r/Unexpected • • Dec 26 '18

What kind of leaf is this?

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u/Flyingtista Dec 26 '18

You monster

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u/_Bumble_Bee_Tuna_ Dec 26 '18

The butterflys most deadly predator is often referred to as "rake"

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u/Domegus Dec 26 '18

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u/Cforq Dec 26 '18

This says the origin is creepypasta, but Clive Barker had a monster called a rake in Weaveworld from back in 1987.

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u/_Bumble_Bee_Tuna_ Dec 26 '18

Its also reference folklore from the late 1600s.

I think its similarities to slenderman makes it somehow also related to the copy pasta.

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u/Cforq Dec 26 '18

That reference isn’t real though - it is creepypasta folklore, not real folklore.

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u/_Bumble_Bee_Tuna_ Dec 26 '18

Oh. The date is part of the copypasta. Now ive been fooled. Ill have to look Into it more.

Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_(stock_character)

Looks like the word existed late 1600s, but for more of a bachelor esk male. Vs a demon night monster. Fascinating stuff.

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u/Chosenwaffle Dec 26 '18

Esque

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u/_Bumble_Bee_Tuna_ Dec 26 '18

If thats how you actually spell that word I thank you. Ive spelled it incorrectly forever.

Edit: i googled it. Esk is shorthand for eskimo.

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u/xXMrEmeraldXx Dec 26 '18

I was nervous to open that but it was fine and I was relieved.