Blaze@reddthat.com to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoTIL 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-square36fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down19
arrow-up1261arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareMok98linkfedilinkarrow-up73·9 months agoHe actually overdoses his grandparents, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·edit-29 months agoAnd I made an Ask Lemmy thread based on those very pills, although I’m not sure anybody recognised the reference
minus-squareMok98linkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoIt’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-up2·9 months agoYeah 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