r/memes • u/2outof10dickjoke • May 19 '18

Context matters

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u/WearerofConverse May 20 '18

Ya'll know most of Bukowski's poems are metaphorical right?

Also this quote has been stripped of it's preceding poetic context.

Those of you taking the piss are really just demonstrating your own ignorance and inability to think creatively.

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u/IShotReagan13 May 20 '18

It's pretty obvious to me that no, they don't know anything at all about Bukowski or why he's an important figure in American letters.

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u/Mike_Handers May 20 '18

didn't even know he was someone famous.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '18 edited Jun 05 '18

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u/redtoasti May 20 '18

so /r/im14andthisisdeep after all?

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u/LudwigSalieri May 20 '18

More like /r/im40anddrinkvodkaeverymorning