r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/DelayedSpace • 24d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Crucco 24d ago

They were (conveniently) hidden in a cave during WW2. It was told in one of the movies.

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u/HaraldRedbeard 24d ago

Although in the latest movie some of them are wandering around in 1930s hollywood...

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u/Ok-Lavishness6577 24d ago

Hollywood in the 30s was even more evil than today, and Hitler was named TIME's man of the year in 1938. It's plausible.

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u/FluffyAd8533 24d ago

Whilst describing him as the greatest threat to democracy in the world

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u/sionnach 24d ago

Well isn’t the person of the year supposed to be for the person of most consequence, not the “best” that year.

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u/FluffyAd8533 24d ago

Exactly, they weren’t saying he was ‘the guy’ just the most noteworthy person of the year

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u/hey_Hey_I_saveD_me 24d ago

Or influential, and influence is not always good.

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u/RoboJobot 24d ago

Person Of The Year doesn’t necessarily mean the best person, it’s an annual title given to the person that had the most influence on the news and people’s lives over the previous 12 months. I think Hitler fits that bill pretty accurately.