▲ 155 ▼ It's a tragedeigh (sh.itjust.works) submitted 1 year ago by hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/tragedeigh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) If her last name is King, that's genius permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) I think this exact string was a plot point in Ramona and her father by Beverly Cleary. Ramona intended to create a "NO SMOKING" sign, but paper dimension limitations caused the sign to read "NOSMO KING". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramona_and_Her_Father It sounds like a pretty good book, with some real themes dealing with unemployment and the stress that has on the whole family. I did find this bit a little funny: Ramona grows concerned about her father's smoking habit and works with Beezus to leave messages all over the house. who the hell is Beezus lmfao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago who the hell is Beezus lmfao Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby is Ramona's elder sister. IIRC, she got her nickname because Ramona had difficulty pronouncing "Beatrice" when she was little. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) I think this exact string was a plot point in Ramona and her father by Beverly Cleary. Ramona intended to create a "NO SMOKING" sign, but paper dimension limitations caused the sign to read "NOSMO KING". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramona_and_Her_Father It sounds like a pretty good book, with some real themes dealing with unemployment and the stress that has on the whole family. I did find this bit a little funny: Ramona grows concerned about her father's smoking habit and works with Beezus to leave messages all over the house. who the hell is Beezus lmfao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago who the hell is Beezus lmfao Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby is Ramona's elder sister. IIRC, she got her nickname because Ramona had difficulty pronouncing "Beatrice" when she was little. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramona_and_Her_Father It sounds like a pretty good book, with some real themes dealing with unemployment and the stress that has on the whole family. I did find this bit a little funny: Ramona grows concerned about her father's smoking habit and works with Beezus to leave messages all over the house. who the hell is Beezus lmfao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago who the hell is Beezus lmfao Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby is Ramona's elder sister. IIRC, she got her nickname because Ramona had difficulty pronouncing "Beatrice" when she was little. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago who the hell is Beezus lmfao Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby is Ramona's elder sister. IIRC, she got her nickname because Ramona had difficulty pronouncing "Beatrice" when she was little. permalink fedilink source parent
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