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deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks agoDeath threats aren’t funny. Grow up.
Comment on They said the packaging would be discreet!
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks agoDeath threats aren’t funny. Grow up.
kerrigan778@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Tongue in cheek threats are in fact funny to a tremendous number of people since time immemorial. I’m sorry you don’t approve of the way some people enjoy being silly.
King3d@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Oh wow, comparing some rundown shithole “you’ll be shot” sign to Monty Python. That’s rich. Yeah, totally the same thing. one’s a legendary, meticulously written comedy sketch, and the other is just some backwoods inbred clown thinking threats are peak humor. But sure, those fragile pieces of shit that open carry in an Applebees to feel manly, probably also love Monty python, what do I know.
Also satire is lost on this as this situation has probably actually happened in America plenty of times and it’s now reality.
kerrigan778@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
So you agree, the only difference between the jokes is that one is high brow and well said, and the other is low brow and written on a sign at a truck stop. I don’t know how you can read what you wrote and not see that you obviously have a chip on your shoulder regarding the types of people associated with the setting rather than some intellectually honest issue with what’s in the picture. Just say “I can’t find this funny because I fucking hate blue collar Americans”
King3d@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
No, the difference isn’t just “high brow vs. low brow.” The difference is context, delivery, and intent. Monty Python’s joke is funny because it’s absurdist satire, made within a comedic setting where the exaggerated reaction is the punchline. Stupid bullshit on a sign in some dump isn’t a joke, it’s just an unoriginal, lazy attempt at humor relying on implied violence.
And nice try with the bad faith argument, but my problem isn’t “blue collar Americans” (cute deflection, by the way). My problem is with the idea that slapping a threat on a sign and calling it a joke is somehow on par with actual well executed comedy. If you can’t tell the difference, that’s on you.