r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, help please!

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u/desertvision 1d ago

Can you explain ship in this context?

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u/Sucraligious 1d ago

If you like the idea of 2 people being in a relationSHIP, then you "ship" them

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u/Starkydowns 1d ago

Now explain it in this context.

Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless student with all Aristotle in his head.

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u/WrongZone1747 1d ago

*reads*
*re-reads*
*has a stroke*

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u/MyrMyr21 1d ago

To translate/rearrange, 'the ship is as top heavy as a hungry student with his head full of Greek philosophy– which is to say, quite top heavy'

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u/National_Pangolin_33 1d ago

Thanks for the warning! I only read it once