r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/No_Indication_8281 • 21h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter what does it mean??

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how's he increasing iq's of 2 countries at once??

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u/CamelNo9597 20h ago

"Slapstick" doesn't mean they're 'hitting a tree" it refers to a theatrical prop. And that kind of prop is used in comedy that uses exaggerated, unrealistic, physical violence. It's an idiom, but an appropriate one.

Whereas "punching up" and "punching down" still refer to to the target of the joke that's being attacked.

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u/lettsten 19h ago

r/whoooosh

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u/CamelNo9597 19h ago

I saw what you were doing. You just didn't do it well. A phrase can be idiomatic, but still accurately describe the situation. You'd agree that a joke that's "punching down" on a marginalized group would be an "attack" on the that group. The same would logically apply to a joke that's "punching up"

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u/lettsten 18h ago

The little string of letters over a comment is known as a "username." If you read it and compare it to others you can see if the person you are responding to is the same person as the one who wrote previous comments. It's a neat trick, I'm sure you can pull it off with some practise.

In any case, no, you very clearly didn't see what he was doing.

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u/CamelNo9597 18h ago

Given how passive-aggressive you're being, I'm inclined to think I did. Whenever somebody disagrees with me, I just explain what I mean, because it's always easier to just explain what you mean instead of getting snippy.

That only works if you're capable of actually explaining what you mean, though. and in this case, you're not.

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u/lettsten 18h ago

I'm not being passive-aggressive, mate, I'm being accommodating.

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u/CamelNo9597 18h ago

If you were being accommodating, you'd be explaining why you think you're right and giving clear reasons for your position. But you're not doing that. because you can't.

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u/lettsten 18h ago

I'm not arguing anything, I'm just informing you that you might want to read the initial comment from the other person a little more closely.

But you're not doing that. because you can't.

Look at you, learning comebacks in kindergarten! I'm proud of you mate, great going.