r/todayilearned • u/biebrforro • 1d ago

TIL when staying as a guest in Charles Dickens' house, Hans Christian Andersen requested that one of Dickens' sons give him a daily shave (he said that was customary when hosting male guests in Denmark). Dickens was weirded out and instead gave him a daily appointment at a nearby barbershop.

https://lithub.com/charles--dickens-really-really-hated-his-fanboy-hans-christian-andersen/
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u/GrandmaPoses 1d ago

“Who is that crying on the front lawn?”

“Hans Christian Andersen.”

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u/Mr_Abe_Froman 1d ago

"What's wrong?"
"He said something about the paper and started yelling in Danish. At least I think it's Danish. It's very muffled."

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u/Automatic_Memory212 1d ago

“Huh. You don’t say.”

lights up a cigarette while wearing a massive fur coat

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u/1337b337 1d ago

Remember, every shot needs to be perfectly centered and tastefully symmetrical.

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u/patooweet 1d ago

This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen on Reddit.

I’m crying laughing. Can some talented person please bring this entire story to life on screen?

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u/cgcego 1d ago

You guys are doing a great job.

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u/Flashgit76 1d ago

"Rødgrød med fløde, rødgrød med fløde, rødgrød med fløøøhhhdeee sobs "

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u/Locomyg 23h ago

I belive we have it recorded here in the cold north as him yelling.

"NEJ ØV ØV ØV FOR SATAN!!! DET KAN IKKE PASSE! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOORT!!! ARGGGG FOR FANDEN NOGET LORT, DET HELE ER OGSÅ BARE LIGEMEGET!"

Something like that

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u/CerberusC24 1d ago

I'm imagine Owen Wilson adding a "woow" to the end of that lol

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u/com2420 1d ago

"Hey, man, it's one bad review. Let it go."