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## [Shitpost] My reaction when I find out the true author of Worth the Candle
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* Author: u/Calsem *
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* URL: https://thumbs.gfycat.com/HeartyHeartyAsiansmallclawedotter-size_restricted.gif
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* Score: 6
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* Created: 2018-02-14T04:45:57
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### Post:
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[Link to content](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/HeartyHeartyAsiansmallclawedotter-size_restricted.gif)
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### Comments:
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> **u/Lexabyte** [+5] (4 hours later)
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> Well, we have a proper shitpost on the sub. It was a good ride everyone.
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>> **u/Calsem** [+2] (a day later)
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>> I believe the honor of the first shitpost goes to [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7ixx0p/rt_hf_mother_of_learning_chapter_78_grinding_stone/dr28ga3/)
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> **u/Calsem** [+4] (a minute later)
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> In hindsight it was pretty obvious. Still, finding out that /u/cthulhuraejepsen was secretly [](#s "/u/alexanderwales") was the highlight of my day.
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>> **u/mojojo46** [+5] (2 hours later)
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>> I dunno. I don't think it was that obvious. There are some similarities in writing style, but there were differences as well. It does well explain why /u/alexanderwales was so slow with the writing lately, though. lol
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>>> **u/reaper7876** [+7] (3 hours later)
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>>> There's one thing that really ought to have tipped me off, but didn't: in that "Piss off r/rational in one sentence" thread, he says,
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>>> >"You can suspend your disbelief about dragons but not inconsistent travel times?"
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>>> And this reminded me of a post I'd seen by Wales where he discussed that being a pet peeve of his at great length. So I thought to myself,
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>>> >Oh, what a coincidence, cthulhuraejepsen and alexanderwales have the exact same complaint. But maybe it's not a coincidence. Aha! Clearly, the former is making a reference to the post made by the latter, and everyone else has noticed this clever in-joke and upvoted accordingly.
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>>> Whereupon I dismissed the matter and never thought about it again, until the reveal in the most recent chapter thread.
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>> **u/fish312** [+1] *humanifest destiny* (11 minutes later)
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>> Wait, how did you find out? I think I'm missing something
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>> Edit: nevermind I just read that post
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>>> **u/Roxolan** [+1] *Head of antimemetiWalmart senior assistant manager* (7 hours later)
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>>>
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>>> Too soon, /u/Calsem! Spoilers!
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> **u/MaddoScientisto** [+1] (7 hours later)
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> I was starting to wonder why Alexander Wales still hadn't published anything major in a while
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>> **u/fish312** [+1] *humanifest destiny* (8 hours later)
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>> Really would've liked glimwarden to continue
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