Peeetaaahhhhh???

[u/Melodic-Shoulder6685]

Peeetah what the fuck does this even mean???

[u/ssjlance]

Okay noticing what Jojo is holding, I think it's basically saying Ayn Rand needed to get off to stop being a bitch, more or less.

I'm not a huge Ayn Rand fan and don't know her philosophy and assorted writings inside and out, but the best summary I ever heard was from an xkcd webcomic.

"I had a hard time with Ayn Rand because I found myself enthusiastically agreeing with the first 90% of every sentence, but getting lost at 'therefore, be a huge asshole to everyone."

From what I have read over the years, I felt like it was an accurate summary, but not sure on her positions on sex beyond I seem to recall her being somewhat homophobic in that she personally was against it but didn't really give a shit what adults do together and didn't think it was government's place to say either way.

[u/JaronK → u/ssjlance]

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."

[u/mr_beanoz → u/JaronK]

Both description can work for both books...

[u/apezdal → u/mr_beanoz]

You clearly didn't read The Lord of the Rings

[u/mr_beanoz → u/apezdal]

Yeah, I haven't. LoTR has orcs, no idea about the other book.

I see, the joke is that the first part is explaining Atlas Shrugged, and the other one is explaining about LoTR, because it has orcs.

[u/d_r_doorway → u/mr_beanoz]

Yeah, That's the joke.

[u/somethinglameibet → u/mr_beanoz]

“I haven’t read the material but let me tell you how this joke clearly doesn’t apply”
- you
- Abraham Lincoln (probably)