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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/21188797

2025-06-03

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Whoa!... Something's sure rotten somewhere! Denmark... You wanna bet?

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saltnotsugar@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Can anyone please explain this one?

f314@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” is a famous quote from Hamlet (the Shakespeare play).

cygnus@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I don't get it either, beyond the Shakespeare connection (which has nothing to do with dead fish). Dos this relate to current events somehow?

federalreverse@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y

No relation to current events. It's an old cartoon (©1986) which was reposted to the cartoonists website today. The Far Side usually features somewhat absurd humor—maybe that's just not the kind of thing you enjoy.

Auster@thebrainbin.org · 3 pts · 1y

On Disqus, a guy named Mark said:

The phrase "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" is a famous line from Shakespeare's play, Hamlet.

federalreverse@feddit.org · 0 pts · 1y
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