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Forest Gump thought "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" because he was illiterate and couldn't read the little card. (lemmy.ca)
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(I have no idea if accurate.)

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[+] 56 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I've always seen literal maps showing what's what. Sounds like maybe none of the Gumps could read. But even so, wouldn't you learn to tell the shapes apart? It shouldn't keep surprising you over and over.

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    ... So you're upset that I said card instead of map? Really? Whatever. Round here it's a little card.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You've always had the iconic Whitman's sampler, haven't you?

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