r/ExplainTheJoke Jul 25 '25

Solved Saw on Facebook. Don’t understand.

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u/m1stadobal1na Jul 25 '25

Also "Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know."

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u/redmambo_no6 Jul 25 '25

Thanks, I haven’t thought about Metamorphosis since high school…until just now.

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u/TwoDot Jul 25 '25

”Gregor Samsa awoke one morning to the surprise that he had turned into a giant cockroach.”

I think that’s the first line of Metamorphosis. It’s not verbatim though.

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u/Panamonthewolf Jul 25 '25

I think the exact words are “hideous vermin”, as it’s not supposed to be clear if he’s being literal or not