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110Ummm. Turkish delight in the middle of world war 2. I think it likely that Edmund hadn't had ANYTHING that tasted good in a very long while.JRE– JRE2018-04-13 15:56:31 +00:00Commented Apr 13, 2018 at 15:56
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59I always assumed they were enchanted to make him crave more.David K– David K2018-04-13 16:33:20 +00:00Commented Apr 13, 2018 at 16:33
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56"Having tasted Turkish Delight IRL, its really not that great." Have you only tried one kind? Because it comes in a bajillion flavors. Imagine someone tasting mint chip ice cream, not finding it all that fabulous, and decide that ice cream in general is not all that fabulous (which is just objectively wrong ;). Plus I am with @Valorum on true Turkish Delight (lokum).Lexible– Lexible2018-04-13 19:47:10 +00:00Commented Apr 13, 2018 at 19:47
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9@C.Koca Because subjectivity is relevant insofar as trying to understand authorial inspiration and intent, which is the purpose of the question. Regardless of OP/XKCD's opinions on Turkish Delight, the focus is on understanding the author's choices relative to the time, and as it turns out, there actually is depth to it.Mwr247– Mwr2472018-04-14 04:26:54 +00:00Commented Apr 14, 2018 at 4:26
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28"Having tasted Turkish Delight IRL, its really not that great." Have you tasted Turkish Turkish delight, or only the sad imitation that can be found in western countries?Rand al'Thor– Rand al'Thor ♦2018-04-14 20:59:44 +00:00Commented Apr 14, 2018 at 20:59
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