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James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

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It was briefly mentioned alongside Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, also by Roald Dahl, when discussing Roald Dahl's past work as a spy for the British.

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Well, you know, also Roald Dahl, the guy who wrote James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he was a spy for the British.

— Episode: Selects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corp...

Episode: Selects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled...

It was briefly mentioned alongside Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, also by Roald Dahl, when discussing Roald Dahl's past work as a spy for the British.

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Well, you know, also Roald Dahl, the guy who wrote James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he was a spy for the British.

Episode: Selects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled...

It was mentioned in passing that Roald Dahl, the author of the book, also served as a spy during World War II.

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Well, you know, also Roald Dahl, the guy who wrote James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he was a spy for the British.

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

The story of Big Sid, a large escaped python, was compared to the children's book 'James and the Giant Peach', as it was a large, unusual, and memorable event in a town.

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Oh, maybe I know why. Because James and the giant peach, giant snake.

— Episode: MFM Minisode 335

Episode: MFM Minisode 335

The story of Big Sid, a large escaped python, was compared to the children's book 'James and the Giant Peach', as it was a large, unusual, and memorable event in a town.

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Oh, maybe I know why. Because James and the giant peach, giant snake.

Episode: DUBBED: 268 - All-Stars of 7th Grade

The book was mentioned fondly and the original illustrations were discussed. The podcasters recalled the dark and sad beginning of the book, where James's parents are killed.

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I also I loved the idea of being on a giant peach that you could like lay on and then just take a bite of if you want.

We read that book. Also, did you have the copy of 'James and the Giant Peach' that had the original illustrations? And when they first show James, he is so scary looking like his little eyes are so dark. And he's all like, you know, because his parents were his parents were killed by escaped animals from the zoo. Hippopotamus.

And so he had to go live with Ant Spiker and Ant Fuzz. It was the saddest book ever. It's so tragic and horrible. They're so mean to him.

Episode: DUBBED: 268 - All-Stars of 7th Grade

It was discussed with a focus on the original illustrations and the sad, tragic and dark themes of the story, particularly James's difficult life after his parents died.

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We read that book. Also, did you have the copy of James and the Giant Peach that had the original illustrations?

And when they first show James, he is so scary looking like his little eyes are so dark.

And he's all like, you know, because his parents were his parents were killed by escaped animals from the zoo. Hippopotamus.

And so he had to go live with Ant Spiker and Ant Fuzz. It was the saddest book ever. It's so tragic and horrible. They're so mean to him.

Episode: MFM Minisode 20

It was mentioned that the speaker had read it three times as a child, but a teacher deemed it too difficult for them and made them read aloud, resulting in them losing their place in the book and feeling embarrassed.

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When I was in fourth grade, third grade, really young, I was really into reading and I had a book that I'd already read three times, James and the Giant Peach.

And my fucking cunt of a teacher grabbed it from my hands and said, you can't read this. You don't know. This is too old for you. Read this line in front of the whole class.

The Megyn Kelly Show

The book's content was sanitized, specifically descriptions of characters' physical appearances such as the ants, were altered to remove words like 'fat' and 'flabby'.

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The James and the Giant Peach, the weird ants, Ant Sponge and the other one... Feroldi. Yeah, thank you. Ant Spiker. They were terrifically fat and tremendously flabby. And the other one was thin and...

— Episode: Alex Murdaugh Takes the Stand and MSNBC’...

Episode: Alex Murdaugh Takes the Stand and MSNBC’s ‘Non-Apo...

The book's content was sanitized, specifically descriptions of characters' physical appearances such as the ants, were altered to remove words like 'fat' and 'flabby'.

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The James and the Giant Peach, the weird ants, Ant Sponge and the other one... Feroldi. Yeah, thank you. Ant Spiker. They were terrifically fat and tremendously flabby. And the other one was thin and dry as a bone. That's all been removed.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

The story was referenced as a wellknown children's book, contrasted with a humorous imagined alternate title.

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Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack and the Beanstalk and James and the Giant Peach. And James and the Giant Peach, you know, was originally going to be James and the Giant Raspberry.

— Episode: Armchair Anonymous: Sports Event

Episode: Armchair Anonymous: Sports Event

The story was referenced as a wellknown children's book, contrasted with a humorous imagined alternate title.

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Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack and the Beanstalk and James and the Giant Peach. And James and the Giant Peach, you know, was originally going to be James and the Giant Raspberry.

The Matt Walsh Show

Walsh said that verses describing the centipede and Aunt Sponge were removed and replaced with briefer, less descriptive lines.

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In previous editions of James and the Giant Peach, the centipede sings, Aunt Sponge was terrifically fat and tremendously flabby; both verses have been removed and replaced with new rhymes.

— Episode: Ep. 1117 - The Woke Speech Police Are No...

Episode: Ep. 1117 - The Woke Speech Police Are Now Rewritin...

Walsh said that verses describing the centipede and Aunt Sponge were removed and replaced with briefer, less descriptive lines.

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In previous editions of James and the Giant Peach, the centipede sings, Aunt Sponge was terrifically fat and tremendously flabby; both verses have been removed and replaced with new rhymes.

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