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The internet has become such a large and lively place that it’s pretty easy to come across huge swaths of it that don’t really make sense for a casual observer. Complex references, jokes within jokes and insider information all make it sometimes pretty hard to follow what is actually happening.
The “Explain the joke” internet group exists to help weary netizens that have stumbled across a meme that doesn’t make any sense to them. So get comfortable as you read through, take notes if you need to, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and stories in the comments section below.
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#1
Why Does A Dog Saying I Love You So Sad?
Ambaryerno: It's a Don Bluth movie. If you were a kid growing up in the 80s and 90s, you were going to be emotionally wrecked by the time you left that theater.
Making it even worse, Judith Barsi, the actress who voiced Anne Marie, was m******d by her father shortly before the film was completed. The scene in the meme was the last scene Burt Reynolds (who voiced Charlie the dog) recorded. So not only was it Charlie saying goodbye to Anne Marie, but it was Reynolds saying goodbye to Barsi. It was an enormously difficult scene for Reynolds to record, and it took numerous takes before he could finally get through it.
And now you're crying, too.
Scott Rackley 6 months ago
Some of us read "Where the Red Fern Grows" in school, that one is even worse than Old Yeller
Bananaramamama 6 months ago
It is one of those movies we loved as kids but as an adult you realize how heavy some of it is. Watching it for the first time with this context will definitely make it very different! But if you need a good cry it is a good one
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Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
Now THAT is necessary context. I had no idea the drama involved with the movie.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 6 months ago
That is the most heartbreaking case, there were multiple instances where charges were filed and then dropped because her mother had them dropped. Judith’s mother was also killed that day. Reynolds losing it repeatedly while trying to get through his lines speaks well of him, that poor girl.
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#2
Anyone Can Explain It ? 🤔
Aftermathemetician: For years, Leonardo DiCaprio was notorious for dumping all his girlfriends by the time they were 25.
The joke is he let go because Rose was too old for him anyway.
T'Mar of Vulcan 6 months ago
She was not 26. Rose was 17. Kate Winslet was 20 and turned 21 during the shoot. (Source: Oprah interview in 1997. I have a photographic memory.)
#3
I Don't Get It
TheRed_Warrior: Whitney Houston had a song called “I’m every woman.”
Bob Brooce 6 months ago
The downvote would puzzle me if I didn't know this place was littered with uncultured heathens.
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Binky Melnik 5 months ago
Then can you explain it to me, please? Why would being a feminist mean that one can name all the women in the world? I’m totally confustimated. Thanks!
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There is a particular head-scratching moment when someone who spends all but the occasional few hours of waking life not connected to the internet reads through a rapidly evolving meme that seems to have its own clandestine slang. Unexposed to the constant barrage of TikTok trends, Twitter threads, and Discord jokes, a joke based on yesterday's trending clip or last week's niche subreddit reference can be like hearing an inside joke spoken in a language that isn't understood. You know it must be funny, but you’re missing a few thousand crucial data points to get the full picture.
Part of the challenge is sheer velocity. Online communities crank out new memes at a pace that would make even the most industrious content machine break a sweat. By the time you’ve looked up and asked, “Wait, what is “cheugy” again?" or "Who the devil is the 'girl crying at salad' lady?", the next gigantic joke has already zoomed past.
#4
What Am I Missing
Forest_Froggie: Sub is short for submissive. Topping is the act of being on top or “giving” during intercourse.
Sally Moen 6 months ago
Idk why jersey Mike's didn't roll with it. Could have a whole new menu
Michael Largey 6 months ago
Just another ad trying to whip up business and flog their product.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 6 months ago
Well... I mean if you go by the nickname "Jersey Mike", and you ask a question like that, while owning a sub shop, whaddaya expect?!
#5
I Don't Get It
Nervous-Road6611: I may be a physicist, but even I know how to spell "brake". But, as to the joke, when you turn the car, the car is angularly accelerating. When you hit the gas, the car is linearly accelerating. When you hit the brake, the car is linearly decelerating (i.e., negative acceleration). They are all forms of acceleration.
Binky Melnik 5 months ago
I cant believe it! I understood whatta physicist said, and I understood it the first time without having to go back to check things! I’m feeling so smart right now. 😀
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
This is my favourite, absolutely HOWLED laughing, but when mother came up the stairs to see what I was laughing at, she didn't get it.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
True. But since most people don't even understand the dashboard controls, warning icons, or which side of the car the vent tube* is located, I highly doubt these acceleration descriptions would ever enter their minds. *The hole where the gasoline goes in.
#6
Lens Was No Help With This One. I'm Stumped
tripspawnshop: There was a copper merchant named Ea-Nasir who lived around 1750 BC. Archeologists have discovered several clay tablets complaining about this guy by name (saying that he sold them substandard copper, was very slow on deliveries, etc). This is interesting because these are the oldest recorded customer complaints. Ea-Nasir has become kind of a meme on some parts of the internet, so this sticker is a joke about him.
Bananaramamama 6 months ago
Yes! Imagine being upset enough to literally carve it in "stone".....I may have one or two of those moments in my life!
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 6 months ago
That everyone who's been on FB or BP knows about!!
Load More Replies... Without infinite scrolling, you can't keep up with the endless remixing, the sub-memes that spawn sub-sub-memes, and the light-speed in-jokes that disappear the moment they're highlighted. There's also the multi-layered context that some memes carry. An image macro can simply be based on a mention of a cult TV show, a Twitter row, or a past gaming highlight.
#7
??
Prunsel_Clone:
Class is at 8am
"Sorry, prof. I can't come in, my grandma/grandpa died today..."
is lying because they just don't want to get up
the OOP is making a joke by pretending to believe those excuses.
ƒιѕн 6 months ago
One of my ex employees lost his entire family and his wifes entire family and probably all his friends and their friends and family within the 6 month time span he was employed.
Binky Melnik 5 months ago
And you kept him on … for SIX MONTHS.! Holy smokes, you’re patient!
Load More Replies... Robin Roper 6 months ago
I once taught a T & Th 8:00AM undergraduate Senior level survey course, The students were graduating at the end of that semester and many were late every single day. I reminded them once they started work, they had to be on time every single day. No five minutes late - on time which meant 5 minutes before the start time so they could get to their workspace at the assigned time. I suggested these two days a week would be good practice; they looked at me like I had 3 heads.
Bananaramamama 6 months ago
There was a comment I once saw by a professor that had a student who had "lost" about 9 grandparents in a semester. She was just seeing how high he would go before realizing the math didn't work anymore
Ge Po 6 months ago
let's see. Mum remarried, dad too, makes 8 grandparents possible. maybe granddad also got remarried?
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Laura Gillette 6 months ago
I had an 8am literature class I had to take to fulfill my requirements... all the other literature classes were full. The subject for the class is chosen by the TA who teaches it. The subject he chose was "t*****e". We read things like the Marquis de Sade.
Chuck the Cat 6 months ago
I find that disgusting. My Grandad passed away on Friday (I will miss him every single day) so I know how it feels to lose a loved one, but lying about it just because you don’t want to go to school? Absolutely disgusting.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I preferred 8am classes since they were smaller, which allowed the prof to recognize you out of the herd. Besides, I had my afternoons off if I needed a nap from partying the night before.
Pandemonium 6 months ago
OOP is for the Original Original Poster, since this is a re-post. (I think [and hope] that I'm just making that up.)
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#8
I’ve Never Understood This
DustingMop: He’s lying. The joke is that they’re actually brothers and he is lying to make a joke.
boone williams 6 months ago
Their first lines in the first film are them lying to their mother about which twin is which, so this tracks.
ghost gurl 6 months ago
imagine looking at 2 identical people with the same last name and asking if they are twins in real life ... lol
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
Thanks DustingMop. There's nothing I hate more than when sarcasm isn't explained.
Chewie Baron 6 months ago
Donna Air was a tv presenter here in the UK who, when interviewing The Coors, asked where they all met.
Joe Reaves 6 months ago
Because they're all from the Explain the Joke sub where people post memes and jokes they don't understand.
Load More Replies... The Darkest Timeline 6 months ago
Who was being more sarcastic; the interviewer or the interviewees?
#9
I Honestly Don’t Understand This
SuspiciousJD: Dell - you are in corpo MacBook - startup, they lose founding you are fired Lenovo - you are working for a company with solid foundations, established years ago, stable job.
Gregg Levine 6 months ago
Normally Dell systems and Mac ones will work past a second user. Lenovo ones won't at all.
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
HP Omen : someone is terrified you'll talk and is trying to ingratiate themselves with lavish luxuries
Melissa Hollowell 6 months ago
I have a coompany provided Lenovo Thinkpad. I have been at my job for 10 years. The usual burnout time is around 3 months. They all had HPs so I am not sure what to make of that.
Justin 6 months ago
If they give you an HP: you will burn out and leave of your own accord
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Melissa Hollowell 6 months ago
With you user name, it would be extra hilarious if you were in cyber security.
Load More Replies...If you weren't online when the back-story was current, the meme looks like a cryptic cross-word puzzle without the puzzle. You find yourself wondering why a guy staring at a map through squinty eyes is now the height of human communication, or why someone screaming "I'm in danger!” has become shorthand for any mild inconvenience. Humor online can also hold surprising emotional intensity.
#10
What's The Realization
SiLeNtE000: Generation X is sometimes referred to as the forgotten generation, and thus whoever made the list forgot to put them on.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Gen X here. We prefer it that way. Shh. Let us be forgotten XD
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 6 months ago
A lot of us are Gen X , the latchkey “it’s ten o’clock do you know where your children are?” group. Gen X was in the woods when attendance was called for that list.
Queen Boudicca 6 months ago
That's because we are way more Gen X than Boomer.
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#11
M4m4bear?
hitguy55: "Man for man, for bear (big hairy gay man)"
Binky Melnik 5 months ago
I’m imagining the disappointment in the faces of bears who follow her car, waiting to meet her, and the embarrassment and disappointment on hers when the handsome bearded man who started to get out of his car to approach her is grossed out, and I’m laughing, embarrassed, and disappointed for all of us!
#12
Is It Due To The Meds?
Ok-Mastodon2420: Often right before people die their body releases a burst of energy, there's debate as to why but it is most likely that it decides that holding reserves is pointless.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
There is an Australian movie about this called June Again
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Howl's sleeping castle 6 months ago (edited)
My MIL who was bedridden for almost a year suddenly started sitting up on her own on the bed and having enough energy to slide into the wheelchair. We didn't know about all this so every one was happy that somehow she has won against cancer. We celebrated her birthday and within a month she had a fatal heart attack
Jaya 6 months ago
Does it apply to cats too? Do I have to worry about her dying, anytime she suddenly has the zoomies? 😉
Shannon Donnelly 6 months ago
I know you mean this as a joke, Jaya, and if your kitty is healthy, zoomies are totally normal. But this also applies to sick animals. Many of them will also get a burst of energy right before they die. Doesn’t happen to all of them, but I’ve had enough pets (cats, dogs, bunnies, Guinea pigs, hamsters, you name it) over my 48 years that, just like some humans, they’ll suddenly rally right at the end. As long as one doesn’t get their hopes up that their beloved fur baby is somehow magically cured, and simply appreciates those last few hours or days for what they are and squeezes every ounce of love (and treats!) into that time, it’s a wonderful gift ❤️
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Doug Moyer 6 months ago
This happened with my baby shih-p*o right before the vet arrived to put her down. She hadn't eaten in a week and could barely move (cancer). Hour before the vet arrived she ate three slices of bacon and barked at the door. God, that was so painful.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I noticed this in some of my old cats. About a week before they died, they became as energetic as kittens.
Binky Melnik 5 months ago
I think this is pretty cool, that a lotta people seem to have a really good time right before leaving. I think it’s great for them and makes the loved ones happy, at least briefly, that their last few moments with the loved one were happy ones. Mother Nature does some really cool things sometimes.
Celtic Pirate Queen 6 months ago
I think it's kind of like a pregnant woman's "nesting" instinct? My husband said his Mom seemed like she was really getting better (COPD) and then died 2 weeks later. Sadly, his Dad died 17 days after that - all indications point to nothing more than a broken heart. They were married for 64 years.
An old-school joke might land if you’ve heard it before, but an internet meme often taps into collective experiences, midnight existential dread, pandemic frustrations, the absurdity of algorithmic timelines. Those feelings simmer in comment sections and meta-threads, creating a shared vibe that amplifies the laugh. Without that communal build-up, the meme’s punch can feel flat or bewildering. It's not just the elderly who are left behind, however; digital natives themselves become disconnected from memes if they're on only one platform.
#13
What Am I Missing Here
chatfrank: Plymouth Rock is the historical disembarkation site of the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in December 1620.
All you see is a rock with a number.
Ace 6 months ago
Isn't that water just behind it a part of the ocean then?
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digitalin 6 months ago
And there is zero evidence that this was even the "real" Plymouth rock.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 6 months ago
This is the part that makes it even more hilarious, it’s not even where the ships are believed to have landed, so it’s mostly just made up as a location, and that was the rock they chose. “This one, let’s say it was this little, unimpressive rock for our unfounded, unsupported claim!”
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Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
PLUS they didn't land anywhere near there. QI is an amazing show, but sometimes it crushes dreams and memories you held dear
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
No, it's not chatfrank, it's just another BS story fed to us as kids. It's thought that the first landing was in Provincetown, which is 22 nautical miles from Plymouth. The document that claims Plymouth Rock's place in our history was written by Thomas Faunce in 1741, 121 years after the Pilgrims eventually arrived in Plymouth.
BrunoVI 6 months ago
The ship first arrived at P-town; the disembarkation was at Plymouth.
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Heras buddy 6 months ago
What is the big deal, they were like the fourth settlement in the US. Why do they get all this publicity.
Kenneth Barns 6 months ago
I pretty sure there were WAAAY more than four settlements in the (current) US in 1620.
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Binky Melnik 5 months ago (edited)
My 13th birthday present was a trip to Cape Cod. Discovering that I was about the same size as Plymouth Rock was like a punch to the gut. My guess is that people chipped off “mementos” when they went to see it, hence the fence around it now before it’s just a pebble. 😕
Melissa Hollowell 6 months ago
It is the Blarney Stone. Kiss it, Go ahead! Kiss it! (That is a joke. I know it is Plymouth Rock. Kiss it anyway!)
#14
Got Sent This In Discord, Plz Help Me Understand
Shinygonzo: The lead singer of MCR witnessed 9/11 firsthand and says it changed his perspective on life eventually leading to him starting the band. The author who wrote twilight idk her name claims MCR was her favorite band and inspired her to write twilight. 50 shades of grey was originally a twilight fan fiction that ended up being turned into a movie starring Dakota Johnson, jumpstarting her fame. Dakota Johnson later appeared on the Ellen show in which Ellen tried to put Dakota on the spot for not inviting her to her birthday party. Dakota replied that she did in fact invite her and was rudely ignored despite being pressured into inviting her in the first place. This started a chain reaction of other celebrities and people in the industry telling their stories of how Ellen is a rude person. (I hate that I know all this and not like basic algebra)
sofacushionfort 6 months ago (edited)
Now yet another topic where my knowledge vastly exceeds my interest. Thank you, internet.
Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago
I had to google what "MCR" stood for, given that an old fogey like me isn't into this century's music. But I guess it's all relative; if I told people I m a big CCR fan from the early days I would mostly just get blank looks
Epona 6 months ago
I am not saying this to defend Twilight, but the author of the books is Stephenie Meyer. I never got into that fandom, I just happen to know the author's name.
The Darkest Timeline 6 months ago
It was all the rage for about a decade and she’s insanely rich now. Good for her but terrible for humanity.
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Chewie Baron 6 months ago
There’s a similar chain reaction between the casting of Jeri Ryan on ST:V and Obama winning in 2008.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
This is one area where I'll hold my banner of ignorance high. I much prefer to reading up on the latest scientific news than why celebrities don't like each other.
#15
What Am I Missing?
SkyeMreddit:🎶I’m blue dabba dee dabba die🎶
Highwaytozen 6 months ago
I thought he actually sings "I'm blue, if I were green i would die, if I were green i would die, if I were green i would die"? That's how I sing it anyway
Owen 6 months ago
It was originally 'I'm blue, and in need of a guy' but it was changed to gibberish to get more radio plays and sales. It was a gay song. Now it's 'I'm blue, abba di - dabba di', because of homophobia. 🤷♂️
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A TikTok meme can never have a translation to Facebook or some private messaging service, and so their users on those platforms are left gazing at meaningless asides in group chats. The internet isn't a monolithic entity but instead an interwoven tapestry of subcultures, and each corner weaves its own in-jokes. Being offline, either by choice or by circumstances, means you're missing large chunks of that cultural cloth.
#16
Is There A Specific Picture?
JupiterAdept89: That image is the source of all of the doge memes.
Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
Kabosu (Doge) was the gooddest girl and deserved to be immortalized
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
True, but not by the skanks that used her image for profit.
Load More Replies... Bananaramamama 6 months ago
It was EVERYWHERE for a while. It was every reaction meme for every situation for ever feeling
#17
I Dont Get It
Mary_Ellen_Katz: Y2K bug, or, "the year 2000."
Computers with clocks were coded in such a way as to not consider the change in millennium date from 1999 to 2000. There were huge concerns that computers that controlled vital systems like power plants would go offline and lead to catastrophic failure. Like nuclear power plants going critical, or the economy collapsing- or both!
The solution for the average person was being told to turn their computers off before the new year to avoid any unforeseen consequences. Those vital systems got patched, and the year 2000 came and passed without incident.
Edit: at lease read the comments before saying something 10 other people have said.
WindySwede 6 months ago
2038,next problem. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
Load More Replies... Scott Rackley 6 months ago (edited)
Do not cite the old magic to me witch. I was working that night as a night auditor at a hotel, and yes I had to turn every computer in the hotel off. Then turn them back on at 1:00 am. To which my smartass said, "In which timezone, we talking GMT or local?" They didn't have an answer, so local it was.
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
We were at BIL/SIL's house on NYE 1999..."3-2-1"..house goes dark,BIL rumbles from the corner.."just kidding", turns the lights back on....classic, Miss ya D**k Wood.
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
I went to Egypt for Y2K. I figured technology that has already survived a few millennial anniversaries would probably survive another.
Auntriarch 6 months ago
Didn't the Egyptian tourist board run an advert that said "visit us for our seventh millennium" or similar?
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
My relatives who programmed in older languages had soo much overtime in -99. Good thing they were also well compensated for it
Rick Murray 6 months ago
*Some* computers only used two digits for the year, so 1999 would roll over to 1900. Others weren't so dumb. And yet others fudged it so dates between 00 and something like 27 (?) would be assumed to be 20xx and the rest 19xx, which seems like a time bomb that's about to hit if any of those are still around.
ॐBoyGanesh 6 months ago (edited)
I was on a flight from SFO to Las Vegas at midnight, to join my friends/family in celebrating. There were two other passengers, three FAs & two pilots. This was before 9/11, so we got to see the flight deck and chat with the pilots. We three passengers sat up in first class hanging out with the entire flight crew, drinking champagne & snacking on hors d’oeuvres. All because people were terrified of Y2K bug & refused to fly.
Marnie 6 months ago
If nobody had done anything to address the problem, we would have had major, major issues. But the thing is, people worked across the world to fix this defect to avoid that outcome. I'm a developer, and not knowing much about the software systems needed for safe flight or how diligently the problem was worked in on this systems, I honestly would have been hesitant to fly that night.
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Bored Trash Panda 6 months ago
I remember that. I was in 8th grade. My family and a bunch of their friends and kids went to the ocean for new years. At midnight one of my dads friends shut the power off to freak all of us out. lol
#18
I Don’t Get This How Is It The Grandma’s Fault
EvilStan101: It implies the boomer did nothing to alleviate or reduce their carbon footprint while also voting for politicians who are anti-environment resulting in the climate change we are experiencing.
Tom Hutcherson 6 months ago (edited)
When I think back about all the c**p I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all. Paul Simon
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Debby Keir 6 months ago
Yeah, but we all protested about acid rain, not realising it was a symptom.
Bartlet for world domination 6 months ago
Don't forget GenX (again), we have been adulting since the 80s.
The Darkest Timeline 6 months ago (edited)
But we sure as hèll haven’t been in charge. Boomers have dominated power structures for 50-60 years. To this very day, Xers have very little representation in government.
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Riley Quinn 6 months ago
The Greatest Generation and the Silent Generation believed everything a professional told them, never questioning. Boomers were the ones who "questioned authority", but dropped all that woke cr@p for profit by investing in companies that were (are) destroying the planet. So yeah, it's absolutely their fault.
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
This is flatout nonsense. Grandma has sod-all to do with it. Investment bankers burned the world, and financed fisheries that decimated wildlife on all continents. Climate change is down to speculation and greed, not a boomer with an old car. The ocean plastics problem is almost entirely fishing gear that has been carelessly discarded because it was cheaper to replace than clean up.
ANTIVICTORIA 6 months ago
It's so stupid that people think individuals caused climate change. Corpotations, industrial pollution did it.
Marnie 6 months ago
If it's the boomer's fault, it's also the fault of Great Generation, Silent Generation, Gen X, and Millennials. Millennials have been able to vote for a long time and what have they accomplished in addressing this? Nothing, at least not in the US, because it's not really a democracy. (Even before now, when it truly is no longer a democracy, the US had become a "managed" or "guided" democracy. It goes through the forms, but the voting public really doesn't have much say - at least at the federal level.)
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Do you realize that "boomers" still make up ~20% of the US's population? Even with the Millennials being able to vote for a "long time", how do you expect them to magically instantly reverse the decades (hell, the generations) of certain decisions made by previous generational cohorts?
Load More Replies... At Least I'm Not You 6 months ago
June 1936 is still the hottest June on record. This year wasn't close.
Well, this isn't something to be fixed but something to be enjoyed. Being the person who needs a quick explanation or who says, "Why is everyone talking about that one picture of a cat?" can generate genuine laughter and understanding when a person does take the time to fill in the blanks. It’s a reminder that behind every meme is a network of stories, and catching up can feel like joining a global storytelling circle, if only you’re willing to ask, listen, and maybe even dive into the abyss of online rabbit holes every now and then.
#19
Any Idea?
[deleted]: Pain and itch use the same exact nerve circuit, so if you have an itch and you cause that area pain, the itch stops because the circuit can't produce both sensations at once. Source: I had to claw my way through Sensory Physiology in college - one of the hardest Neuroscience courses for my degree. Fascinating, but hard AF.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Pfft. Any 80s/90s child knows this isn't "science". It's MAGIC. It's SORCERY. You criss-cross an X on that 'squito bite and the itch is magically gone. XD (am jk, though for reals us kids thought it was "magic" back in the 80s because we had no idea WHY it worked, we just knew it DID work!)
Rachel Pelz 6 months ago
Then this explains why I keep scratching until it bleeds and doesn't itch anymore? Or is there some other magic going on?
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
As someone who's had lifelong pruritus, I figured this out by age 5. Didn't require a degree, although I did later learn about the pain/itch connection.
#20
I Don’t Get It
InAndOut51: Judging by the snake it's probably supposed to be Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel? The joke being that there's no women around, or incest possibly.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
The Bible likes to not mention the fact that there was a LOT of incest and inbreeding in their fictional stories XD
Ugh, do I have to? 6 months ago
Actually aren't there sections of chapters dedicated to ancestry? When I was reading it almost everyone getting married was related.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 6 months ago
The only truly moral and godly explanation of these contradictions is that none of this ever happened. Meaning that if the Bible is literally true then it is literally false.
QuincyForrest 6 months ago
Well, yeah, but only rational, sensible, sane people believe that. And we are a distinct minority. The vast majority of adult human beings alive today believe, literally, in magic.
Load More Replies... QuincyForrest 6 months ago
The not-so-joke is that two men can't produce children, so where did the rest of the kids, grandkids, come from? Somebody was having "biblical knowledge" with someone else that was too closely related is the only conclusion. And since there is only one woman to start with, the "grandkids" eh, uh, oh.... My child is also my sibling.
Harlsen Chesterton 6 months ago
There are other people. After Cain kills Abel and is condemned to wander the Earth he says "I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will k**l me.” [Gen 4:14]. Three verses later we find out that Cain has a son with his wife. Not only are there other people but the first thing Cain does after being condemned to endlessly wander the Earth is getting married, settled down and start a family.
Lyone Fein 6 months ago
Nowhere does the biblical text state that Adam and Eve were the *only* humans created. It merely implies that they were the first. Most of you are arguing with straw dogs.
Load More Replies... Richard Henderson 5 months ago
Shortly after introducing the Adam’s family the Bible relates that they “begat sons and daughters”. So there were plenty of sisters for the boys to produce grand children with. Still incest and a genetic dead end but at least they didn’t have to bang their mum.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 6 months ago
Judging by the snake, it's only Adam and Eve--Cain and Abel were born after their parents left the Garden. In addition, the Torah, while being notoriously shy on mentioning women, doesn't exclude Adam and Eve having more children. Of course, there is still the incest problem, because they'd still all be brothers and sisters.
G A 6 months ago
Or the fact she doesn't get 2 blokes can't have kids, or that she is implying g ay s*x would work....take your pick.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I think somewhere in Genesis it talks about how Adam and Eve had other sons and daughters... but even if Adam and Eve had daughters, either their brothers (or their dad) are the ones who boned them in order to beget the whole human race. Good times!
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#21
Explain Please .. What's The Bad News ?
spamman5r: This puzzle has two many buildings.
tee-lena 6 months ago
It's an old puzzle with the twin towers still up. 9/11 has not happened in puzzle world
Regina Holt 6 months ago
The towers fell in the year 2001. So that was 24 years ago. 9/11 had indeed happened by more than 20 years ago.
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Rachel Pelz 6 months ago
Language question: "two many buildings"...as in too many? To put it differently: two buildings too much ? Too many? Or wrong altogether?
John Mosley 6 months ago
"Two" of the buildings are gone, so the puzzle has "too" many buildings. I think it was intentional as a joke but I can see why it might be confusing.
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Ellie Ahmed 6 months ago
It's okay, say it's a tribute to Fringe. Leonard Nimoy is chilling in one of those towers.
#22
My Mom Saw This On Facebook, I Can't Even Guess
roachfryer: man of steel is another name for ' Superman'
Nota Robot 6 months ago
Can't vouch for now, but Iron used to be translated as steel in old (think 1970s / early 1980s) Dutch comics as well. "Staalman" jus sounds better than "IJzerman".
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
Please tell me that isn't real? Movie memorabilia is one thing, but for this catastrophe of a franchise?!
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 6 months ago
The fact that you are being corrected by Loki himself, means that you really messed up.
#23
First Time I Actually Don’t Understand The Joke
MPatton94: It’s from a song! Down Under by Men At Work
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
🎵He just smiled, and gave me a Vegemite sandwich🎵 (I love this song, but I am a child of the 80s, haha)
Jaya 6 months ago
Why this cartoon though? The person looks more like a female elf, is there something about her being a large men? Is she known for giving people food? Or is it just a random image that they posted the Vegemite sandwich into?
TotallyNOTAFox 6 months ago (edited)
The picture is from the anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" (Character of the same name on screen) - fun fact: All names in the show are german words
#24
I Am Not From Europe
ShrikeBishop: The cheat code for your interactions in France :
Start every first interaction of the day with person with "Bonjour" (or "Bonsoir" if in the evening). Then you can switch to English if you're struggling, it doesn't matter. Starting with a little salutation is extremely important, otherwise you are immediately and subconsciously flagged as a rude person.
Raymond Core 6 months ago
I don't speak French well so I address Parisians in German which they don't know so they switch immediately to English. Had I began in English, they would have no time for me but seem to defer to people whom they think to be German. Funny considering two world wars.
Michael Largey 6 months ago
They know what happens when Germans show up in France.
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Jaya 6 months ago
This is interesting, in the 90s in the Netherlands, the prejudice that EVERYONE had about the French was that if you speak English to them, they will just straight up ignore you. That they won't even say that they don't speak English, that they will just walk away from you, because they hate being spoken to in English.
Glix Drap 6 months ago
I was told to always start the conversation with, "Oi, singes mangeurs de fromage."
Benoît Rainville 5 months ago
I'm french Canadian, if I speak my French they (Parisien ) respond in English so much they are self centered, it's not rude, it's being myself.
T'Mar of Vulcan 6 months ago
I was in the queue outside L'Orangerie and a handsome Black security guard said to me, "Bonjour, Madame." I got so flustered that my mind went totally blank and I just resorted to what I'd do back in Johannesburg: I replied, "Hello! How are you?" in a bright, friendly manner. He gave me the best smile and, in perfect English, replied, "I'm very well, thank you." <3
Harlsen Chesterton 6 months ago
Outside of Paris a lot of French people will speak French with you. Even then, a lot of people in the hospitality industry will switch to English after a while if your attempts at French are taking up too much time. They're there to do a job not help you you learn a new language.
#25
Explain Please?
Ecstatic_Hope6902: So the reason pizza party slices were so small was because the teachers bought the pizza with their own money and that's an effort made for the students by them.
Juno S 6 months ago
as a sub, can confirm. our personal dum-dum budget ia also more than you can imagine.
Talis 6 months ago
So you're a sub? *looking at Jersey Mike's Subs entry...*
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 6 months ago
We got a good deal on pizzas at my school because the local pizza shop was owned by the parents of a student. And teachers get paid a bit better in Australia I think.
supertall 6 months ago
When I was a youngin' we always had to bring in a buck or two to contribute to the pizza fund, help pay for the chips, etc. 20 kids x $2 each clearly wasn't a fortune, but back in the 80's a large pizza was only $10. Not to say that teachers weren't contributing their own funds, but we were asked to help out. Perhaps they don't ask for contributions anymore in order not to exclude kids who can't afford to do so? I don't have kids, so I'm not sure what the deal is anymore.
DE Ray 6 months ago
I was head of my school's alumni group, and decided to send pizza just before finals one year. The pizza place gave us a huge discount, we spent $350 for 50 medium (12 inch/30cm) pizzas. Small school, probably 250 students and faculty (only 2 grade levels). I didn't see anyone grab more than one slice, but they were somehow gone before all the teachers got some.
#26
Hwhat
Twosteppre: The microbiomes of those who were snapped were also snapped, so half is already gone.
Steve Goodwin 6 months ago
Never understood why thanos didn't double the size of the resources instead of killing half the people
JoJerome 6 months ago
Taking cues from OT-god? He "hardened Pharoah's heart" to make him more evil to justify killing everyone's first born child. If god is ok with interfering with free will, why not "soften" Pharoah's heart so he just lets the slaves go instead of purposefully inciting more violence?
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cj be like 4 months ago
better yet, make anyone with an IQ below 90 infertile
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I've mentioned how I applaud Thanos for deleting half the population, because humans are too stupid to ease up on the population growth that's destroying our planet. But in reality millions more would die, slowly and horrible, by the societal collapse and economic collapse that would grip the globe for years. Granted, things would eventually stabilize, but it would be sheer hell in the meantime.
Perigrine 6 months ago
When I was young there were four billion people on the planet. Now there are eight billion. In other words, Thanos snapping his fingers would only mean that we would be right back where we started in forty years time. That's not even really delaying things.
Load More Replies... Talis 6 months ago
I think Thanos only killed 50% of all humans (no animals etc.). But those, he disintegrated with everything inside...
Zoe Vokes 6 months ago
The snap killed half of all animals too, not just sentient beings. This was confirmed by Marvel Studio’s president. In one scene after the snap the birds are quieter and then in the same location after life is returned the birds are louder because there are more.
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#27
I'm Not From The Us, Can Someone Explain This To Me Pls
93rd_misfit: Car salesman pretending to speak with his manager to get a better deal for the customer.. common salesman practice.
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
And being it's a Toyota, won't be needing an extended warranty either.
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nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
You know what? Never mind. I'm going across the street to the Nissan store.
#28
I Don't Get It
jitterscaffeine: Forgetting to eat is sometimes a thing people with ADHD do. This meme is saying the person forgot to eat for long enough that their blood sugar is very low and they're shaking.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
....aaaaand this reminded me that it's 5:44pm and I forgot to eat today....
Kit Black 6 months ago
Ok, but did you eat, or did you head for the kitchen, grab something to put away in another room, get to that room, remember something you had to do there, and completely forget to eat?
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Doug Moyer 6 months ago
I recall that time in Hamburg that I forgot to eat and went 48 hours without eating. Did have a few beers so got some carbs. I have never gotten shaky from not eating.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I'd be so focused on whatever I was doing that hours would go by without food. The shaking was a sign that I best get myself something to eat.
Svenne O'Lotta 6 months ago
You sure have something based on your incessant need to correct simple spelling mistakes.
Load More Replies... Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
Shaking from blood sugar deficit only happens on an american diet, where the daily sugar allowance, is in metric tonnes.
Shelley DuVal 6 months ago
holy sh1t, I do this. Do I have ADHD. I do other strange things too. Mostly procrastination.
#29
I Don't Understand Why Would That Help
havenothingtodo1: This are common side effects of antidepressants.
Robert Beveridge 6 months ago
And sometimes those pills stop you from doing those things for nine years after you stop taking them. Ask me how I know. (It's called PSSD. Google it if you hate yourself.)
SchadenFreudian Psychology 6 months ago
Whenever you go to a doctor, they tell you to lose weight and/or go on antidepressants. That’s probably what they’d do for a sore throat or a broken leg.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I have had a chronic, lifelong intermittent hip issue. Back in March it suddenly flared up into the worst pain I've ever felt (not hyperbole, I've never felt worse pain) and it was constant pain. Went to see an orthopedist. He told me I needed to lose weight and actually WROTE MY BMI on the diagnosis portion of my paperwork. I had explained to him that I've had this hip pain my whole life, even back when I was a kid (a scrawny kid, for that matter), it was just intermittent until now. But nope, "just lose weight". Turns out I actually have hip dysplasia and I don't "just" need to lose weight XD (I'm 5'5" and 145 lbs..)
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Huddo's sister 6 months ago
There is a popular acne medication that has just had a review by Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration because it can cause/make worse anxiety and depression symptoms and can also affect women's s*x lives as it dries up all bodily secretions, including vaginal. Some women are never able to orgasm again.
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
My favourite side effect of the antidepressants of a particular type I won't mention, is suwy-side ideation. BP doesn't like the S word so I changed it a bit :)
N.C. O'Brien 6 months ago
Most actually have that as a side effect. Doctors don’t tell you that for some reason until you read the information sheet. These tablets are only to be given if closely supervised (they don’t have the time for that). Always read the leaflets folks. There is currently work going on to have a particularly disastrous one pulled from the market as it is implicated in so many deaths.
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I'm Confused
CarpenterCold2969: K2 is a straight murderer boys and girls.
PattonPawter 6 months ago
there’s a mountain named K2 that has a higher death rate than Everest
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boone williams 6 months ago
I was trying to relate mountains to American Werewolf in London. I failed.
#31
I Don't Understand What This Means?
[deleted]: A number of action movies feature scenes of manly men bleeding out onto pristine, snow-covered landscapes. It's a very dramatic shot that contrasts the peacefulness of the scene with the violent injury/death, and red blood against white snow is a rather stark contrast.
I interpreted this as a reference to that minor cliche.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 6 months ago
On a snowy morning outside the kitchen window - Dad, 'Look, our son pissed his name in the snow last night'. Mum, 'Yes, dear, but it's in his girlfriends handwriting'
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What Does This Mean?
LeafeeLeif: A lot of metal bands have logos that look like that.
TotallyNOTAFox 6 months ago (edited)
Yeah, my favourite swedish metal band actually mentioned on BP for once!
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
As much as I love Metal, my first thought was part of a circulatory or nervous system.
#33
I'm Lost 😔
kilopqq: As the other have said it is referencing the tower of Babel. I can add that the second dude is saying in Greek "What the h**l did you say?"
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 6 months ago
No conception of a devil at the time of the Tower of Babel--Judaism doesn't really have one.
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#34
I Don’t Get It
TheEthanHB: In November 2009, a man named John Edward Jones became tragically trapped and died inside Utah's Nutty Putty Cave after becoming stuck in a narrow passage. Jones was exploring the cave with his family as part of a pre-Thanksgiving outing.
Jones got stuck in a tight, narrow fissure, so small that he could barely breathe. He was trapped upside down.
Over 28 hours, over 100 rescue personnel worked to free him, but were unsuccessful.
Jones died of cardiac arrest due to the strain of his compressed position and inability to breathe.
Nutty Putty Cave was permanently closed, with Jones' body sealed inside the cave. A plaque was erected in his memory.
Bananaramamama 6 months ago
Omg this is one of those stories that you never get out of your mind
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Was it just my brain, thinking of how they could have retrieved his body, realising it would not have been in one piece and so they did the best thing and also prevented anyone else from being harmed there? I can’t imagine the mental t*****e he went through in that time, though.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago (edited)
No, generally if rescue/retrieval cavers can retrieve deceased cavers, they will do so, even if all they are bringing back up are pieces or body parts. It still can help give the family closure (as they will at least have something to bury or cremate.) In this case, Nutty Putty was SUCH a dangerous cave that the retrieval cavers were constantly at risk themselves, and John ended up passing away fairly early on in the rescue-attempt process (due to the incredible stress placed on his body by the position he was stuck in.) The rescuers understood that, with John now deceased, getting his body out would be nearly impossible. Once rigor mortis and swelling set in, they would not be able to maneuver his body through the incredibly tight restriction in the cave (you can kind of picture this looking at the photo above.) And if they tried to use tools to cut through the cave walls to get to him, it would take days - all while his corpse (unfortunately) went through decomp, and the rescuers would have to wear protective gear/hazmat suits because of that, making it riskier for them. That's why the retrieval was eventually called off and John's family agreed to have the cave sealed with him still inside as a sort of memorial, and also to prevent anyone else from dying in the same way. But yes, if they could have brought up parts of him, they would have. I don't think they would have chosen to dismember his body in situ (there might be laws against that, not sure) but if they had FOUND his body in pieces/if it had fallen apart when they tried to retrieve him, they would have brought out whatever they could have. Rescue/retrieval divers do the same thing. It sounds absolutely morbid and horrible, but for some families, having even a few body parts to bury can be more healing for their grief than burying an empty coffin.
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PandaGoPanda 6 months ago
Oh my, this is just like what happened to Neil Moss 50 years earlier. What awful deaths. Clearly people don’t learn from other’s mistakes.
Catie D 6 months ago
This isn't quite right. What actually happened is that rescuers were within a couple of hours of getting him out of there, and then a piton driven into the unstable wall gave way. He fell to the floor of another passage. That's why he passed. That having been said, he really was stuck in that horrible head down position was over 24 hours first.
EJN 5 months ago
I believe that you are confused, since there was no talk about getting him out before he would die from the pressure in his head while hanging upside down. The piton pulled out of the wall, but it was that piton that rescuers were hoping would allow them to pull him out despite the corkscrew positioning. No one could rely on a piton to hold, so they realized that they could not get him out.
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He was a doctor and had kids too. It was really sad, because they just could not pull him out. That Nutty Putty cave was a dangerous place to begin with, but this pretty much clarified the danger in a big way. He was able to briefly converse with his wife, to say goodbye, I think.
#35
I Don't Get It
Orbitoldrop: The idea of being where you are is where you are supposed to be. Don't overthink but embrace your current surroundings.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I've managed to perfect Shavasana (Corpse pose) while in my recliner. Joking aside, I've been practicing yoga poses for several decades and Shavasana is one of the most difficult because relaxing is not something that comes easily, even after all these years.
#36
I Don’t Get It 😔
jitterscaffeine: I believe the reply is suggesting the spikes are meant to stop homeless people. But I’m pretty sure spikes like that, and other similar installments, are also put in to stop people from skateboarding or loitering and such as well.
Looking at the thumbnail, they very well could be meant to stop parkour and such. I’m not sure homeless people would sleep on top of a wall like that. But, either way, I’m fairly certain the spikes wouldn’t discriminate in that respect.
Harlsen Chesterton 6 months ago
No-one is going to sleep on a wall that narrow with such a drop. The spikes ARE to prevent parkour. If you watch the video there is a sign on the wall that says it is forbidden to skateboard or "free run" on the wall.
Deep One 6 months ago
You'd be surprised where you can sleep if you need to. But I think these may also be to stop loitering. (People from sitting on the wall.)
Load More Replies... N.C. O'Brien 6 months ago
Fun fact. In some countries if you injure yourself on these and other types of crime prevention deterrents while partaking in illegal activity, you can sue and win a pay out
#37
I'm Lost
hejsiebrbdhs: This person used to work in a kitchen, where you ABSOLUTELY need to inform people when you’re near them. Otherwise you get stabbed or cause an accident.
The joke is they’re still using that mindset even in a relaxed office break room.
Edit: may also be because they watched the bear and are acting it out, as some comments have nicely, and not so nicely pointed out lol.
Nikki Sevven 6 months ago
My daughter and I do this in our home kitchen, mostly because we're pretty sure it was designed by Escher.
Bret Sander 6 months ago
I don't know. It's been 35 years since I waited tables and I still use it. Once learned, hard to let go.
Load More Replies... Panda'sMom 6 months ago
I lost a front tooth and part of the next one when the waiter behind me, did NOT say "behind"!
Doug Moyer 6 months ago
Shoot. The wife and I have done this for years in the kitchen. Not sure where we picked it up - neither of us worked in a restaurant (other than McD's and a pizza joint as a driver).
Melissa Hollowell 6 months ago
The Great North did a whole song based on this concept for one of their episodes.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I haven't waited tables for 50yrs, but I still use behind to let people know I'm right behind them and not to back up. Just used it a couple of days ago in the grocery store aisle. Common sense to alert someone you're right behind them. Similar to yelling Right/Left when passing someone while biking.
JP Doyle 6 months ago
Oh, I've carried a lightly covered pot noodle filled with boiling water the two steps from microwave to table. I always announce "Very hot!" before I turn from the counter because they is ALWAYS someone standing right at my shoulder desperate to put their food in the microwave.
Val 6 months ago
It's a TV show about a restaurant/kitchen. 100 % spot on.
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#38
Uhhhh..?
Lam_Loons: I think this is saying someone who invents something like an engine that runs on water or a cure for cancer or anything that would challenge the current balance of power will be k****d.
Leo found out the guy next to him invented a water fuelled engine, and he's figuring out he's probably on a doomed flight.
Tussilago 6 months ago
No, the girl next to him, that looked like a teenager, just said "Im 26"
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
No, Leo just realised his pilot is the kind of nutcase who thinks you can fuel things with water, so they're both about to die.
The Goo King 6 months ago
I took that as discovering you are sitting next to the aircrafts assigned nutter, who is going to regale you with increasingly unscientific conspiracy theories and outlandish claims, like you can use water as a fuel.
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 6 months ago
But in that case water is the fuel. It may not be gasoline or diesel, but it's still water that's fueling the propulsion.
Joe Reaves 6 months ago
There has been at lest one case of someone claiming they had invented a water fuelled engine (claiming because he never let anyone examine it to prove his claims) who died 'mysteriously' - attributed to natural causes but conspiracy theorists are going to do their thing.
Puppy Dancing! 6 months ago
This was real, it was called fuel injection, and it only gets that level when O2/ air is also injected and it is diesel.
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I Mostly Get It But What Kinda Maths Test Takes 3 Days For Only Two Questions?
Scalage89: Uni exams are very good at asking short questions that take an awful lot of work to answer.
"Prove this or that theorem." Oh well, 5 pages later you're finally halfway.
Owen 6 months ago
I have a friend who has a master's degree in mathematics. He said he had an exam with two questions. 'What is 1+1?' and on the next page 'Why?'
Howl's sleeping castle 6 months ago
My ex is CCIE. He had to solve 4 questions in 8 hours. To pass atleast 3 have to be correct. This was back in 2010. Maybe things have changed now
QuincyForrest 6 months ago
4th semester finals calculus for engineering students, 1995. Four questions, two hours, I had worked my hiney off studying, and failed the exam, barely passed the class. Thankfully my instructor gave me credit for attendance, effort, participation, and joining a study group and taking professional tutoring. I was awarded a "mercy C" for my final grade.
Load More Replies... Pandemonium 6 months ago
I had a friend in an advanced math class who told me they had spent the past week proving that 1 was greater than 0. I had another friend who told be that he considered 'higher math' anything that involved a number great than 100.
Talis 6 months ago
Higher math is when you're relieved to see an actual number every other week. 😅
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Deep One 6 months ago
The REALLY fun part is if you make a mistake early it will skew all your future answers. I remember a physics test that was a rollercoaster. So your velocity, acceleration, force vectors all relied on the previous answers being correct. A similar one was a series of pulleys with a free falling weight on on end.
#40
I Dont Get It
Fabulous_Wave_3693: First image is Villa Savoye built in 1931 in Poissy, France. A modern style building using that all the rage material reinforced concrete. Second image is Palais Garnier, an opera house built in 1875 in Paris France at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III the style is literally called “Napoleon III” style as it “included elements from the Baroque, the classicism of Palladio, and Renaissance architecture blended together” (I’m just taking this from Wikipedia so make of this what you will).
OOP likes the older style better and feels that newer buildings are appreciated for their “advanced” construction but are unable to capture the beauty of early styles.
As an aside. While Villa Savoye is a very classic example of modern architectural design I feel that comparing it to Palais Garnier seems a bit misguided. One is a just a house at the end of the day, a house in the countryside no less. The other is a major operatic theatre in the middle of a large city. Why not juxtapose Palais Garnier with the Sydney Opera House? It’s also in that modernist style OOP seems to hate so much. Is it because the Sydney Opera house is a beloved and iconic landmark and it would undercut the idea that building design neatly regressed?
digitalin 6 months ago
I was in architecture school for a while and they RAVED over Villa Savoye for its clean lines and use of light, while the heavily decorated style was appreciated in a historical sense but sneered at if you wanted to design anything "derivative". The buildings may not be analogous, but there was pure distain for creating anything new in a historic style. Maybe not all schools are like that, but it was not a good fit for me.
Strahd Ivarius 6 months ago
If you want to compare Villa Savoye to a country house, why not go to Versailles?
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
There aren't enough skilled craftspeople still around to build these fancy homes for average people. And I agree it's not a fair comparison.
Nix 6 months ago
The problem with a lot of these comparisons is that they ignore the purpose and budget constraints of the buildings being compared. There's a lot of reasons that local government offices look very poor when compared to Notre Dame. You can't expect every building to compare to famous ones that had rulers throwing huge amounts of money at them for their own vanity.
Panda'sMom 6 months ago
I would love a mix of both. I seem to have an affinity for combinations of older and modern. I have a serious dislike for unfilled corners and love quirky or rounded rooms. My favorite place I have ever lived was a third floor apartment of and old Victorian. Not one single room was the same shape. Full of turns and unusual shapes! I loved it. I hated moving from there, but the landlord was such a creep!
#41
Can Somebody Please Help Me
keener_lightnings: They thought they were setting their alarm but it's their calculator.
Chihuahua Mama 6 months ago
I obsessively check my alarm multiple times before bed because I'm so terrified of something like this happening
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
Do you guys set alarms to not ignore your monday morning alarm's "third snooze" alarms?
#42
I'm A Boy... And I Don't Get It
WeerwolfWilly: It's just cool that it broke so perfectly in half. That is all there is to it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Time to kintsugi that plate!! It can become a beautiful decoration if done well XD
Jaya 6 months ago
Plus a big dose of sexism. Boys and young men often have this idea that women/girls are almost a different species, that there are lots of things that only men and boys understand/like/appreciate. "The boys will understand" is often said about things that lots of women love as well. Just like this plate, just because ONE woman (his wife) didn't think it was cool, doesn't mean that it's a "man's thing", there's loads of women who think this broken plate is really cool.
Bananaramamama 6 months ago
He doesn't mean it's a man thing. He means his wife wasn't impressed but "the boys" in this context is the same as saying "my friends". So he knows his buddies will also be excited even if his spouse isn't.
Load More Replies... Panda'sMom 6 months ago (edited)
I would be really excited as well. Female here. But, Five brothers and military. My thinking is just a little bit "off". (P.S. I tell better "Dad jokes" than a lot of Dads)
Bananaramamama 6 months ago (edited)
I think some may be overthinking it. Sometimes we say "the boys" or " the girls" not to mean just people of one gender but more in the context of "our close friends" (who are often our same gender). So it's less about "women don't get it" but more in getting excited about something small that seems unimpressive to your partner and muttering "my friends get me".
Queen Boudicca 6 months ago
I think it's a joke about twins - egg splitting in half.. and the "boys" are the swimmers who have to know the assignment.
Svenne O'Lotta 6 months ago
What the héll? 😆 Egg splitting in half, are you high?
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First Time I've Been Genuinely Clueless
KOWguy: “Frog and Scorpion came to a brook, wide was the water. Scorpion asked Frog for a ride on his back. Frog said, 'Scorpion, will you not sting me?’ Scorpion said, ‘If I did, it would mean the death of us both.’ Frog agreed, and Scorpion climbed onto his back. Frog swam, but halfway over, Scorpion struck with his deadly sting. Frog gasped, ‘Fool, you have doomed us both. Why?’ ‘I am a scorpion,’ said Scorpion. ‘It is my nature.'"
JB 6 months ago
Fun fact: this is a Russian fable that dates to the time of the Revolution. It probably, then, was used to describe why not to trust the elites and also eugenics, which were super popular at the time. Can you tell I strongly disagree with the moral of the story?
#44
What?
FireDog8569: I believe the joke is that he's getting close to a military bunker he should not be getting close to.
Rebecca A. Corvello 6 months ago
I think the joke is that he's 'lost' but has wifi, so he could easily contact someone to come and get him. Or use, you know, gps.
Talis 6 months ago
Contacting someone indeed makes sense. GPS is independent from wifi, though, and typically doesn't work in a cave.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I miss using Tumblr. I only joined (like 20 years ago) because my two best friends used it. One of them died in 2016 and I tried to keep posting to mine, but it felt too sad to use it :( But I haven't used "X" in like two decades sooo I have nowhere else to post my memes XD
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Math Doesn’t Check Out?
cell490: It’s a joke about a game called ‘RuneScape’
You level up skills from 1 through 99
The amount of experience points needed to achieve level 92 is half of the amount it takes to reach level 99
So 92 is half of 99.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Oh gods, I played RuneScape. I feel positively ancient now. XD
#46
Look, I Know The Answer Is Gross, But I Need To Know What Kind Of Gross
PimpItachi: Autism. A trait very common with neurodivergent people is exceptional memory. Another thing that's very common are hyperfixations, an intense focus on a specific hobby, franchise etc. Sonic is very popular among neurodivergent people for some reason. Also Chris Chan.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Chris-Chan was a sort of a strange and cringe-y internet person at first, but ended up becoming a very not-nice, not-good person. They went to jail for a couple of years due to some.. really gross things they said that they did with their own mother (not sure if it was ever proven or not)
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
You don't want to know the details, no XD Let's just vaguely summarize by saying that Chris-Chan is an "internet celebrity" who used to just be sort of weird and odd and a bit cringe and was obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog and made up their own "character" that was a cross between Sonic and Pikachu. But Chris-Chan became.. a lot worse in more recent years. :/
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Matthew Holevinski 6 months ago
All of you are so way off on what the actual description means, you people need to get your minds in the gutter.
Marnie 6 months ago
This is absolutely not true: "A trait very common with neurodivergent people is exceptional memory."
Svenne O'Lotta 6 months ago
It absolutely is true. The opposite is also the case. I personally have both.
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John Mosley 6 months ago
For a 5-year-old I think it's exceptional. You try it and report back.
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I Don't Get It
nomiis19: It’s from Midsommar. In the movie, the old people sacrifice themselves for the community.
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
Naaaaaah this is from Kung Fu Panda, the rocket chair scene at the Dragon Warrior Festival
#48
A Little Help?
Tietonz: I thought the joke was that in hs you would smell it and be jazzed, as an adult you smell it and suddenly you turn into the gestapo trying to figure out where it's coming from.
Inservio Smurf 6 months ago
Not just GeStaPo, a "rat-catcher" specifically. Most of the terrifying things we know of the secret state police under that regime, were perpetrated by these special agents.
ANTIVICTORIA 6 months ago
My whole town smells like skunkweed, everywhere. It even comes through my air conditioner sometimes.I hate the smell. Also weed is much much strnger now than it was. This is a childish meme.
Ace 6 months ago
No. Certain CBC-based products are legal in many countries, but far from 'most'. Smoking actual weed is not legal in very many places at all.
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#49
What Is That Other Liquid Supposed To Be??
MrPlautimus468: My guess is its Bile, but I'm not sure.
Debby Keir 6 months ago
Think it's more likely to be 'stomach acid' - bile is rarely found in the stomach (unless there's as issue with the valve at the bottom - the pyloric sphincter) as it goes from the bile ducts into the small intestine.
jimmy pop 6 months ago
But ... isn't that the stomach? Then the stomach acid would already be inside. I think the issue with the bottom valve is exactly the point.
Load More Replies... Puppy Dancing! 6 months ago (edited)
Pancreatitis from alcohol causes instant projectile vomiting with bile, bile is released into the end of the duodenum, so This is what happens to people who have underlying pancreatitis and drink alcohol.
#50
I Don’t Get It
Longo_Two_guns: I think the joke is that after a long day at work (presumably manual labor), most would have a huge appetite and be disappointed at their wife for making an unappetizing meal.
I disagree with the joke, as I would absolutely destroy that plate and be happy.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Carbs and meat, it's actually a good meal after a long day of manual labor XD Should have some greens/veggies for vitamins and fiber, but otherwise, I see no issues XD I'm female, but I too would destroy that plate and be happy just like Longo_Two_guns XD
sfgothgirl 6 months ago
Well that's close then because that sure looks like a disposable foam plate
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I Definitely Don’t Get It
KTPChannel: His name is (East) Indian.
I grew up with a ton of Indians. Whenever we had to answer “what do you want to be when you grow up” in school, all these kids had a) detailed answers, and b) straight, emotionless faces when answering.
I don’t think a single one of them got to choose their own adventure.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
My now-ex is Chinese. He was born in the US, but his parents are immigrants (Taiwan and Northern China.) My ex is the firstborn son. His parents told him he was going to be a doctor or a bio-researcher. They begrudgingly allowed him to become a lawyer instead after he graduated normal college (with a biology degree, of course.) He wanted to go into computer programming/computer science. I know it's a cultural thing, but it really sucks for the kids, especially in modern times.
Ahnjunwan 6 months ago
My dad wanted me to become a soldier like him or if it has to be medicine at least an medic for soldiers. I was not cut out for the army and i have no desire to treat people who got blown up because some politician decided they have to be sacrificed. In the end he gave in, maybe because i am an only child but it was a fight. My son can do whatever he chooses as long as it is not some stupid idol sht. Or influencer, i would not allow that
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Is This An Anti-Joke Or What?
Arrant-Nonsense: It’s missing the punchline. The other muffin screams “Oh my god, a talking muffin!”
#53
I Come To You Humbled And Ashamed,
bigtablebacc: I think they’re referring to the “broccoli top” haircut which is popular with gen z men.
#54
First Post Here, Never Been Married. Help Me Out?
November-Wind: Divorce. Both are removing their former significant-other from the social media profiles they present to others.
#55
What Does This Mean?
BlackKingHFC: A light brighter than the flame will cause the air distortions caused by the burning fuel to cast a shadow. It doesn't need to be a nuclear explosion. A spotlight or a powerful flash light can produce the same result. That is how the photo was taken. These aren't deep secrets they can easily be tested.
#56
I Don’t Get It?
jesse6225: So it's basically calling the second girl trashy because after you curl your hair, you're supposed to brush it out for a more natural look.
Hardly anyone would notice or care, but it matters to the girl getting cheated on.
TotallyNOTAFox 6 months ago
I think it's more that we guys stereotypically don't notice differences in hairstyles?
Scott Rackley 6 months ago
We do, it's just the 7th or 8th thing we notice.
Load More Replies... sfgothgirl 6 months ago
Jesse6225, are you feeling all right? Do you understand that both pictures are the same girl? I definitely think the one on the right looks better. It's not a matter of brushing it out to look natural.
Gunný Petersen 6 months ago (edited)
When I was cheated on I made it my life's mission to make him see how the girl looked like my stepsister just slimmer because she's like the worlds most unsexy vile woman in the world by his opinion. I showed him pictures and pointed out every likeness to the extreme and told him that everyone except him knew she f****d for d***s and money and everyone was laughing at him for cheating and destroying his life for a w***e that everyone stayed away from because she was too disgusting to f**k. I enjoyed every minute of this. Dump your spouse and then f**k someone else. Don't cheat! It's deplorable. In my defence I was not lying.
Kathryn Myrman 6 months ago
It's actually saying that the original was better. So the finished hair looks better than the unfinished hair. The finished hair is the partner, and the unfinished hair is the mistress. The girl he cheats with is usually another version of her, but not as great in some way. Like cheating on the hottest and kindest girl with a girl that's basic and really doesn't have anything going for her. Women see it happen a lot. The mistresses are usually more desperate for attention and admiration.
#57
Hm?
Kerosene143: Germans are not renowned for being very funny. The joke that the German gave was "Two hunters meet, both are dead." In German, this is more like "Two hunters hit, both are dead." Wherein hit could mean Meet or Shot. Originally you suspect its that they meet, then they subvert your expectation by saying both are dead.
TotallyNOTAFox 6 months ago (edited)
The german word for "meeting (noun) and to meet" is "Treffen/treffen". It also means to hit something (like a target). It's a word play on that. We have another one: "Come to the army" Learn how to shoot and *meet* new friends"
Judes 6 months ago
There's a similar army joke in English...but there's no pun. "Join the Army; travel to exotic, distant lands; meet exciting, unusual people and k**l them"...it's from the Vietnam war era https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C98685
Load More Replies... Pandemonium 6 months ago
My German friend: "We Germans take humor very seriously. A good joke is no laughing matter!"
Norm Gilmore 6 months ago
I don't know. Henning Wehn is pretty good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNNCqAmZzTA&t=104s
#58
What Does This Mean
muckenhoupt: The social media account managers for two brands are having a fake spat for publicity. Then a third unrelated brand joins in and ruins the artifice.
#59
Whats Wrong With This Type Of Girls?
IceBurnt_: Bascically goth girls are apparently the most difficult kind of girlfriends to maintain... That's what the internet tells me idk I'm a hive mind member
Edit: from the countless replies i take it that goth gfs are just unpredicted girls rather than mentally unstable satanic cultists or whatever I have heard.
Bob Brooce 6 months ago
How hard could it be? You always know what color clothes and lipstick to buy for them.
JB 6 months ago
Cut to: "Goddamnit Bob! I wanted Raven's Beak, not Midnight Sorrow - what the hell is wrong with you?!"
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I Cant See
[deleted]: Bikini Bottom got flooded by medical waste most likely due to the human garbage disposal into the oceans and they made it into a fair called "glove world" but they are exposed to biological hazard.
Or they have 4 fingers and the gloves have 5.
#61
Can Someone Translate Please?
Profess0r_Xavi3r: Merida’s left toe knuckle curl here, translation: Being a lesbian is so hard. I tell a girl she’s gorgeous and she replies with “you too queen👸”. Like I’m not saying that to be your friend I’m saying it to sleep with you.
TotallyNOTAFox 6 months ago (edited)
I don't know why, but scottish reminds me of lower german in a way and that makes it easier for me to understand it XD
#62
Why Send A Electron
phhoenixxp: there was a video that showed someone speed running a Mario game (i think it was 64 idk) and he suddenly teleports above a huge obstacle course, saving him a shit ton of time. its still unexplained what the cause of it was but most people speculate it was a single solar particle that changed a 0 to a 1 in his elevation data inside the game's code.
#63
What’d John Cena Do?
Fickle_Hope2574: He became a bad guy, a heel, a vagabond, a rogue. A nasty man.
#64
Understand The Reference Of The Comment, Don’t Understand The Context
NennisDedry: Kamdyn is saying the person holding the photo is visible on the phone screen and is also comparing their stature to a tank.
As to what tank she most resembles is up for our individual interpretation. I myself like the World War Two M4 Sherman tank.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I love tanks! I think they are beautiful machines. I love the M1A1 Abrams best! I wish they weren't war-machines used to k!ll, but I think structurally they look amazing. And I think it's really mean that anyone is comparing the person in the reflection to a tank. That's just cruel. *I* think that tanks look beautiful, but most people don't, so when someone says "you look like a tank/large as a tank" it's generally an insult :(
Kit Black 6 months ago
They are insulting her on purpose because she's making a list that is very insulting.
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#65
I Don’t Get It
Broad_Respond_2205: There's an ongoing meme about throwing car batteries into the ocean (to charge the electric eels, of course) because AutoZone said you shouldn't.
In this meme, he is training not to impress a woman, but rather to do the heavy task of throwing car batteries into the ocean for his grandma.
Scott Rackley 6 months ago
Then we have Battery bluff in Chattanooga, which the locals would throw used batteries off into the Tennessee River. We were once claimed to be the most polluted city in the US, and we were. Lots better now, we're the first Park City in the US. We did a 180 and stepped on the gas.
#66
I Am So Clueless
Substantial-Rub-2272: So pretty much he looks like Zeke Yaeger from Attack on Titan. Basically zeke is a Titan wielder called the Beast Titan, in the show he uses his spinal fluid and injects it into wine and serves it to like a ton of people I think it was like military corps and maybe some of the scouts but the Beast Titan can shout and it causes anyone who drank/was injected with the spinal fluid transforms into just regular titans.
The joke is ultimately that Zeke is serving free drinks with his spinal fluid.
#67
The Game?
Double-Star-Tedrick: *sigh*
I've lost it, yet again.
This was a pretty strong, multi-year streak for me, tho. My next one will be even better, as it continues fading into meme culture obscurity.
Jaya 6 months ago (edited)
Horrible copy-and-pasting BP. Maybe next time include the link that the person included, which is the only part of his answer that is actually relevant because that's the part where it is explained. "The Game is a mind game in which players attempt to avoid thinking about the phrase "the game" at all times. Online, people often attempt to trick people into reading variations of the expression "you just lost the game" on discussions forums, image boards and other community sites."
elliott Layus 6 months ago
T9 texting. That number sequence spells "the game" when typed into the keypad
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Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
I still don't get some of them. But I'm not conversant with many of the games/movies/people these seem to reference.
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
I still don't get some of them. But I'm not conversant with many of the games/movies/people these seem to reference.
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