13 brilliantly dark Winnie the Pooh interpretations

It's what AA Milne would have wanted

13 brilliantly dark Winnie the Pooh interpretations

It's an auspicious day today. The 14th of October 2016 marks a mighty 90 years - that's nice decades - since AA Milne published his first set of stories about the inexplicably sentient teddy bear.

And how have we chosen to mark this crucial anniversary of one of Britain's most iconic ever characters?

Well, this is the internet, so here are our favourite memes featuring very dark subtext. It's what Milne would have wanted.

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