The Mandela Effect

[marshalt]

Do you have memories of something that no one else seems to remember?

http://mandelaeffect.com/about

I remember hearing that James Garner died, years ago. I remember they did interviews with the cast of 8 Simple Rules about his death. But no, he died just yesterday...

Looking through the website, there are a couple that stick out at me.

The Berenstain Bears. I remember these books from when I was a kid. I also remember them being the Berenstein Bears. I know it was "stein" because I made this connection in my head because our neighbors' last name was Stein.

Tiananmen Square and “Tank Boy” I was 7 years old when this happened and I remember the coverage on TV. The way I remember it, he crawled on the tank, got off, then stood in front of it again. Then the hatch opens and he was shot and dropped dead on the ground.

As for some of the others, I can tell you that America has always had 50 states. (Okay, not always, but you know what I mean.) I am guessing this one comes from foreigners.

Columbine took place in 1999, not 1996. I remember this because the Saturday before the shooting was my junior prom and I told my date that I had the feeling something bad was going to happen. After the shooting, she came up to me and said, "I guess you were right."

Katy Perry. I think the confusion comes in because her real name is Katy Hudson and she changed it so she wouldn't be confused with actress Kate Hudson. Pre-fame, she released songs under the name Katy Hudson, but never used the name Kate.

MLK shot with a handgun at close range. I think people confuse the King shooting with the RFK shooting.

Have you ever experienced the Mandela Effect?

 

[toubab]

Do you have memories of something that no one else seems to remember?

http://mandelaeffect.com/about

I remember hearing that James Garner died, years ago. I remember they did interviews with the cast of 8 Simple Rules about his death. But no, he died just yesterday...

Looking through the website, there are a couple that stick out at me.

The Berenstain Bears. I remember these books from when I was a kid. I also remember them being the Berenstein Bears. I know it was "stein" because I made this connection in my head because our neighbors' last name was Stein.

Tiananmen Square and “Tank Boy” I was 7 years old when this happened and I remember the coverage on TV. The way I remember it, he crawled on the tank, got off, then stood in front of it again. Then the hatch opens and he was shot and dropped dead on the ground.

As for some of the others, I can tell you that America has always had 50 states. (Okay, not always, but you know what I mean.) I am guessing this one comes from foreigners.

Columbine took place in 1999, not 1996. I remember this because the Saturday before the shooting was my junior prom and I told my date that I had the feeling something bad was going to happen. After the shooting, she came up to me and said, "I guess you were right."

Katy Perry. I think the confusion comes in because her real name is Katy Hudson and she changed it so she wouldn't be confused with actress Kate Hudson. Pre-fame, she released songs under the name Katy Hudson, but never used the name Kate.

MLK shot with a handgun at close range. I think people confuse the King shooting with the RFK shooting.

Have you ever experienced the Mandela Effect?

No, unless déjà vu counts.

 

[evesdream]

There's a colliding universe theory that I could be sold on based on our uncertainty when it comes to the spelling of the word Dilemma...or Dilemna.

For details, see here: http://www.dilemna.info/index.php

 

[marshalt]

No, unless déjà vu counts.

No, this is something different.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

I remember there being a bathroom on the right.

 

[marshalt]

I remember there being a bathroom on the right.

He'll actually sing that as the lyric in concerts sometimes now. Unless John Fogerty is actually dead...

That reminds me. Gordon Lightfoot was dead in 2002. I knew he was dead. I don't remember how he died, but it was sometime in the early 90's. Then a few years ago I remember hearing about him touring...

 

[marshalt]

There's a colliding universe theory that I could be sold on based on our uncertainty when it comes to the spelling of the word Dilemma...or Dilemna.

For details, see here: http://www.dilemna.info/index.php

Definitely or definately? Apparently, it’s the most misspelled word in the English language, but where did “definately” come from and why do people remember being taught that spelling in school…?

They keep changing the spelling just to screw with me...

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

He'll actually sing that as the lyric in concerts sometimes now. Unless John Fogerty is actually dead...

That reminds me. Gordon Lightfoot was dead in 2002. I knew he was dead. I don't remember how he died, but it was sometime in the early 90's. Then a few years ago I remember hearing about him touring...

That one I've had.

 

[evesdream]

They keep changing the spelling just to screw with me...

It's all incredibly strange.

 

[Lorilei]

Bless your heart.

No.

 

[marshalt]

Bless your heart.

No.

It's not always obvious at first, but I bet if you think hard, you can come up with examples.

 

[toubab]

Bless your heart.

No.

I wonder if he knows what "Bless your heart" means.

 

[marshalt]

I wonder if he knows what "Bless your heart" means.

Yes, I do. So fuck you and fuck you.

 

[toubab]

Yes, I do. So fuck you and fuck you.

Now, now. She was being kind.

 

[MNGuy]

Yeah, I've had a few alternate memories:

• Abe Vigoda is dead.
• Michael Jackson died in a car crash.
• Louie Anderson's fatal heart attack.
• Vikings win the Super Bowl

 

[marshalt]

[*]Vikings win the Super Bowl
[/LIST]

Come on... In NO universe is that even possible.

 

[Wrong Element]

Do you have memories of something that no one else seems to remember?

http://mandelaeffect.com/about

I remember hearing that James Garner died, years ago. I remember they did interviews with the cast of 8 Simple Rules about his death. But no, he died just yesterday...

That was John Ritter. The names are vaguely similar, which probably explains the confusion; also the fact that Garner had been out of public view for a good while, so it might be easier to forget he was still living.

I think that's the simplest explanation for the Mandela Effect. Mandela was the most famous South African political prisoner, and there were South African political prisoners who died in captivity, like Stephen Biko; so the mind confuses the two.

 

[marshalt]

That was John Ritter. The names are vaguely similar, which probably explains the confusion; also the fact that Garner had been out of public view for a good while, so it might be easier to forget he was still living.

I think that's the simplest explanation for the Mandela Effect. Mandela was the most famous South African political prisoner, and there were South African political prisoners who died in captivity, like Stephen Biko; so the mind confuses the two.

No, it was not John Ritter. I remember when he died too. This would have been right around the time the show was cancelled.

 

[ryan8558]

Just blame it all on alcohol.


Everybody else does.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Winston Churchill was SA's most famous prisoner. During the Boer War.

 

[Laurel]

Do you have memories of something that no one else seems to remember?

http://mandelaeffect.com/about

I remember hearing that James Garner died, years ago. I remember they did interviews with the cast of 8 Simple Rules about his death. But no, he died just yesterday...

Looking through the website, there are a couple that stick out at me.

The Berenstain Bears. I remember these books from when I was a kid. I also remember them being the Berenstein Bears. I know it was "stein" because I made this connection in my head because our neighbors' last name was Stein.

Tiananmen Square and “Tank Boy” I was 7 years old when this happened and I remember the coverage on TV. The way I remember it, he crawled on the tank, got off, then stood in front of it again. Then the hatch opens and he was shot and dropped dead on the ground.

As for some of the others, I can tell you that America has always had 50 states. (Okay, not always, but you know what I mean.) I am guessing this one comes from foreigners.

Columbine took place in 1999, not 1996. I remember this because the Saturday before the shooting was my junior prom and I told my date that I had the feeling something bad was going to happen. After the shooting, she came up to me and said, "I guess you were right."

Katy Perry. I think the confusion comes in because her real name is Katy Hudson and she changed it so she wouldn't be confused with actress Kate Hudson. Pre-fame, she released songs under the name Katy Hudson, but never used the name Kate.

MLK shot with a handgun at close range. I think people confuse the King shooting with the RFK shooting.

Have you ever experienced the Mandela Effect?

I love you.

 

[Queersetti]

I thought I read an interesting thread the other day, but it turned out I was actually reading Max Hastings' new book on the end of World War Two in the Pacific.


America won that, by the way, in case you were confused.