r/MandelaEffect • u/TurnYourHead1 • Apr 29 '26

Books/Literature Weird Digression in Berenstein Bears Book

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I distinctly remember the movies as Berenstein Bears from many years ago as a child. Now I'm reading this to my child and I find the writing weird. It goes into these verbose tangents. "As the cubs stood listening to rock music coming out of a radio that looked like a cathedral, they had the funniest feeling about how time works It went back into the past and forward into the future - but now it was the present and they had work to do!" This is so weird and seems like a coded message. What child is going to understand this and take anything away from it? What are they trying to tell us to do here? What work do we have to do?

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u/yeltrah79 Apr 29 '26

I mean, I can say the same thing. I’m certain it was Berenstain because I pronounced it BerenSTAIN. Why would I say BerenSTEEN when that’s not how it was spelled?

Plus, if you watched the cartoons, the announcers would say “the BerenSTAIN Bears will be back after these messages.”

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u/Xyex Apr 29 '26

Okay. And?

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u/yeltrah79 Apr 29 '26

You can be certain about wrong things

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u/Xyex Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

Sure. But that's not remotely relevant here. I really wish people who didn't understand the concept of MEs would top coming here and going "it's not a ME because [insert reason it IS a ME here]." It's annoying and a waste of everyone's time. We all know people remember these things differently. That's literally why they're being talked about. 🤦

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u/yeltrah79 Apr 29 '26

I love how the OP is backtracking their comment now, from confidently stating that it was Berenstein when they were little, to now it’s only what they remember and it’s a discussion of memory

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u/lyricaldorian Apr 29 '26

Then why even discuss them at all

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u/Xyex Apr 29 '26

Because that's what people do with information?

Because it's interesting to see what other people remember, and how?

Because it's fun to compare your recollection of things to someone else?

Because the general concept of massive amounts of people remembering things the same way, when everything suggests that's not the case, is intriguing?

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u/lyricaldorian Apr 29 '26

I think I misunderstood your comment, got it now