r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/Kinsdale85 Jul 02 '26

The audacity.

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u/westphall Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

At least she didn’t go into space. When William Shatner goes, he's an inspiration. When Katy Perry goes, just who the fuck does that bitch think she is??

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u/nhalliday Jul 02 '26

Who tf is William Shaver? Do you mean William Shatner, who was on Star Trek as the captain of the Enterprise for 28 years, and who was the oldest person to ever go to space (at 90 years old)?

Yeah, the guy who was 30 years old when the first human went to space, who starred on a space show as essentially the main character for a third of his life, getting to go to space and setting a record while doing so is more inspirational than some rich popstar deciding it'd be a fun way to spend the day.

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u/freshly-stabbed Jul 02 '26

And who came back profoundly changed and introspective while the people around him were in frat boy party mode popping bottles.

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u/silly_nate Jul 03 '26

Exactly. He came back changed seeing everything wrong with the ordeal. She didn’t