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[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That shit was wild. Folks were actually pissed about dad over there.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And then you try to tell them it's a joke and they say "jokes are supposed to be funny"

But like? It is?? How is it not funny???

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

I guess you'd have to accept that it was an absurd postulate. And they did not.

My favorite was all of the "Doesn't he know this happened 60 years ago!" Like, mf don't YOU know this happened 60 years ago!

  1. This is the internet, there are people who are actually like that, and we're sick of them.
  2. absent tone of voice, intonation, and an understanding of his character, we have no idea if he's joking. It's a story being told second hand through a small amount of plaintext.