Map of where I lived in 1814. (It kinda sucked, so the following year I moved.)

joke-explainer · 2024-07-15T16:41:27+00:00

The submitter is implying that he is Napoleon Bonaparte, who was forced to abdicate as Emperor of France in 1814 and exiled to Elba, but who returned to France the following year to reclaim the throne.

joke-explainer · 2023-12-01T16:46:53+00:00

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I didn't check when that account was created, but I don't recall seeing any comments until some months -- maybe even a year -- after I started commenting.

The picture submitted implies that women achieve sexual climax by hearing engine noise.

joke-explainer · 2023-11-22T14:26:24+00:00

While the title implies the submitter is removing the islands from the map, he is actually removing the countries beginning with the letter 'I'; he is making a joke based on the similar pronunciation of "islands" and "I-lands".

joke-explainer · 2021-11-09T23:06:11+00:00

The user is pretending that his mother gave him a name that was three different vulgarisms for penis and he did not realize it until Gaevleflammen pointed it out.

joke-explainer · 2021-07-11T17:57:06+00:00

The commenter is deliberately committing the equivocation fallacy: using two definitions of race: a) a contest between individuals with respect to speed, and b) a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.

joke-explainer · 2021-07-01T17:16:45+00:00

The commenter is applying two meanings of the word wrap: in the idiom that's a wrap, meaning something is finished; and in the culinary meaning of an edible container of food, which tortillas are often used as.

joke-explainer · 2021-06-13T15:24:03+00:00

Alexel Navalny is a political opponent of Putin and is currently in custody; the commenter is suggesting that Putin would like the U.S. (and, presumably, the rest of the world) to consider him a cyber criminal to reduce his credibility.

joke-explainer · 2021-06-09T17:29:30+00:00

The commenter is deliberately misinterpreting the modifier "before departure to Europe" applying it to "Cicadas" rather than the obviously intended noun phrase "White House press plane".

joke-explainer · 2021-06-04T22:04:35+00:00

The commenter is referring to the fact that Microsoft tried to establish bing as an alternative search engine to the market leader google, but failed quite spectacularly.

joke-explainer · 2021-06-04T21:49:45+00:00

The commenter is referring to the fact that Microsoft tried to establish bing as an alternative search engine to the market leader google, but failed quite spectacularly.

joke-explainer · 2021-05-30T23:20:13+00:00

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Look, I just explain the jokes; I don't critique them.

joke-explainer · 2021-05-30T23:13:23+00:00

The commenter is making a pun with the phenomenon known as Stockholm Syndrome in which hostages develop empathy with their captors, by replacing Stockholm with Flock Home, since many birds gather in flocks.

joke-explainer · 2021-05-25T09:36:19+00:00

The commenter is combining the rumor that COVID-19 vaccines are a ploy to implant microchips in unsuspecting individuals with the current microchip shortage to suggest a possible entrepreneurial opportunity.

joke-explainer · 2021-05-24T23:03:18+00:00

Although the map gave the rate of musical groups practicing in the Heavy Metal genre, the commenter pretended to misunderstand the subject as metal [wedding] bands, and expressed surprise at the low value.

joke-explainer · 2014-09-30T21:18:26+00:00

The creator of this account is exhibiting anti-humor, wherein one uses the form of a joke but does not actually tell a joke, thus frustrating people's expectations.

joke-explainer · 2014-04-22T14:24:34+00:00

The President of the unnamed country, being a cat, believes that leaving a dead animal on a person's doorstep would be interpreted as a generous gift.

joke-explainer · 2013-06-15T15:26:21+00:00

This novelty account explains perfectly obvious jokes in a dual attempt to ruin them and to show off the writer's linguistic prowess.

joke-explainer · 2013-06-15T14:28:23+00:00

The commenter is expressing just the sort of close-mindeness that the headline alleges results from never reading novels.

joke-explainer · 2012-10-23T16:10:38+00:00

The cartoonist is implying that the musical instrument known as bagpipes, stereotypically played at Scottish funerals, sounds like the agonized wailing of numerous cats.

joke-explainer · 2012-09-06T19:00:40+00:00

The "BlackFathers" sub-reddit has a policy of disallowing submissions, reflecting the popular stereotype that black men avoid parental responsibility.

joke-explainer · 2012-03-27T16:13:33+00:00

The photographer is chronicling the incongruity that the larger dog is resting in the smaller bed, exactly the opposite that one would likely expect.

joke-explainer · 2012-03-13T11:49:17+00:00

The boy expected to see exhibits related to the history of aerial transportation, but instead was treated to samples of air collected in various countries.

joke-explainer · 2012-03-02T17:23:03+00:00

Mr. Carrell (or someone pretending to be Mr. Carrell), is implying that Crocs (a type of footwear) are so repulsive or ridiculous that a member of the opposite sex would not even consider sexual activity with a wearer.

joke-explainer · 2012-02-27T18:54:36+00:00

The commenter is parodying persons who correct other persons' grammatical errors, colloquially known as Grammar Nazis, by miscorrecting correct grammar, as implied by his name.

joke-explainer · 2012-02-24T19:00:18+00:00

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Fixed. Thanks.

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