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JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Gonna call this one an L. Having done drugs and eaten candy, they are not the same. I do not consume drugs for the same reason I consume candy. I take ibuprofen for head aches, I drink coffee to wake up, and I take weed to mellow out or sleep better. On the other hand, I eat candy because it tastes good. These are nowhere near the same.

For comedy entertainment and peekaboo, the similarities stop at “they make you laugh”. That’s the only similarity.

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aMockTie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I fully agree with your first point, but I do actually see some merit to the connection between adult comedy and peekaboo. Not only do both make the audience laugh, but they do so because of something unexpected and novel to the audience. Often a silly performance can be hilarious (see comedians like Robin Williams or Jim Carrey) in a similar way to funny faces and sounds to babies.

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- Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Shit. Peekaboo would probably be funny today if we hadn’t already seen that joke a thousand times.
  
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  - aMockTie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Maybe, but I think the lack of object permanence also greatly contributes to why the punchline is so unexpected and funny.
    
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scottmeme@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
But have you tried drug candy before?

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- BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Edibles? Yes and a lot.
  
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