It’s one of the categories of humor. You can also be funny by timing, reference earlier works or common knowledge, etc. Best jokes combine multiple things. In this case, exaggeration and reference to common knowledge (DiCaprio likes em young)
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surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The core of humor is exaggeration. The joke is that it only took 3 hours, and not the usual 3 years past their 18th birthday.
boonhet@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
actually ☝️🤓 its 25 that is his max, not 21
Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And it’s not creepy in the slightest that this handsome, successful, rich middle-aged celebrity stops dating these young women right around the age the brain fully matures…
Amanduh@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
If they’re consenting adults and well aware of his habits then why do you care?
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
I think you’re assuming the second part, right?
That said, it’s been rumored forever that he’s at least bi and uses them as beards so 🤷♂️
If he ever was a lying sleezeball about it, you can’t argue this or the next one is unaware of the rules.