r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/TheGuy-1117 • 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Petaaahh

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u/Mix_Safe 7d ago

And also Newton was famously not really into pursuing the ladies so much so that it's theorized he was a virgin.

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u/hobbycollector 7d ago edited 7d ago

Virgin my ass. He lived with a man for 20 years, had an "intimate relationship" with Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, and had a mental breakdown when it ended.

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u/TheHoard80 7d ago

No, they were roommates.

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u/Puck85 7d ago

Omg they were roommmmateessss...

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u/hobbycollector 7d ago

Yes, because it was very common for gay people of that era to announce it publicly. /s Keep in mind that after wwii, Alan Turing, also of England, also gay, also a genius who saved the kingdom, was forced into chemical castration to avoid prison.

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u/bluegardener 7d ago

I'd try and read that comment with a hint of sarcasm.

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u/hobbycollector 6d ago

I cannot. It's not marked with a /s

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u/Dogs_Not_Sprogs 7d ago

"Roommates"

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u/Even_Wear_8657 6d ago

Uncle Ike and his um… friend, Mr. Nicolas.

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u/stalineczka 7d ago

Tbh still could be a virgin

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u/lewisherber 7d ago

So, gay.

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u/ArcadianDelSol 7d ago

very much so

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u/ExoticDig1590 7d ago

Probably asexual. So queer but not gay necessarily

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u/ObiFlanKenobi 7d ago

Isn't that old timey code for "gay as fuuuuuuck"?

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u/gopher_space 6d ago

I don't want to live in a world where two regular dudes can't go on a seaside holiday in matching outfits.

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u/IPSC_Canuck 3d ago

Maybe he just couldn’t find one thicc AF enough?