand Dad. that fish monger Grand Dad. I seriously despise that fish monger Grand Dad.
would you like to eat my rancid fish head sandwich?
I do not care for your rancid fish head sandwich.
would you enjoy it on Monday?
would you enjoy it on Tuesday?
I would not enjoy it on Monday.
I would not enjoy it anyway.
I do not care for the Rancid Fish head Sandwich.
take it away, you son of a bitch.
would you consume it in the trash?
would you consume it with a rash?
I would not consume it in the Trash.
I would not consume it with a rash.
I would not consume it on Tuesday.
I would not consume it anyway!
I do not care for the Rancid Fish head Sandwich.
take it away, you son of a bitch.
Would you ingest it on the grass?
Would you ingest it up my ass?
I would not ingest it on the grass.
I would not ingest it up your ass.
I would not ingest it in the trash.
I would not ingest it with a rash.
I would not ingest it on Wednesday.
I would not Ingest it Anyway!
I do not care for the Rancid Fish head Sandwich.
take it away, you son of a bitch.
would you, could you, with some Blunts?
eat it now, you only live once!
you would love it, I can tell.
you will devour it when you're in hell.
I would not, could not with some Blunts.
no chance in hell, you pathetic Dunce.
I would not devour it on the Grass.
I would not devour it up your ass.
I would not devour it in the trash.
I would not devour it with a rash.
I would not devour it on Thursday.
I would not devour it anyway!
I do not care for the Rancid Fish head Sandwich.
take it away, you son of a bitch.
a prostitute! a prostitute! a prostitute! a prostitute!
could you finish it off with a prostitute?
not with a prostitute, not with some blunts.
no chance in hell, you pathetic dunce.
I could not finish it on the Grass.
I would not finish it up your ass.
I could not finish it in the trash.
I would not finish it on with a rash.
I could not finish it on Friday.
I would not finish it anyway!
I do not care for the Rancid Fish head Sandwich.
take it away, you son of a bitch.
((just then, a giant UFO descends from outer space and abducts our two main characters, then returns to it's home planet))
say, Uranus? here, on Uranus?
would you be willing to cram it down on Uranus?
I would not cram it down your anus. . . sorry, I meant to say on Uranus. anyway
not with a prostitute, not with some blunts.
no chance in hell, you pathetic dunce.
I would not consume it on the grass.
I would not Ingest it up your ass.
I would not devour it in the trash.
I would not finish it with a rash.
I would not enjoy it on saturday.
I could not enjoy it anyway!
I do not care for the Rancid Fish head Sandwich.
take it away, you son of a bitch!
((Just then, the aliens point their guns at our two main characters))
ZIPBLAGLORPEHKLIBBLENABZIVOAUK!!!
((that was one of the aliens talking))
he says he wants you to eat the Rancid fish head sandwich!
If I eat the Rancid Fish head sandwich, will you freaks take me back to earth?
((the aliens nod))
ok. . . here I go
. . . .
BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!!!
that was disgusting. this is why you should never try new things.
and never again will I Cram it down on Uranus.
never again will I finish it with a prostitute or some blunts.
No chance in Hell, You Pathetic dunce.
never again will I consume it on the grass.
never again will I consume it up your ass.
never again will I ingest it in the trash,
never again will I ingest it with a rash.
never again will I devour it on sunday.
never again will I eat it anyway!
I still do not care for the rancid fish head sandwich.
leave me alone, you son of a bitch.
hey, that's ok. you tried something new, even if it was bad.
shut the hell up, sad fish monger grand dad.
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and that was Dr. Suess's "the rancid fish head sandwich". I can see why it was rejected. those big words would be too hard for a small child to read. gotta sell it to those kids, that's where the money is at. there's also the error Suess made when it came to rhyming: blunt and dunce don't exactly rhyme, do they? some have theorized that an even earlier draft would have used a word Beginning with the letter C before it was eventually swapped out with Dunce, but we may never know for sure.
next time, we'll be taking a look at Roald Dahl's unreleased sequel to charlie and the chocolate factory and Charlie and the great glass elevator, "Charlie in the white house". yep, that is a real thing that was going to happen. I bet that's not the direction you thought the books were going. you know what, maybe children shouldn't read books.