A typo changed the name of a famous book and started a funny trend
There’s a great subreddit for booklovers, cunningly named r/books to give people a pretty accurate idea of the hot topic.
Here’s the description –
So many books, so little time …
It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment.
Tight-Ad-2916 shared this admission about a literary misunderstanding.
“For years I thought “10,000 Leagues Under the Sea” was speaking about depth, not distance traveled.”
They added
“I was 32 when I read the book and then did some quick math. 20,000 leagues is 60,000 miles…and the earth is only 7,918 miles in diameter. So I was just an idiot for 32 years. I still am an idiot but just not regarding this book.
What have y’all expected from a book and then realized how dumb you were once you read it?”
There was an obvious problem with the title, and BussYoAzzDotCom pointed it out –
“It was 20000 Leagues under the sea.”
People jumped on the typo, and these funny responses were our favourites.
1.
He read the abridged version.
SoundsLegit72
2.
From the same editor as “Around the World In 40 Days”.
Life-Suite1895
3.
6 angry men.
6ThePrisoner
4.
Slaughterhouse 2.5.
Difficult-Eggplant4u
5.
A Musketeer and a Half.
rootbeerman77
6.
The Hateful 4.
Fausts-last-stand
7.
To Injure a Mockingbird.
harpejjist
8.
Fifty Years of Solitude.
zoomorph23
9.
25 Shades of Grey.
maximumwrench
10.
Is 10,000 Leagues Under the Sea a prequel?
ChiefMedicalOfficer
11.
The 19.5 Steps.
JellyWeta
12.
500 Arabian Nights Plus One Arabian Midday Nap.
GDSwamp/strong>
13.
Hey – I always thought it was about underwater sports teams!
RedneckJew2u
14.
Pride and
InterestingChart30
15.
So you got halfway through the book?
VogonSoup
harpejjist went in the other direction.
30000 Leagues- the director’s cut.
sediodap had some words of comfort.
If it makes you feel better I knew that 20,000 leagues was impossibly deep but still thought it referred to depth. I haven’t read the book, but since it was advertised as sci-fi I just figured they travelled into a different dimension or something. It’s not like Journey to the Centre of the Earth aligns with reality in the slightest.
Fair point.
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