r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sensitive_Pay2373 • 5h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter ?

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I do not understand

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u/CreamDoll32 5h ago

Back then people didn't want the universe to end

Now that the world is becoming a shitshow people think that's probably for the best at this point

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u/Dfrel 5h ago

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move"

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u/Virtual_Falcon_6804 5h ago

My favourite quote from the book

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u/lettsten 2h ago

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.

There is another theory that states that this has already happened.

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u/iamunwhaticisme 1h ago

Stop trying to convince me to reread the whole series. It's now too long for my social media-rotten brain.

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u/Blindman_in_the_cave 36m ago

“Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again.”

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u/Sillylilguyenjoyer 1h ago

What is this from, it feels like a Pratchett quote.

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u/Glittering_Gene8388 1h ago

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

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u/Tariovic 1h ago

If you like Pratchett, you'd LOVE Douglas Adams. The Hitch-hiker's Guide To The Galaxy.