Mandela Effect (a silly poem conversation)

"But Sinbad was a genie!"

No, he was not.

"But Frebreze had 2 e's!"

No it didn't, STOP.

"You mean to tell me,

Bernstein has an 'a',

And Curious George's tail somehow ran away?"

You were probably drunk,

You were probably high,

Or you probably were so tired

Your lids half-covered your eyes,

But there's no dash in KitKat,

No fy in Jif, 

No monocle for Pennybags,

And no "Clarice" to greet with.

"But in King Henry's picture, there's a turkey leg, right?"

I'm going to bed, Carl. STOP VAPING. Good night.

FNAF Observations #1

This is a subset blog series about the indie game horror hit, Five Nights at Freddy's. These are a bunch of "small theories"  and hypotheses I have based on things I have seen about the game on the internet. You need to KNOW FNAF in order to read this.



1. "Spring" for Spring - "Spring Bonnie" and "Spring Freddy" are possibly spring (as in the season of) versions of the animatronics, which would probably explain the placement of FNAF 4 in the overall timeline. Consider their role as "additions" to the original 4 in the setting of FNAF 4, and as part of the TV series. It's probably the reason why they're yellow/gold, just like most spring flowers. Also consider all of the holiday animatronics presented in FNAF AR, (Shamrock Freddy, Freddy Frostbear, EasterBonnie, etc.) 

2. Chica's True Identity - This is an afterthought from the "Is it actually the Emily family?" episode of Game Theory (not the actual name of the episode.) It concerns the Mangle toy sitting in the little girl's room in FNAF 4. What if it's actually Susie's room? It's highly unlikely, but you never know with Scott Cawthon. If we accept the idea from Mat's theory that Mangle is Susie's dog, it would make sense. But there is another way this can go...

3. Carl the Cupcake's True Identity/2 dogs - What if Mat's statement about William reuniting Susie with her dog "forever," is more literal than we think? Remember, Carl the Cupcake is just as personified as the animatronics we know and love, and on top of that, he finally moves on his own in FNAF VR! But what does this have to do with Mangle? Think of this as a possible story: The dog from Fruity Maze in FNAF 6 was discovered and fought over by Susie and Elizabeth. Since Elizabeth wants the dog and she is Afton's daughter, William, as an excuse to use the dog's remnant for experiments, runs it over. After the dog is buried, the heartbroken Susie visits Freddy's, and we get the infamous scene of her talking to Spring Bonnie in FNAF 6. He tells her that the dog is Mangle now, and proceeds to lead her to the backroom, when she sees Elizabeth in the restaurant with the Mangle toy, and fights her again because she thinks it's her dog. William stops the fight by showing the Mangle animatronic moving in the backroom, and Susie runs back there. Little does she know, it's just a robot. William reveals to her that her dog is actually Carl, and then asks her if she wants to be with him forever...

4. The old pigtail girl IS Baby - Here is something from that previously mentioned theory. Notice in that theory, Mat also mentions the pins being in Baby in FNAF SL and shown in one of the books to be devices that change Baby into a passable human. He said the pigtail girl was just a design choice, but what if she was really the "pinned" human form of Baby? This would explain why she knows from PERSONAL experience "when you die, they hide your body underground and never tell."

5. Foxy a.k.a. Fritz is the older brother - Whether you believe the house is Afton's or Emily's, I think it is a good guess if you believe the older brother gets stuffed into Foxy. Not only would it be ironic, but there is a possible storyline there. If we assume William is the father, then this could be the messed up punishment he gave to his older son in response to Michael being killed due to his bullying. Assuming he's Henry's son, he could just be another lured child/teen as a result of William saying he can bring his brother back. Either way, Foxy's jumpscare in FNAF 1 is eerily similar to the older brother's scaring of Michael, as pointed out in the Dream theory episode. Also, there's the Foxy's trait of being more aggressive than the rest, which would match the brother's personality.

6. The Green Connection in FNAF 6 - In the Security Puppet minigame, there are 3 significant green things: the puppets eyes, Charlie's bracelet, and green bouncer guy. Speculating on the color, I think it's possible green bouncer dude is Henry, with the color connecting him to his daughter. Going off this speculation, I don't think he knows his daughter died or that William is the killer.

7. The Forgotten Party Goers from the Happiest Day: If you play through or look at the Happiest Day minigame from FNAF 3, there are 2 characters that switch depending on your game play: one is a blue masked child, and the other is a black masked child. They're the same design as the pink "Pigpatch" mask, but I think the black one is Left-E. Minigames in the FNAF franchise don't always show events that are happening at the same time as the main gameplay. For example, the Afton-getting-springtrapped minigame happens before you work at Fazbear Fright. And since we now know FNAF 6 is backwards compatible with FNAF World, I think it's possible the Happiest Day is really taking place after everything is burned in Pizzeria Simulator.

8. Shadow Bonnie is the Toy: The shape of Shadow Bonnie resembles the shape of Toy Bonnie, not Original Bonnie. Examine his eyes and teeth, and you'll see they're big and wide like Toy Bonnie's. This is just an interesting insight. I don't know what it could mean in the story.

 

That's it for now! Comment below what you think!

Unconventional Opinion: Standing up to Bullying episodes SUCK

"WARNING: This is an Unconventional Opinion Article. It will go against an idea many people live by. Please do not read unless you are very open-minded. Negative comments will be treated as hostile."


Admittedly, this post is something I really didn't want to write, because I believed I was just complaining or in the wrong, but these kinds of episodes from The Bernie Mac Show, The Andy Griffith Show, Recess, TMNT, The Parenthood, and Rurouni Kenshin have been literally haunting my thoughts for years, so I have to expose them as the blog for this week.

Episodes like these always start out the same, a kid, more than likely a boy, is being bullied in school, he goes to his parent/parents, and the parents most likely argue over what they should do. Usually, the father wins because "sometimes in life you have to fight battles" and the mother is made to look stupid because her peaceful option usually leads into more trouble. Cliched phrases include "he has to stand up for himself" or "we can't protect him forever" or some form of "we can't bail him out all the time."

First of all, why do I the mom's have to be shamed/humiliated in these episodes? Is this really how it plays out in real life, or are these male writers trying to make a statement? Are they trying to say it's not a woman's place to deal with contention or peace isn't always the answer and thus, is sometimes simply stupid? I don't know, but it comes off that way. I think women and the ideal of peace should be shown a little more respect.

Second, this idea of if as parents you try to protect your child from bullying is "bailing them out," is, in my opinion, fabricated. Not intentionally made-up, but made out of a fear which says "I'll be raising a punk if I do that." It's unwarranted. What I mean is, "bailing them out" implies you can completely stop bullying which in turn stops your kid from becoming strong enough to protect himself, which is just not true. I guess you could argue constantly taking away your kid from bad situations is teaching them to "run away from their problems," but again, that's unwarranted. Here's why:

In real life, the kid only wants one thing, to get rid of the bully or stop the bullying. All of this philosophical crap is in the parents' head, not the child's. And why not? Isn't that the parents' job? Am I suggesting they teach the kid to "cower off?" No. I don't even believe in the concept of "cowardice" but that's a blog for another day. What I'm trying to say, is you don't need to be a jackanus to your kid or any other kid via TV screen when it comes to bullying.  

I know many parents want their kids to be independent/self-reliant, but your child doing for him/herself does not rely on how far you separate from them, but how you teach them how to do for self. Self-reliance does not equal severance. You can teach your kid how to defend themselves and take them away from a school. Parents act like there are no other options, where there are clearly many in today's world. There are self-defense classes. Your child does not have to be bullied to get stronger, there are better solutions and we need to stop acting like there isn't. I mean, there are even things you can watch at home to teach you self-defense.

And for those of you who would hate for your child to get distracted, punk out, or run away, why? Everyone gets scared. They can't vent out their fear? Just teach them everything will be okay if they get into conflict. Teach them that there is healing for such events. You don't have to force your child to stop running and "stand up" for  themselves, really you just have to teach him how to get people or things to leave them alone. That's it. It's what the kids want anyway. Adults are the ones who put it into a complex philosophical nutshell.

Anyone I hope this helps someone. If not, at least I got this rant off my chest. And if you are a writer of any sort and this "touched" you, don't make full episodes or books or whatever on this topic. Some things are better left to the home or the pulpit. I'm tired of waking up to these thoughts everyday. I don't even have a problem in protecting myself.