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Racygrandma

(209 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 11:45 AM May 13

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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 May 13 OP

King Donald as Prince Prospero? sop May 13 #1

We can hope. Particularly that end bit. paleotn May 13 #6

YES. I've Made References Numerous Times In My RL. ColoringFool May 13 #2

What is RL? Amaryllis May 13 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author OGBuzz May 13 #12

RL Real Life OGBuzz May 13 #16

There were a lot of references to it at the beginning of the pandemic. Ocelot II May 13 #3

Fingers crossed............. some_of_us_are_sane May 13 #4

Long ago in high school. paleotn May 13 #5

Right now we live under... The Madcap May 13 #7

conflation of hantavirus and the ball room. rampartd May 13 #8

Well discovered. ananda May 13 #9

Excellent analogy PatSeg May 13 #10

Reminds me of this song from the 1970s by Eric Burden and the Animals wnylib May 13 #14

Actually, I like 'Hop--Frog' better. dedl67 May 13 #13

Read it, loved it, used part of it as an audition piece. RobertDevereaux May 13 #15

seen the movie. vincent price at his most deliciously hammy nt msongs May 13 #17

Read it and like his style. I've a B.See May 13 #18

sop

(19,352 posts)

1. King Donald as Prince Prospero?

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:48 AM

May 13

paleotn

(22,753 posts)

6. We can hope. Particularly that end bit.

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:59 AM

May 13

Now that would be justice.

ColoringFool

(1,097 posts)

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

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Wed May 13, 2026, 11:50 AM

May 13

Amaryllis

(11,430 posts)

11. What is RL?

Reply to ColoringFool (Reply #2)

Wed May 13, 2026, 01:33 PM

May 13

Response to Amaryllis (Reply #11)

OGBuzz This message was self-deleted by its author.

OGBuzz

(632 posts)

16. RL Real Life

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Wed May 13, 2026, 03:01 PM

May 13

Ocelot II

(131,252 posts)

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

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:50 AM

May 13

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,593 posts)

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

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Wed May 13, 2026, 11:53 AM

May 13

If only.

paleotn

(22,753 posts)

5. Long ago in high school.

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:56 AM

May 13

Poignant on many levels.

The Madcap

(2,040 posts)

7. Right now we live under...

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:05 PM

May 13

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

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

rampartd

(5,056 posts)

8. conflation of hantavirus and the ball room.

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Wed May 13, 2026, 12:40 PM

May 13

ananda

(35,520 posts)

9. Well discovered.

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:43 PM

May 13

Among things that make you go hmmmm....

PatSeg

(53,567 posts)

10. Excellent analogy

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:54 PM

May 13

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

wnylib

(26,468 posts)

14. Reminds me of this song from the 1970s by Eric Burden and the Animals

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #10)

Wed May 13, 2026, 01:46 PM

May 13

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dedl67

(247 posts)

13. Actually, I like 'Hop--Frog' better.

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Wed May 13, 2026, 01:38 PM

May 13

RobertDevereaux

(2,045 posts)

15. Read it, loved it, used part of it as an audition piece.

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 02:16 PM

May 13

Edgar Allan Poe

msongs

(74,207 posts)

17. seen the movie. vincent price at his most deliciously hammy nt

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 06:32 PM

May 13

B.See

(8,875 posts)

18. Read it and like his style. I've a

Reply to Racygrandma (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:48 PM

May 13

leather bound book titled, The Complete Tales and Poems.... My favourite being "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether," which is also aptly analogous, I think.

Esp. that bit about the dangers of trying to entertain lunatics.

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