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Racygrandma

(206 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 11:45 AM 1 hr ago

Ever read Masque of the Red Death

By Edger Allen Poe. Where the nobility thinks the plague won’t enter their castle, and then it does.

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Ever read Masque of the Red Death (Original Post) Racygrandma 1 hr ago OP

King Donald as Prince Prospero? sop 1 hr ago #1

We can hope. Particularly that end bit. paleotn 1 hr ago #6

YES. I've Made References Numerous Times In My RL. ColoringFool 1 hr ago #2

There were a lot of references to it at the beginning of the pandemic. Ocelot II 1 hr ago #3

Fingers crossed............. some_of_us_are_sane 1 hr ago #4

Long ago in high school. paleotn 1 hr ago #5

Right now we live under... The Madcap 1 hr ago #7

conflation of hantavirus and the ball room. rampartd 36 min ago #8

Well discovered. ananda 33 min ago #9

Excellent analogy PatSeg 22 min ago #10

sop

(19,212 posts)

1. King Donald as Prince Prospero?

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Wed May 13, 2026, 11:48 AM

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paleotn

(22,641 posts)

6. We can hope. Particularly that end bit.

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:59 AM

1 hr ago

Now that would be justice.

ColoringFool

(1,032 posts)

2. YES. I've Made References Numerous Times In My RL.

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Wed May 13, 2026, 11:50 AM

1 hr ago

Ocelot II

(131,166 posts)

3. There were a lot of references to it at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Wed May 13, 2026, 11:50 AM

1 hr ago

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,539 posts)

4. Fingers crossed.............

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:53 AM

1 hr ago

If only.

paleotn

(22,641 posts)

5. Long ago in high school.

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:56 AM

1 hr ago

Poignant on many levels.

The Madcap

(2,015 posts)

7. Right now we live under...

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:05 PM

1 hr ago

The (Painted) Mask of the Orange Death...

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

rampartd

(4,982 posts)

8. conflation of hantavirus and the ball room.

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Wed May 13, 2026, 12:40 PM

36 min ago

ananda

(35,457 posts)

9. Well discovered.

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:43 PM

33 min ago

Among things that make you go hmmmm....

PatSeg

(53,480 posts)

10. Excellent analogy

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Wed May 13, 2026, 12:54 PM

22 min ago

No amount of money, power, or fortresses will protect them. In spite of what they believe, they ARE after all human.

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