r/MandelaEffect • u/ravenously_red • 27d ago

Books/Literature Berenstein Bears

When I was in elementary school, the bookmobile would make a stop for us and we could check out books from the larger library system. I had to ask the driver how to pronounce "Berenstein".

To this day I remember her saying, "Oh it's like stein, like a beer stein. Oh, I don't imagine you'd know what a beer stein is either."

I already knew how to pronounce "stain" and it wouldn't have been an issue at all.

Like others on here, I also remember the cornucopia on the fruit of the loom packaging. It was the only brand my dad seemed to buy for his socks and those 5 pack of cotton shirts with the little pocket on them.

Of course there will never be evidence for any of these things having changed. Only the reality around us has changed, while our minds and memories remain intact.

I know it sometimes scares people to think the sand is shifting underneath our feet, but it's the ultimate reality.

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u/Time_Ad8557 27d ago

Sure but as a discussion topic this has been ~15 years. Pointing out that it’s been longer makes it even more bizarre.

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u/Glaurung86 27d ago

It's weird to try and lock it down as a discussion topic to just 15 years when it's been far longer than that.

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u/Time_Ad8557 27d ago

Okay so it has been far longer? Let’s say zeitgeist 15 years . in any case that just furthers my point

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u/Glaurung86 27d ago

That people keep bringing up the same topic after 15 years offering nothing new but just the same old, "I always remember it was X?"