I read this book while I was sick with a fever, and then started trying to convince people online to be more optimistic and think about possible futures. I basically used it to argue with Lemmy users.

Intro to The Really Beastly Joke Book by John Byrne:

What’s that m-moving in the undergrowth? Oh - it’s just you, the r-readers. Yes, it’s m-me Quentin Quiver again and I’m in my very favourite place… as far away from modern civilisation as I can possibly get.

It hasn’t been easy getting out here - even with my map and compass I got lost three times and thought I’d never be heard of again. And that was just on the way out of my bedroom! But at last I’ve made it to this peaceful, green spot where there’s nobody else but me and Mother Nature.

So if you too are looking for something a bit different to those h-horrible rude joke books which sadly seem to be so popular with young people nowadays, you’ve come to the right place.

Because the book you’re holding in your hands is going to be called Quentin Quiver’s Book of Gentle Jokes and Flowery Fun and I’m about to start writing it right now. I see you’re not laughing very much yet - never mind. Because the whole point of me coming out here is so I can work on it in complete peace and quiet, with nothing to disturb me but the gentle whisper of the wind in the trees, the soft ripple of a jungle stream and of course the savage growl of that huge man-eating tiger…

Hang on - did somebody say t-tiger?

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netM
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    20 days ago

    Is there a link you forgot to add or further commentary about how this relates to Solarpunk?

    • QuentinQuiver@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      20 days ago

      All the jokes in the book are about arguing with animals so they set you free instead of killing you. I should have probably said that, to be fair. It’s about being in harmony with nature, as described by the introduction.

      Not sure what kind of link you expect… the book is quite obscure and I don’t think anyone has done this kind of analysis on it. I don’t wanna add a link to buy the book or a link to a pirate copy, for kinda obvious reasons.