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MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 2 years ago

27 December 2023

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27 December 2023

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MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 2 years ago
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    I must be dumb because I look at every single one of these and I haven’t seen one that is even slightly funny

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      It’s boomer humor, but without the hate

      The entire joke is that the boxes should have washed up before the stranded person died

      I remember these being pretty funny as a kid which explains the lead addled mental state of Gary’s audience at the time

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        Irony is dead!

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        Tf are you talking about? I’m 40 and grew up with these with younger kids doing the same well into our childhoods.

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    Maybe the joke is the time between ordering and delivery? I don’t really get it

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      Nah, just raw irony.

  • buycurious
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    This one is kind of sad!

  • 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com
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    Kind of a dark one for today.

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    Is the joke that they got there too late…?

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      Yup

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    Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?

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      Or to the educated, coincidental.

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        https://youtu.be/Jne9t8sHpUc?si=AcfY8pTLxldlgGi3

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          Sadly unironic that the ghost writer (Max Martin, probably) for the song used the word incorrectly.

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    Should have opted for Amazon Prime. 😛

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      nowadays that’s with prime!

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    Still no gas. Should be a sailboat kit.

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      Box says gas included. Gary thinks of everything

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        Oh gee… Underwater.

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          Maybe the gas is in a sealed container and for good measure is located in the top part of the box.

          Wait, are we arguing about a 35 year-old unfunny comic? Here we are

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            To be fair, it was funny to me 35 years ago. I guess I still look at them for nostalgia. I had shirts with prints of the comics! “Pigeon: Poopus Monumentous” was my favorite.

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              Fair enough!

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        He even thought of going underground as soon as technology developed, kinda like the Unabomber.

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    When you sign up for free mental healthcare on a non-emergency basis

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    A bit depressing for a comedy comic…

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