It's funny how we reconstruct memories, some of which never existed, but some are a pastiche of other memories.

You inspired me to go looking for a memory that I'm sure I had made up.  I clearly remember, as a small child in the 1970s, seeing the cast of "ZOOM" dancing and singing about Dunkin Donuts.  I can even hear the jingle: "Dunkin doooo-nuts, dunkin doooo-nuts..." and later "dunk 'em in your coffee, dunk 'em in your milk..."   But that couldn't have been real.   With some help from a computer, I discovered that Dunkin Donuts actually did a bunch of commercials with kids wearing the same style play clothes and singing and dancing in the same "revue" style as the kids from ZOOM, promoting those tasty donuts and munchkins.

And so, after almost half a century, what I had assumed was a corrupted memory has had some clarity restored to it.

As for Mandela, we were always taught that he was some sort of hero, because that's how the folks who control the textbooks paint it.  It wasn't until adulthood that I learned what a horrible, atrocious person he was.  It's a shame he didn't actually die in prison.

It is amazing how few people know that Mandela (and indeed, Ghandi) - made Lennon look like a charming, progressive, and heartfelt individual with the best interests of humanity in mind - even if poorly executed. 

Sun Dec 28 2025 22:29:04 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

As for Mandela, we were always taught that he was some sort of hero, because that's how the folks who control the textbooks paint it.  It wasn't until adulthood that I learned what a horrible, atrocious person he was.  It's a shame he didn't actually die in prison.

] FOLLOW WATER

The stream leads to an underground graveyard.  Human remains and bones are scattered about the cavern.

] DIG UP MANDELA

The mandela calls you a racist.

] HIT MANDELA WITH SHOVEL

The mandela is already dead and seems unfazed by your shovel.

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