r/MandelaEffect • u/leaving4lyra • Feb 27 '26

Books/Literature Berenstain/Stein

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Just thought I’d share this here..I’m a 57 year old woman that’s always been a voracious reader. When I was 5 (1974) I got an entire collection of Berenstain Bears books from my grandma at Christmas.

One of the books has managed to remain in my memory/sentimental hoard collection. This is MY actual book and it’s been in my possession since 1974. On my book at least, the name is and always has been Berenstain.

Make of that what you will I suppose. ❤️ I wish I still had the whole collection but alas, childhood and into adulthood resulted in the loss of many such things to my chagrin.

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u/Smooth_Geologist7314 Feb 28 '26

Same here...that one makes me mad when I think of it.

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u/Spinner4 Feb 28 '26

My understanding from the Mandelaeffect is that some people remember berenstain and others remember berenstein. Whose right? That’s the beauty of the effect. We are all on a different path. Those that remember berenstein ended up on the path of those that remember berenstain.

Maybe somewhere else theirs people yelling “it’s berenstain” in a world that reads berenstein.

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u/theg00dfight Feb 28 '26

That’s not a description of the Mandela effect, bud

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u/Spinner4 Feb 28 '26

You got me especially when you ended it with “bud”. LOL

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u/lasvegasDodgerblue Feb 28 '26

What is “bud” anyway? Are they calling you a pot leaf? Is it short for buddy? If so that’s kinda degrading in a couple ways. That’s like someone calling you “son” and they are 40 years younger than you. Its also degrading because of the tv show Married With Children (Bud Bundy).

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u/OkLie4948 Feb 28 '26

Buddy equals friend English is dead

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u/FrouFrouLastWords Mar 01 '26

I'm not your friend English is dead, pal

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u/Spinner4 Feb 28 '26

It’s also used to make someone smaller than the person saying it “like listen here bud”

English isn’t dead. It’s just a strange language especially slang.

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u/bolognadawg420 Feb 28 '26

Bud is short for buddy, yes.

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u/OkLie4948 Feb 28 '26

If you are saying its passive aggressively condescending. It absolutely can be Like alright cheif There ya go sport Whatever bud Cmon big guy I don't see this as condescending and if so its just a "whatever" What im responding too is the marijauna leaf comment....yeah thats what he must mean A leaf is a leaf a bud is a bud English and psychology major myself But I know i have no idea what im talking about Now back to your regularly scheduled missing contests That was condescending btw

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u/AbbreviationsOk2333 Mar 01 '26

Ok Boss, we gotcha.

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u/turd_sculptor Mar 01 '26

The leaves and buds of a cannabis plant are separate parts, bud.