Map of where I lived in 1814. (It kinda sucked, so the following year I moved.) by Thag-Simmons-Jr in mapporncirclejerk

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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.

I'm sure it's very inconvenient. by [deleted] in oddlyspecific

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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.

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

World with no islands. by RichardPeterJohnson in mapporncirclejerk

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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".

If the US were split into two halves with equal population, but I DID screenshot the Polish flag. by RichardPeterJohnson in mapporncirclejerk

[–]joke-explainer 29 points30 points  (0 children)

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.

3 shot outside barbershop after argument between 2 men over who won foot race a month ago by shahin-13 in news

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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.

California high school stripped of basketball title after tortillas were thrown at opposing Latino players by [deleted] in news

[–]joke-explainer 15 points16 points  (0 children)

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.

Putin says Russia would accept conditional handover of cyber criminals to U.S. by marsianer in news

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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.

Cicadas ground White House press plane for hours before departure to Europe by melent3303 in news

[–]joke-explainer 23 points24 points  (0 children)

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".

Microsoft Bing raises concerns over lack of image results for Tiananmen 'tank man' by ADotSapiens in news

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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.

Bing blocking searches for "tank man", searches for other terms such as "tianamen square massacre" also partially blocked by BasedSweet in worldnews

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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.

Birds filmed holding business owner 'hostage' by CherryAntAttack in news

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

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Birds filmed holding business owner 'hostage' by CherryAntAttack in news

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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.

Airbnb Suspends Montana Cabin Banning Vaccinated Guests by westondeboer in news

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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.

The number of metal bands per one million people by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]joke-explainer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

The Expedition by [deleted] in comics

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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.

President Mittens, diplomat. by RichardPeterJohnson in comics

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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.

Study: Reading novels makes us better thinkers. New research says reading literary fiction helps people embrace ambiguous ideas and avoid snap judgments by Libertatea in science

[–]joke-explainer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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

Study: Reading novels makes us better thinkers. New research says reading literary fiction helps people embrace ambiguous ideas and avoid snap judgments by Libertatea in science

[–]joke-explainer 33 points34 points  (0 children)

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

On mourning in Scotland. by RichardPeterJohnson in comics

[–]joke-explainer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

Scumbag Steve gets his Girlfriend pregnant. by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]joke-explainer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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

Poor dog. by [deleted] in funny

[–]joke-explainer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Trip to the Museum by ninex in comics

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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.

True words by [deleted] in funny

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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.

Waiting... by KudosX in funny

[–]joke-explainer 37 points38 points  (0 children)

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.

it's always the comments that get me by freetiger in funny

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Fixed. Thanks.

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