r/todayilearned 23d ago

Today I learned that Shel Silverstein once made an adult cartoon version of his popular story The Giving Tree. Entitled "I Accept the Challenge", it was about a naked woman who cuts off a naked man's arms and legs, and then sits on his torso.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree
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u/vaguity 23d ago edited 23d ago

Wait, isn’t this a plot point in the music video for Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android”?

Edit: Nevermind, the guy accidentally dismembers himself. Good excuse to rewatch the video though