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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You might wanna sit down for this. Ready?

Unbelievably shitty, unimaginative punchline

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago
[–] tweeks 1 points 2 years ago

I think they were aware of the shitty punchline and used that sentence deliberately, which made it funny to me.

[–] Shalakushka@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago

Thank goodness someone is saying it, this is some Pizza Cake tier shit

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People really think they’re comedic geniuses

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s almost as though comedy is subjective.

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It doesn’t even make what I said invalid.

People really do think they’re comedic geniuses

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's not so much that they think they are funny, more the absolute build up. It's presumptuous.

Saying things like "you might need to sit down" sets up the line for disappointment. There's no way it can be as funny as it promises.

The pun is sound, but the hyperbolic framing let's it down.

And if it was so funny your legs go weak, then it doesn't need the build up in the first place.

I think this type of social media framing belongs in the same category as videos that have text all over them saying "wait until the end!!!". The video loops around and you think, "what did I miss, was that what we were all waiting for?"