You’ve all heard about the Mandela Effect, right? It’s this theory concerning parallel realities, and it explains why lots of people have clear memories of Nelson Mandela having died in a South African prison in the 1980s when he didn’t really die until 2013, or why the Berenstain Bears used to be spelled BerenstEin Bears. (Note: It DID. I am certain of it.) It’s because those of us who remember things differently at some point, without realizing it, crossed over from a parallel reality into this one. It’s true. I just today experienced something comparable. I clearly remember my lovely wifey and I going to see THE WITCH. We sat spellbound (pardon the pun), sharing a whispered exclamation of “Wow!” as the closing credits started to roll.
Today my Black Phillip Funko figure, which I had ordered several months ago, finally arrived in the mail. “What’s that?” my lovely better half asked. “It’s Black Phillip!” I proclaimed. “You know, from THE WITCH!” “Oh, yeah,” she muttered. “I remember that movie. I wasn’t crazy about it.” “What?” I said. “No, you loved it.” “No I didn’t,” she replied. “I didn’t even like it.”
So the question now is, did she cross over from a parallel reality…or did I?
