When dickens wrote that tiny Tim did not die, that was probably a few years after the story takes place. Tim is a healthy boy growing up and all is well.
But Gonso says this with his knowledge of the 1990s. Tim is over 150 years old at this point. And he did not die!
That is no mere health. That is something unnatural.
But how? Let us review what we know:
Ebenezer scrooge is a man of great cunning and little restrain in his greed. He finds out the afterlife exists and starts to fear his own mortality. What is more likely: a greedy man becomes happy and giving or q cunning opportunist is presented with new possibilities beyond is imagination and just celebrates for one day before going to work?
I do not know if scrooge cursed Timmy with immortality as a sick present because he actually pitied his death or if scrooge just used timmy as a guineapig to test how to achieve immortality. But either way with everybody Timmy knows dying before him I am sure he has by now learned of the horror of immortality and curses scrooge with every breath
That sets up a nice sequel with some interesting ideas about the living undead and the horrific work conditions of the poor and social stratification of the Victorian era.
11 Comments
procrastitron@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 243d
The best part of this is that’s taken word-for-word from the original book.
As a kid I just assumed that was a Muppets joke but in actuality the only thing they added was the “Yay!” at the end.
No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org · 8 pts · 243d
Yes but think about the implications.
When dickens wrote that tiny Tim did not die, that was probably a few years after the story takes place. Tim is a healthy boy growing up and all is well.
But Gonso says this with his knowledge of the 1990s. Tim is over 150 years old at this point. And he did not die!
That is no mere health. That is something unnatural.
But how? Let us review what we know:
Ebenezer scrooge is a man of great cunning and little restrain in his greed. He finds out the afterlife exists and starts to fear his own mortality. What is more likely: a greedy man becomes happy and giving or q cunning opportunist is presented with new possibilities beyond is imagination and just celebrates for one day before going to work?
I do not know if scrooge cursed Timmy with immortality as a sick present because he actually pitied his death or if scrooge just used timmy as a guineapig to test how to achieve immortality. But either way with everybody Timmy knows dying before him I am sure he has by now learned of the horror of immortality and curses scrooge with every breath
user1234@lemmynsfw.com · 10 pts · 243d
Tiny Tim must be 190 years old by now.
dalekcaan@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 243d
Scrooge's generosity made him too powerful
bizarroland@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 243d
was immediately arrested by ICE and deported to Guatemala.
essell@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 243d
Guatemala is a good place for frogs!
JargonWagon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 239d
What's ICE doing in England?
bizarroland@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 239d
The muppets are filmed on a soundstage in California.
RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 243d
Watched this movie yesterday, and it's still so cozy!
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 243d
Yep it's pretty much perfect
Cnote5@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 241d
That sets up a nice sequel with some interesting ideas about the living undead and the horrific work conditions of the poor and social stratification of the Victorian era.