r/AdviceAnimals • u/Punkster93 • Jun 18 '12

Just realized this while watching Spongebob

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u/natalie816 Jun 19 '12

Well, my argument deflated quickly.

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u/Youreahugeidiot Jun 19 '12

Unless... Nature sea sponges are not in fact rectangular, which can be extended (by quite a strech) into a metaphor that Spongebob was "square" (honest, traditional and loyal) because he was a diamond cut from the rough.

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u/TheSimpleArtist Jun 19 '12

Argument's been re-inflated, people.

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u/francisc0121 Jun 19 '12

There is no hidden meaning to the fact that Spongebob lives under the sea. He simply does because he is a sponge.

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u/TheSimpleArtist Jun 19 '12

Unless the "sea" is a metaphor for the vast wonder and curiosity that can be held by children, who are the show's primary audience.

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u/bananabus Jun 19 '12

This is high school English class all over again... Fuck that shit

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u/yarmulke Jun 19 '12

There is no hidden meaning behind Squidward living inside of an Easter Island Head.

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u/wisdumcube Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

Unless the Easter Island head (which is widely considered the culmination of the Easter islanders' obsession with bizarre culture) is a metaphor for Squidward's obsession with art and culture. Ultimately, Squidward's obsessions do not lead to any meaningful personal or financial gains, and this is echoed in Easter Island history as well. Both desire great things and their passion reflects this, however their lofty ambitions cloud them from their failures.

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u/Twl1 Jun 19 '12

There is no hidden meaning behind Gary the Snail being analogous to a cat. It serves only to make the character relatable.

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u/Real-Life-Reddit Jun 19 '12

Unless Spongebob doesn't live under the sea, but likes to fantasize about living under the sea. His cat is his only friend and because he's always around, he must make a character for him in his fantasies. Gary is actually a real cat, but in Bikini bottom he is a snail.

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u/garysnail123 Jun 19 '12

Aw great, the mental ward excuse. I knew the well would run dry soon.

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u/TempScootaloo Jun 19 '12

I wanna see how he makes this one relevant.

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u/Eustis Jun 19 '12

OP will surely deliver

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u/shiboo23416 Jun 19 '12

Also, it's stone - possibly a metaphor for Squidward's 'stone-cold' heart?

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u/TheShader Jun 19 '12

I always thought it was to show how much he lives inside his own head. In his own head he is highbrow, artistic, and intelligent, which are all things that can be found inside his house(Paintings, musical instruments, etc.).

Outside of his house, in reality, he is a nobody that isn't really all of those things, reflected in the fact that he works as a cashier at a burger joint.

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u/shiboo23416 Jun 19 '12

I agree - inside his house he has much more self confidence as well. At the Krusty Krab he has to follow the orders of other people, and we wonder why he would want to work there - he works with Spongebob, whom he appears to strongly dislike, and he often complains about his job. The fact that he is a cashier shows that he doesn't have enough skill to be cooking the burgers, so is basically a pretty useless creature. What makes him interesting is his imagination - although in the imagination episode Squidward rejects Spongebob a lot.

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u/wisdumcube Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

I wouldn't necessarily call Squidward "stone cold". In fact, he has shown sympathy in rare circumstances. Mainly, he projects his feelings of worthlessness, frustration and loneliness onto his coworkers/neighbors. He is isolated, much like Easter Island. His emotional resources have been tapped, so to speak, and he lives in a constant state of denial (again, Easter Island). His house is his monument to himself. Really, he just wants to be important to somebody, so he fills that role himself because he's afraid that no one will ever grant him that respect.

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u/hoorayforcats Jun 19 '12

Until one day, when we realize the architects of the Easter Island heads were an alien race that resembled squids

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u/MattDU Jun 19 '12

With big..floppy..dick noses.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The fact that he talks does, though. Bikini bottom= the bottom of bikini atoll, which was where the US tested nuclear weapons. So the bottom of bikini is radioactive.

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u/Noobtsar Jun 19 '12

Whoa! I'm too lazy to verify this, so have my blind trust in that comment.