Blaze@reddthat.com to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · un anno faTIL Roald Dahl wrote a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Willy Wonka goes to space, fights aliens, and overdoses Charlie's parents on age rejuvenation pillsen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down19
arrow-up1262arrow-down1external-linkTIL Roald Dahl wrote a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Willy Wonka goes to space, fights aliens, and overdoses Charlie's parents on age rejuvenation pillsen.wikipedia.orgBlaze@reddthat.com to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · un anno famessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareMok98linkfedilinkarrow-up73·un anno faHe actually overdoses his grandparents, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·edit-2un anno faAnd I made an Ask Lemmy thread based on those very pills, although I’m not sure anybody recognised the reference
minus-squareMok98linkfedilinkarrow-up6·un anno faIt’s an interesting thread but the concept is quite generic, even in the book, it’s interesting only in how it’s developed, so hardly anybody would make the connection
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·un anno faYeah I wasn’t particularly expecting it to get connected either, although I half hoped someone would pipe up lol
He actually overdoses his grandparents, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg
And I made an Ask Lemmy thread based on those very pills, although I’m not sure anybody recognised the reference
It’s an interesting thread but the concept is quite generic, even in the book, it’s interesting only in how it’s developed, so hardly anybody would make the connection
Yeah I wasn’t particularly expecting it to get connected either, although I half hoped someone would pipe up lol