# Emily Dickinson, Reanimator

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618 "2009-08-25T10:17:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/1 "2009-08-25T10:17:03Z")

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They dug her up and [reanimated](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COxdI35Zw44) her. One of her most beloved poems, and how apropos!

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/2 "2009-08-25T11:23:07Z")

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Uhhhhhhhhhhh.

Creeeeeeeeeepy. Claymation meets The Exorcist. _shudder_.

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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/3 "2009-08-25T11:30:10Z")

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Couldn’t even properly lipsync the damn thing. Utter crap.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/4 "2009-08-25T11:45:00Z")

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Evidently he did Poe, Kipling, and others, as well. They look better than Emily, who looks downright freaky.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/5 "2009-08-25T12:20:42Z")

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I think the literary undead belong in Cafe Society, don’t you?

twickster, MPSIMS mod

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/6 "2009-08-25T12:22:54Z")

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That sucks and scares at the same time.

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/7 "2009-08-25T12:41:03Z")

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If you paste in the name of the poet from the YouTube video, it’ll be spelled correctly. “Dickinson” with no “e.”

This is the only time I’ve used YouTube as a citation for correct spelling. 😉

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-reanimator/507618/8 "2009-08-25T14:30:40Z")

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> [@Sailboat](#):
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> If you paste in the name of the poet from the YouTube video, it’ll be spelled correctly. “Dickinson” with no “e.”

Damn. I fixed it when I moved it, but that didn’t look right either, then … oh look, shiny!