Hi, remember him? He’s the he kid who had a report due on space…

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CaptianBrasiliano@reddit

Why's his shirt so big? Was that a thing? I don't remember that being a thing.

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redditsucks13131@reddit

My step dad fucking hated this kid because he had "too much attitude" whatever the fuck that means. I always liked learning, so I would ask for the encyclopedia. He would get so pissed.

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ImOnlyHereForTheCoC@reddit (OP)

Aw, Encyclopedia guy is a nepo baby?!

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No-Channel3917@reddit

Imagine learning your father's trade to only be called a Nepo baby lol

Ffs lol

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Baymavision@reddit

His father was a fucking comedic genius.

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ImOnlyHereForTheCoC@reddit (OP)

Yeah, I was JTS (just talkin’ shit) but I can’t deny that he still pops up in the ol’ mind theater to this very literal day!

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chonny@reddit

He lives forever in the Brittanica commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDFsBMrX_IM

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Oubastet@reddit

He looks like he cuts his own hair, lol!

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turntabletennis@reddit

"This guy looks like his Mom still cuts his hair!"

One of my favorite insults.

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TooDamFast@reddit

I just picked up a 32 book set, mint condition, from 1991, for $16. They still smell like new.

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EatLard@reddit

Speaking of, I inherited my grandparents’ encyclopedias from the late 1950s. One chapter was “who will be the first spaceman?”.

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EAE8019@reddit

Honestly the way books are written now, he might have more in depth information , just on historical and basic scientific facts.

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TooDamFast@reddit

Funny how much changes and how much doesn't. I love the way they look, feel, smell, and the nostalgia. My parents could not afford them and now they are just a decoration in my house.

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TooDamFast@reddit

Amazon says the set is 135 pounds (which they are selling for $850) so $0.12 per pound! I moved them with multiple wheelbarrow trips. https://a.co/d/1j4wbCj

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TP_Crisis_2020@reddit

One of my biggest regrets was getting rid of the 1989 world book set my parents bought me when I was in school.

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blove135@reddit

$16? I'm surprised they didn't pay you to take them.

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313Wolverine@reddit

I always wondered where my mandibular was.

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We have the 2010 32 book set. We bought it because it was the last time it was going to be printed. We also have the 1943 edition that was the last time it was printed by Sears. The World Atlas from 1942 is also part of our collection. I want to track down the 10 Eventful Years they published about WW2 but it's hard to find in any sort of decent shape.

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ImOnlyHereForTheCoC@reddit (OP)

How much did a new set cost in 2010, if you don’t mind me asking/can even remember?

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MoulanRougeFae@reddit

I honestly don't remember how much we spent.

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brokenman82@reddit

My parents never bought these for me. I was set up to fail from the very beginning. Curse you mom and dad!

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Instrument-of-elks@reddit

We had the World Book Encyclopedia, 1989 edition.

I can’t even express how important those dang books were to me. I would read them constantly, just picking a random letter, going through it and reading the topics I found interesting. I do the same thing with Wikipedia now.

I still have them on my bookshelf today.

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col_akir_nakesh@reddit

I preferred World Book tbh. We got a Funk & Wagnalls set.

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Klinky1984@reddit

No Teddy Ruxpin, no Power Wheels, no Encyclopedia Britannica. It's like our parents didn't love us.

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Turbulent-Pea-8826@reddit

Even my poor ass parents bought me an encyclopedia set. It was probably the generic version but still

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goodnewzevery1@reddit

My Dad got them. From that point on any question I had for him was immediately referred to my Encyclopedia set.. which as it turns out, did not have comprehensive knowledge on all subjects.

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Switchbladekitten@reddit

Same…and now he tells me to Ask Jeeves. Does my dad know anything?!

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free-toe-pie@reddit

I was a kid who would have enjoyed having a set of encyclopedias. Because I would constant question and wonder about things but got no answers. Now I can Google. Which I love.

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LetGo_n_LetDarwin@reddit

I wanted those encyclopedias so bad…never got them 😞

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Not_me_no_way@reddit

There's plenty of us around, don't feel alone...

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Dakaf@reddit

Encyclopedia salesman was probably one of the fastest dying occupations in the mid 90’s.

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Turtis_Luhszechuan@reddit

The "encyclopedia fight" is one of my childhood memories.

Mom insisted my father buy an encyclopedia set, mom and dad had a fight while the salesman was there, the salesman walking out shouting.

The encyclopedia set, probably several thousand dollars, was bought

This was like 1992 or 93 so a PC with Encarta was right around the corner.

I think I used the encyclopedia once for school. The books were rotting away in my grandma's basement decades later after the divorce

So good riddance encyclopedia salesmen! Lol

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ChesterCopp@reddit

Overkill. Gotta B

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butt_honcho@reddit

I always wondered where the mandibula was.

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tytoalba331@reddit

Came here to look for this! 😂

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p90rushb@reddit

"The mah doo la... oblong GAH-TA"

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maggie320@reddit

Even at 9 years old that irritated me.

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Lumpy_Departure_4086@reddit

Nelson mandibula?

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greenhornblue@reddit

My first thought here

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VVrayth@reddit

If you remember this guy, it's probably time to schedule your colonoscopy!

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Dimplefrom-YA@reddit

i won't lie.. i loved encyclopedias. I would read through them for fun.

I don't have the same feelings for wikipedia.. but yeah it is easier to search for topics online nowadays. Chatgpt does a decent job also

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Ambitious_Jelly8783@reddit

Encarta was great for this, too.

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Aselleus@reddit

Encarta 95!

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Ambitious_Jelly8783@reddit

Mind Maze, anyone?

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orangejeep@reddit

My people!

Weird question: did you have a favorite letter? Loved airplanes growing up so lots of time in the A volume.

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relikter@reddit

That shirt. Those sleeves.

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ImOnlyHereForTheCoC@reddit (OP)

Bordering on blouse, honestly

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Salty-Woodpecker-951@reddit

He always wondered where his mandibula was…

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No-Republic-4349@reddit

David Grohl once said he was supposed to be in the video for Nirvana's "In Bloom" but he wasn't available so they got Doug Llewelyn from People's Court instead.

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Sad_Researcher_3344@reddit

Got a B+

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Rattler_@reddit

in deep voice "why not an A?" 😂

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chonny@reddit

You know- that deep voice was everywhere on TV as a kid like in Bill Nye the Science Guy, and the Hey Dude theme song.

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FriedBreakfast@reddit

Too long. I found so much great information I put it all in. Overkill.

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

Haha, I can remember these lines like it was just yesterday.

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Outrageous_Lettuce44@reddit

Found so much great information, he put it all in. Overkill.

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Siphoneder@reddit

He was going to be the host on the In Bloom video for Nirvana, but he got sick before the shoot. So they got the guy from The People’s Court instead.

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ImOnlyHereForTheCoC@reddit (OP)

Doug Llewelyn!

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FatXThor34@reddit

Stupid rich kid.

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dan7769@reddit

My parents had a set from 1967. Still not sure how Vietnam turned out.

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Nisi-Marie@reddit

I want a rumble between that guy and these guys

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soopirV@reddit

I had to rely on a 1973 set of World Books…

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LardLad00@reddit

They were good enough for your uncle and they're good enough for you!

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Valahiru@reddit

Nothing like needing information on a subject only to find out your expensive encyclopedia only offers a couple paragraphs on the subject with information that you mostly already knew.

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LardLad00@reddit

And is from before the fall of the USSR

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a_new_wave@reddit

wow

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lkmyntz@reddit

True story

My parents bought a used set from the library and when I went to research my project on space, I was met with “one day, we hope to land a man on the moon.”

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kinetic_cheese@reddit

Haha, my parents also have a set that predates the moon landing. I think they're from 1967. I used to think the entry about computers was hilarious as a kid because the pictures would be of computers bigger than a refrigerator.

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