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A Modest Apology for the Man in the Bottle (1749)
- pitched 5y agoSo many people waiting around patiently for an hour before starting to complain is crazy. People would definitely still fall for the prank today but that feels so tame for what a huge reaction there was.
- Igelau 5y agoSome of those long-s ligatures are wild.
- jamal-kumar 5y agoThis is ultra funny... And I think it's worth noting the gullible credulity of people isn't a hell of a lot better these days.
- dhosek 5y agoIt reminds me of the Royal Cameleopard from Huck Finn.
- barefeg 5y agoI didn’t understand a word
- Stratoscope 5y agoRead it out loud (or verbally in your mind) and when a word doefn't make fence, try pronouncing the f's like s's.
- tahoupt 5y agoBackground: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottle_Conjuror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottle_Conjuror