I mean, even the idea that Ralph would use the word "where" to mean "the discipline in which" is baffling enough, even before we get onto "being a Viking means being good at"
his legs don't know how to be as long as yours
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 09:30 (three years ago) link
if i taught dialectics i wd use this debate to explain dialectics
the mid-tier joke is sublated by and/or into the high-tier joke: the "misunderstanding" (so-called) enlarges and enriches the "intention" (so-called)
― mark s, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 10:31 (three years ago) link
sleep is where im the aufhebung
― mark s, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 10:33 (three years ago) link
hi, Super Nintendo Sinkah
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 10:53 (three years ago) link
the mid-tier joke is sublated by and/or into the high-tier joke
last 40 years of critical theory tbh
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:51 (three years ago) link
my main takeaway from that twitter thread is that many people are really bad at understanding any kind of joke
― Number None, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:54 (three years ago) link
by my reading a lot of people in that thread are not familiar with US idioms or pop culture of 50-70 years ago, even if English is their first language
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 13:03 (three years ago) link
There's been some confusion in this scene in Homer Vs The 18th Amendment.Banner: "You're out there somewhere, Beer Baron. And I'll find you."Homer (distant): "No, you won't!"Banner: "Yes, I will!"Homer: "Won't!"I believe Homer says won't, but some people hear d'oh.— I Call The Big One Biteyπ³οΈβππ (@Chalm_Skinn) December 21, 2020
People thinking Homer whispers "d'oh" to Rex Banner instead of "won't" is another baffling one. Why would he respond to a guy saying he'll catch him by saying "no you won't" but then say "d'oh" in response to him saying "yes I will"?
Weinstein is yet to confirm my privately-held conviction that Hans Moleman wasn't really saying "boo-urns", he was just trying to gain favour with a powerful man at a vulnerable moment
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO what twilight zone shit is this where there's another disputed Simpsons scene
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 15:43 (three years ago) link
theyre all disputed now
― mark s, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:12 (three years ago) link
haha yeah
― kinder, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:17 (three years ago) link
"Some people put forward the theory that the monorail episode was an homage to The Music Man but I have always thought it was a musical tribute to Mussolini's ascent to power; which one is correct?"
― DJP, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link
Sideshow Mel was meant to represent the British Beehive of the 19th century
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:22 (three years ago) link
I believe all 30 seasons of the Simpsons are just a dream Tracy Ullman had on her show.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:50 (three years ago) link
^^^ that one's true
― DJP, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
One guy actually asked "how was that drawing Kirk van Outen did meant to represent dignity?"
Someone replied saying it was intended to look like a jutting masculine chin which connotes dignity
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link
It's all worth it for being reminded of that fucking "Paint Your Wagon" bit though, been shaking with laughter all afternoon
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link
Best part is that it's a real musical, tho obv not literally about painting wagons
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:52 (three years ago) link
nice of 'em to clear up the shoe joke, that's been bothering me since I was 13
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
Can they clarify why Bonestorm was available for only 99 cents rental price...was Comic Book Guy hoping to make a killing on the expected late fees to offset the cheap rental price
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
I didn't know about Sneed's, formerly Chucks, either. took me a while but worth it.
― kinder, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 18:14 (three years ago) link
yeah that was pretty clever, I wonder how many people actually caught that. I too had to stare at it for a while before I got it
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 18:39 (three years ago) link
I just caught wind of this whole kerfuffle. I wasn't aware of viking as meaning great at something. I am aware that in Japan it means all you can eat buffet. Is Ralph dreaming of being a buffet? Do we know whether he's spent time in Japan?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
a welcome new twist
― ffolkes (map), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 23:03 (three years ago) link
Alternatively, are people nibbling at him in his sleep?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link
"I wasn't aware of viking as meaning great at something"
Nobody was! That's why this is the dumbest thing ever
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:41 (three years ago) link
ctrl + f
smh, can't believe no one pointed out that it's secretly a pun on 'awaking'.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link
wanking, that's where I'm a viking
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:45 (three years ago) link
I'm a Vai, King.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
Stevie and the Diamond would never jam together!
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
I put on my helmet and battleaxe
― imago, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:47 (three years ago) link
*in Ralph's voice* Oh, I like to play dress up.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:49 (three years ago) link
Weinstein is now on board with this theory
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
It's the most literal interpretation - he likes to dream he's a viking. If you have to think too much about what a line is referring to, it's almost always the most likely interpretation that's rightThat said I think people should be able to laugh at a line for whatever reason!— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) September 25, 2021
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Monday, 27 September 2021 06:05 (two years ago) link
If you have to think too much about what a line is referring to, it's almost always the most likely interpretation that's right
"occam's razor works well with comedy
β hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Monday, April 26, 2010 10:55 PM (eleven years ago)"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 27 September 2021 09:12 (two years ago) link
flaw in that argument was, and is, that us "viking at sleep" folks didn't work hard to hear it that way - it's the first and funniest way the joke landed for us.
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Monday, 27 September 2021 11:53 (two years ago) link
otm
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Monday, 27 September 2021 13:29 (two years ago) link
And upon further review you still thought that interpretation makes the most sense, that a writer would expect an audience to come up with that interpretation, and all the other writers and show runners would sign off on it.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:25 (two years ago) link
Like this entire discussion wasn't some instant, personal reaction. You were presented with a much more sensible, likely interpretation and still persisted with a different one.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:28 (two years ago) link
A what at sleep?
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:28 (two years ago) link
Doctor Casino otm
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:30 (two years ago) link
the appeals to authorial authority on this thread have always been so strange to me. like, i thought the author was dead. also: has anyone here ever actually logicked someone out of thinking a joke was funny, and into thinking it was funny in some different way that they prefer?
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
I was able to convince my son that when I dropped my phone in the toilet it was funny as a satire on technological addiction rather than being funny because the phone was poopy
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:35 (two years ago) link
1) a big point y'all seem unable to consider is viewing it from a writer's/joke creator's POV2) nobody is doing that. We're simply saying your interpretation is incorrect, that it wasn't how the joke was intended.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:35 (two years ago) link
Appreciate the 'excels at sleep' folks who are still keeping up the fight.
I'm a reluctant literalist, which ultimately feels like the smaller and more mundane worldview. :(
― jmm, Monday, 27 September 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
the idea that the interpretation is "incorrect" because it wasn't what the writer who pitched it had in mind is precisely what i'm challenging!
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:53 (two years ago) link
Not sure whether this entire thread would be better adapted as a university course, a 10-part podcast series or written out by hand in a leather-bound book and sealed in a chamber for a thousand years to be studied by future civilizations.
― edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 27 September 2021 15:53 (two years ago) link
Nobody who watches the NFL would associate the word "Viking" with 'excelling at something'
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Monday, 27 September 2021 16:03 (two years ago) link
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THIS IS HOW RALPH IMAGINES HIMSELF!
https://i.imgur.com/UpInW8L.jpg
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 September 2021 16:11 (two years ago) link
Sleep, that's where I'm ba toilet
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Monday, 27 September 2021 16:12 (two years ago) link