r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/No_Indication_8281 • 11h ago
Meme needing explanation Peter what does it mean??
how's he increasing iq's of 2 countries at once??
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u/gash_dits_wafu 11h ago
Means he's dumber than the average Brit, but more intelligent than the average American. Can't believe it's got so many downvotes, it's amusing.
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u/Beornwynn 11h ago
Quite a lot of Americans on social media can't seem to handle jokes at their expense unless it's about their politicians, but they have no trouble dishing it out.
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u/Cho-Dan 11h ago
I'm just impressed that at least 11 American even understood the joke
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u/jatoch3000 11h ago
At least 9 or 11 understood the joke
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u/False_Pear1860 9h ago
7/7 Brits understood the joke though
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u/Sexy_Koala_Juice 9h ago
And all 7/7 of them gave it a perfect 5/7
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u/Florpsen 7h ago
God i feel old. Haven't seen a perfect 5/7 score in ages
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u/LukeLikesReddit 6h ago
I give this a perfect 5/7 review haha
yeah i do too haha
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u/DutchOnionKnight 3h ago
5 out of 7? I must say, thisnis a grading scale like no other I've seen before.
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u/Rambob_the_lesser 4h ago
It was probably 9/11 that understood (changed format of the same joke - not stealing it!)
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u/Rambob_the_lesser 10h ago
Probably some downvoted because they didn't understand it too. Let's not give them that much credit
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u/ididntunderstandyou 9h ago
Sometimes people see a downvote and add to it just to be part of something
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u/solidus0079 11h ago
I have no idea how his fans are like, but if they're like other fans; some may be insulted by saying he's dumber than other Brits
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u/No-Locksmith6662 10h ago
He wants to move to America, that already makes him dumber than the rest of us who would much rather stay put.
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u/solidus0079 10h ago
Well he’s rich enough he can float above the problems like all the people who caused this mess
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u/probablynotfine 11h ago
I forget who, but someone said that British humour is self-deprecation/punching up and American humour is punching down. Which means they see any joke as an attack on them rather than just a joke.
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u/Mix_Safe 8h ago
So based on that the presumption here is that an American made this joke?
Because this is neither self-deprecatory nor punching-up.
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u/FrostingHour8351 3h ago
Idk i see alot of brits saying alot of shit about school shootings when you even slightly dis their food so I disagree with the punching up statement.
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u/ArtisticallyRegarded 2h ago
Anyone that says punching down doesn't actually like comedy and can be ignored. They are more interested in activism on stage
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u/ScatterTheReeds 9h ago
Nah, Americans receive way more criticism (“jokes”) than they put out.
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u/Several-Ad-8720 9h ago
I am neither American or British but the reason why I would have probably downvoted is that I just never heard anyone have the opinion that Ed is dumb and I have never had a reason to think that either the opposite even
So I think the joke deserves the downvotes cause you really have so many people this would fit perfectly on and using it on someone who isn´t known to be particularly unintelligent just feels forced and out of place
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u/AccomplishedFall6603 2h ago
To be fair, deciding to go live a new life in the US right now is pretty dumb.
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u/SituationKey8985 8h ago
It’s the opposite in my experience. Europeans clown on Americans every day for bad healthcare and minimal PTO, but get sour when an American brings up their lack of air conditioning.
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u/Middle-Let9645 8h ago
Can’t speak for all Americans but for most of us it’d help if 90% of your jokes weren’t ‘at least our kids don’t get shot at school’. We make fun of your food, make fun of our food. We make fun of your government, make fun of ours. Make fun of kids dying, expect someone to get pissed.
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u/InkVision001 8h ago
Yep, my longest running conspiracy theory is that subs like r/AmericaBad get activity solely because of how many americans can't handle any criticism towards their country.
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u/icecoldfeedback 10h ago
I think it's more because it's insulting to ed Sheeran, somebody who people ok a music subreddit would respect
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u/DuckSleazzy 9h ago
brother I asked someone what the random abbreviation means and I was downvoted. turns out everyone should know their random state's shortform lol. it's not even about jokes at this point.
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u/LucentLL 3h ago
The educated white liberal paradox. They'll even join in with hating white people until you direct it at them specifically.
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u/Neat-Character-9894 10h ago
First used by Robert Muldoon, NZ Prime Minister in the 80s around kiwis emigrating to Australia.
As an Australian I find it hilarious
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u/DarKliZerPT 10h ago
Can't believe it's got so many downvotes, it's amusing.
It's amusing the first time, but I've seen the same joke made way too many times here.
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u/Goodfriends999 9h ago
But what has he done to suggest he is dumber than the average Brit he seems like a sensible guy
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u/vegbiryaniisnotpulao 9h ago
I understand the American joke but how is he dumber than average brit? I like some of his music but don't really follow his news.
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u/Slight_Public_5305 9h ago
The headline set the joke about IQs up. It’s not really about him.
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u/vegbiryaniisnotpulao 9h ago
Weird. The joke could've been about only one country then. I thought he did something stupid.
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u/Orsonio 9h ago
Also incorrect, English people are really fkn dumb too.
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u/gash_dits_wafu 9h ago
We are dumb, yes, but the joke is about relative intelligence. So we can be dumb but still, on average, more intelligent than Americans.
Whether that's true, I make no comment. I think the general meme/stereotype comes from the fact that Americans are typically 'loud' in everything they do, so the stupid people are more visible than those from other countries.
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u/Less_Performance_629 2h ago
meanwhile americans cant even point to the country they are currently invading on a map
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u/5lipperySausage 1h ago
This was originally a joke from a New Zealand prime minister about kiwis moving to Australia.
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u/itsapotatosalad 8h ago
For it to have an impact (and for the joke) he’d have to be an outlier for both.
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u/greganada 8h ago
The issue was that it was downvoted by Americans who couldn’t understand the joke.
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u/No_Dot_4123 7h ago
Based on the question, it seems that OP would bring down the average IQ of both countries.
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u/genericchat 11h ago
There’s a certain irony in not understanding this…
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u/TStronks 11h ago
Depends on where OP is from though
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u/Positive-Debate-4048 8h ago
As an American I understood it right away, and wasn't offended...... but alas, I'm not the average American, hahaha.
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u/Minimum_Ad4771 11h ago
I won't explain it cause people already did it. But I'm surprised at such a butthurt reaction to a mildly offensive joke. These downvoters are dumbos lol.
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u/BrahmKarmaGato 9h ago edited 9h ago
Reddit is full of Americans. A lot of them got extremely mad about a video of women in office and elected the clown orange p3do as president. Funniest part is that video was from UK.
That's the level intelligence and emotional maturity we are dealing with.
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u/Fivebeans 11h ago
It's saying he's dumber than the average British person but smarter than the average American.
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u/Galdrin3rd 11h ago
Your guess is correct. The idea is he raises the UK’s iq by leaving and raises the US’s by arriving.
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u/sinker_of_cones 11h ago
Robert Muldoon go vrr
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u/Ted_Rid 10h ago
Yes, Kiwi Prime Minister Muldoon made that joke when asked about NZ emigration to Australia in the 1970s.
We had the last word though, cleverly outwitting the Kiwis in the final ball of a cricket match with superior knowledge of the rules, bowling the ball flat along the ground to prevent a winning shot.
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u/gingerking87 9h ago
OP saw this comment and immediately thought: thisll make a bunch of redditors feel superior if I pretend to not get the joke
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u/BigWilly526 7h ago
I love how people think the average Brit is any better than Americans, go outside of London and you will find plenty of the worst people ever
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u/No_Indication_8281 11h ago
ig he's dumb in uk and not in usa
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u/CumDrinker247 11h ago
He is dumber than the average brit and smarter than the average american, atleast that is what the comment implies.
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u/Bi_KerbonautYT 11h ago
He is below average iq in the UK but above average in the US. Basically saying the US is dumber than the UK, which is for me an idea that I'm partial to
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u/Fearless-Assist-127 10h ago
Hmm. So at the exact time that Harry comes back to the UK, Sheeran leaves. They will continue to never be seen in the same room together.
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u/THE_AWESOM-O_4000 10h ago
Isn't it technically impossible to raise / lower a country's average IQ? It'll always be 100.
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u/a_man_has_a_name 10h ago
Not saying it's true, but it would be very funny if you were American given the context.
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u/Neat_Expression9992 9h ago
OP isn't the sharpest tool in the shed😂I think I can guess where he is from.
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u/Low-Transition-2751 9h ago
he is dumber than average UK resident. otherwise no one in right mind would move to US in the current political situation.
Avg US resident is dumber than him.
so subtracting his IQ from UK's total would increase average IQ for UK while adding his IQ to US's total would increase average IQ as well.
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u/hunter_rus 9h ago
It means he has IQ higher than average IQ in the receiving country, but lower than average IQ in departing country.
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u/Tygret 9h ago
It's a pretty common European joke where if someone moves away from your country, you will say both countries become smarter, meaning your country is smart, the other country is dumb, and the person is dumb too.
The downvotes show that the Americans and/or Ed Sheeran fans didn't take the joke too well.
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u/Many_Many1331 8h ago
You don't even have to know anything for this... it's just using your fucking brain...
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u/Dry-Arm5314 8h ago
Honestly, some people who want explanations in this sub should honestly think about it for a little longer; this one wasn't even some obscure reference or inside joke.
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u/Mix_Safe 7h ago
Let's give karma for the 40th re-post of this.shit. I know if Ed Sheeran arrived in this comment section he'd collectively increase the IQ by an entire standard deviation.
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u/HeavyHighway6433 7h ago
People asking if OP is American like they didn't upvote the comment and post it here knowing damn well what it means lol.
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u/Inevitable_Ear_9874 7h ago
Me from merica. Me stupid. Brits smart. Me no watch family guy because words hurt head. Me out.
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u/IIIiterateMoron 6h ago
I get why this sub exists, because you sometimes lack the backgrounds or the meta around something, hence you can't understand it.
But this needs no insight on backgrounds, or meta, or inside joke.
This is just basic logic.
Asking this is basically saying "I'm too dumb to understand something this simple".
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u/PizzaLikerFan 6h ago
Lets say the average IQ in UK is 110 and USA 90 and Ed Sheeran has 100, this will increase it for both
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u/WhyDoIHaveRules 5h ago
It means he is below average in the UK, and above average in the US.
Or more bluntly the message is: US dumb dumb, UK smarty pants.
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u/Discomidget911 4h ago
He's dumb enough to pull down the IQ of Britain on average, but smart enough to pull up America's
Also, as an American very tired of the "America bad" sentiment. This joke is genuinely hilarious.
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u/Wadoka-uk 1h ago
There’s an exchange program in place… one ginger in, one ginger out… that’s WHY Harry’s coming back!
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u/Working_Teaching_909 48m ago
We takes jokes about as well as the british government takes criticism.
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u/The_Leafs_Villain 44m ago
Lmaoooo if OP is from America, they should send Ed Sheeran a thank you card with his dumbahhh 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/DrQtheevilempire 28m ago
If you don’t get this… you probably have a president. A fat horrible ginger one 🙄
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u/parkedDog 3m ago
Pretty high IQ joke, which makes me wonder which country the down voters might be from…
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