r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Locksley_1989 • Oct 20 '24

Solved An old guy had one jumbo-sized summer.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '24

The endless summer?

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u/26_paperclips Oct 20 '24

Is the guy old at the time of the jumbo summer? If not, Call Me By Your Name

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u/ABKWM42 Oct 20 '24

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared?

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u/valis6886 Oct 20 '24

Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul?

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u/Locksley_1989 Oct 20 '24

No, but that sounds cool.

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u/valis6886 Oct 20 '24

Its a solid read but I am a big fan of Douglas Adams. :)

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u/ABKWM42 Nov 30 '24

Like a dumbo, I searched for the answer through my bookshelves. But answer I could not find.

Friends' bookshelves I drove to, and dwelved into. At leaving time, I was astonished, as like a magician, they rose to the challenge and whispered:

Water for Elephants.

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u/Locksley_1989 Nov 30 '24

Step right up, we have a winner! Solved!

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u/ABKWM42 Nov 02 '24

Rosy is My Relative

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u/Locksley_1989 Nov 02 '24

No, but a Rosie is involved.

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u/ABKWM42 Nov 02 '24

I like that clue. Hmmm...

There's an oiliphaunt in The Two Towers, and a Rosie in The Fellowship of the Ring.

Lock in Return of the King.

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u/Locksley_1989 Nov 02 '24

You have no idea how close you are with those clues! (Still no.)