The Mandela Effect

I need to discuss an instance of The Mandela Effect that plagues me.  What is the Mandela Effect you ask?  It's a phenomena where one completely and adamantly mis-remembers something.  A well known example is The Berenstain Bears in that a large portion of the population will swear that it used to be spelled "Berenstein Bears".  The Mandela Effect.
The Opening Crawl

My Mandela Effect conundrum comes from Star Wars.  I will, until my dying day, argue this point.

Given that Episode VIII: The Last Jedi will come out later this year, I know that I can't possibly be correct, but that does not stop me from remembering the original trilogy this way.

Okay, here goes...

The Star Wars "Episodes" used to be called "Chapters".  In 1977, "Star Wars: Chapter IV: A New Hope" was released.  It was followed by "Chapter V: The Empire Strikes Back" and "Chapter VI: The Return of the Jedi".  It wasn't until the 1997 "Special Editions" that George Lucas changed them to Episodes.

These are indisputable facts.  Have a nice day.

5 comments:

  1. The Mandela Effect Dilemma

    The Mandela Effect took me to a place unknown,
    One Step Beyond the Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone.
    There are other people who say it happened to them.
    They wonder how we came here and how it will end.
    Some say it was Cern that transported my soul,
    others say it was caused by the Devil below.
    There are many who think we are now Ascending,
    to another dimension, where life is never ending.
    I don't understand where I am or how I came here,
    but my belief in my Creator will lessen my fear.
    I continue to work, supporting my family,
    and try to adjust to this strange, new reality.

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  2. The Mandela Effect Conundrum

    The Mandela Effect made E.T. home phone,
    and turned my life into the Twilight Zone.
    Now I'm driving a Ford with the curly Q.
    It's been here a long time. Can that be true?
    That pigtail makes no sense to me,
    But they say it's recorded in history.
    Berenstein had some delightful bears.
    When the stain appeared, that drew some stares.
    Ellis Island had a statue called Liberty,
    but she moved to a new locality.
    This new Earth is a mystery,
    time to learn new history.
    Did Forrest say is or did he say was?
    The internet is all a buzz.
    Chartreuse was red as I recall,
    but now it's green and that's not all.
    The stop light had green on top before,
    Now I see red there and so much more.
    J.C.Penney has an extra e.
    It came from Febreeze, I do believe.
    The map of the world is not the same.
    Svalbard to me is a strange new name.
    If your memories don't match what you see,
    you're in the Outer Limits, just like me.
    New Zealand moved south. That's so lame.
    The North Pole is gone. Now that's a shame.
    The Mandela Effect is disturbing to me.
    Captain Kirk did say " Beam me up Scotty."
    The Wizard of Oz was so much fun,
    before the Scarecrow got his gun.
    People say I'm obsessed, and that might be true,
    Though I can't believe Hitler's eyes turned blue.
    The sun is white and very bright,
    I wonder where the moon will be tonight.
    The lion stopped lying with the lamb,
    The big bad wolf put us in a jam.
    Celebrities die and live again,
    I just can't see how that's happening.
    South America shifted to the east they say,
    now the Panama Canal goes a different way.
    Australia moved north. What a blunder.
    There's no way that's the land down under.
    Cuba is bigger than it was before,
    and the Arctic Ice Cap is no more.
    Sally Fields was the Flying Nun,
    now her s is gone like our yellow sun.
    Tom Cruise lost his shades, and that's not right,
    I remember his shirt color was white.
    Fruit Loops went away one day,
    and Cap'n Crunch is here to stay.
    Darth said no, but that can't be,
    Luke is what he said in that movie.
    The Monopoly man lost his monocle,
    So I have to wonder, where did it go?
    Mona Lisa got a name and a smile,,
    the Thinker moved his hand for a while.
    Dolly had braces, that's a fact.
    Maybe a flip flop will bring them back.
    The Wicked Witch says fly, fly, fly,
    when scary monkeys fill the sky.
    The Mandela Effect took a hold of me,
    altered some things in my reality.
    Land masses out of place, here and there,
    people once deceased, now alive I swear.
    Movies I saw many times before,
    have changed and shocked me to the core.
    Songs I listened to in my youth,
    are not the same. That is the truth.
    What is this place? What put us here?
    We must be strong, not give in to fear.

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  3. The Mandela Effect Quandary

    There is a phenomenon taking place around the world.
    Some people see what others don't and secrets are unfurled.
    Others say that can't be so and go on about their lives.
    The truth is so elusive, some believe it is disguised.
    Reasons have been given for this extraordinary change.
    Theories come and go, although they are quite strange.
    Some claim memories are frail and cannot be relied upon.
    So residue is gathered and displayed for everyone.
    My past is now no longer what I thought it once to be.
    So I begin to wonder, where is my lost reality.
    Sleepless nights I have been anxious, trying to discern,
    how conflicting memories are not what I have learned.
    Friends and family defend their lack of interest,
    because they think they know what's really best.
    As I look around me and gaze upon this place,
    I have to come to grips and put a smile upon my face.
    Knowing as I do, my memories are true,
    I must find others, who see things as I do.
    I implore all who recognize this world is not the same,
    to join me in my quest to find an ending to this game.

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