#can you tell im binging pnf?

[quantumboogaloo]

That’s why books have covers. To judge them.

This saying has always bothered me. The show doesn’t act like Candace is wrong in this moment. Linda admits that she picked the books because they looked interesting, (based on the covers) but then a big point in the story is that she shouldn’t have judged Meap based on the fact he looked cute, which is accurate. It always drew my attention to the fact that the saying was stupid and not a very good analogy.

Candace makes a really good point here. Books covers are intentionally designed to give you an idea of what’s in them. That’s why they usually have a summary on the back or inside cover.

People on the other hand aren’t as clear cut. There’s no “summary” that we can look at when we see a person. It’s why I’ve always hated that saying, and just another reason in the pile of why I love this show.

Also, this show made me understand figurative speech, literary analysis, etc. way better than multiple high school and college English courses ever did. Gotta love when a cartoon is better at explaining metaphors (and some of their failings) better than 15 years of public school and college. (Okay, slight exaggeration, but still)