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Krasker t1_j22geg4 wrote

Reply to comment by ninjas_in_my_pants in TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower

Never made sense to me. What kind of puppet is bound down by their strings? The strings always lift them up. Perhaps Pinocchio believed himself to be a balloon instead of a puppet?

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_j23taxw wrote

I think they meant hold down as in like how a leash tied to a tree holds you in place. So down is not right, I agree, but probably meant like you receive self locomotion as a marionette - but the strings keep you in place.

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FinishFew1701 t1_j258hwy wrote

He is a marionette. And for reference, I'm a Lamborghini.

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