Even I find it hard to believe that I spent page space in an essay this year wrestling with a fact that never bothered me in childhood: Winnie the Pooh keeps a rifle beside his bed.
Well... yes, of course. I assume we're supposed to take most things that appear in these movies as something we might find in Christopher Robin's room. But does Pooh think of it that way? He keeps it handy like he thinks it's for defense.
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"not anymore"
Nowadays we think, "Holy fuck, he'd best not pull that shit out near a cop."