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The Mandela effect

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Cantheowneroftheredcorsapleasemovetheircar · 22/10/2025 20:15

Does anyone have any strong assertions that their false memories are real, even though it's been proven they are not?

I've just read about 100 people all absolutely swearing that the fruit of the loom logo had a cornucopia. I don't remember it with one at all, I think they're all batshit, honestly 😄

I also don't think there was a movie called shabaaz or whatever it was, I don't think Mandela died in prison and I don't think the monopoly man had a monocle

What I am am absolutely certain of though, is that walkers bloody well DID change their crisp colours!!!

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DappledThings · 22/10/2025 20:26

Walkers haven't changed. There were just lots of other brands who had it the other way round.

shhblackbag · 22/10/2025 20:25

Bagsintheboot · 22/10/2025 20:21

Not quite. FOTL did have a cornucopia pre-acquisition by another company. Post-acquisition, there was no cornucopia. The current owner said they have never made t-shirts with the cornucopia, which is correct - they didn't. The old company did.

It's not a mass-false memory. It's just a change of branding and lack of critical thinking.

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Exactly. There definitely was one.

Rituelec · 22/10/2025 20:24

Walkers did used to be blue for salt and vinegar.

Bagsintheboot · 22/10/2025 20:21

Cantheowneroftheredcorsapleasemovetheircar · 22/10/2025 20:18

It's a fake. It never had a cornucopia!!

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Not quite. FOTL did have a cornucopia pre-acquisition by another company. Post-acquisition, there was no cornucopia. The current owner said they have never made t-shirts with the cornucopia, which is correct - they didn't. The old company did.

It's not a mass-false memory. It's just a change of branding and lack of critical thinking.

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Cantheowneroftheredcorsapleasemovetheircar · 22/10/2025 20:18

Spokebefore · 22/10/2025 20:17

Yes is infuriates me. I remember things for a fact. For example I only know what a cornucopia is because of FOTL. Someone also posted an old tshirt where the label clearly has one so I don’t know why they claim they never did.

It's a fake. It never had a cornucopia!!

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ChillBarrog · 22/10/2025 20:18

Walkers didn't. People get confused with golden wonder, as they were the biggest seller at the time.

The Mandela effect nonsense pisses me off. Imagine being so unbelievably arrogant that you need to believe the entire universe has shifted rather than you've simply misremembered something.

Spokebefore · 22/10/2025 20:17

Yes is infuriates me. I remember things for a fact. For example I only know what a cornucopia is because of FOTL. Someone also posted an old tshirt where the label clearly has one so I don’t know why they claim they never did.

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