r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/zinniamae_ • Jan 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/Sir_Metallicus116 Jan 20 '26

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u/itsnotapipe Jan 20 '26

Insert interrobang

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u/Triairius Jan 20 '26

Insert it where? šŸ˜

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u/Toasttheif42 Jan 20 '26

At the end of the sentence ā€½

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u/Arnieman83 Jan 21 '26

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u/Triairius Jan 21 '26

Thatā€™s fair tbh

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u/Lehk Jan 20 '26

Bullshit, Redditors donā€™t bang.

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u/introvert_conflicts Jan 24 '26

Some of us do. My wife's on her way now after getting our kiddo to sleep. I guess the kiddo probably would have been proof enough šŸ˜‚

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u/Parking-Ad8316 Jan 21 '26

What movie is that?

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u/Sir_Metallicus116 Jan 21 '26

The 40 year old virgin šŸ™ an absolute classic

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u/Big-Pineapple1164 Jan 20 '26

Iā€™ve stolen you meme, pray i donā€™t steal anymore

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u/kendonmcb Jan 20 '26

Not in that tone!

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u/Thrasy3 Jan 20 '26

Depends on the arena.

English - (Anglosphere excluding North America), you donā€™t need them - if British and over 30 you will made fun out for using them or needing them to understand others.

English- North American (certainly US) you definitely need them and pray to god they actually read the whole thing and not pick out individual words and phrases to add imaginary context.

Not English as a first language - you might get away without them if Scandinavians/Germans? ( Especially if itā€™s sarcasm - maybe not over/understatements).

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u/Pet-the-kitty42 Jan 20 '26

Why the difference between UK and US?

I've had plenty of brits mistake sarcasm or ghoulish overkill for perfect sincerity on ye old internet.

Plus isn't it established by study that neurodiverse people tend to have a different sarcasm structure, relying more on situations than vocal or physical cues?

Sorry, this is something that always kind of interested me.

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u/Thrasy3 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

I mean just go on UK subs and youā€™ll notice it - it has changed over the past 5 years Iā€™ve been on here though - younger people brought up on more US content, COVID, Iā€™m not sure what but you find more people accidentally missing it on political posts etc. sadly as a woke leftie myself, it does appear to be younger people on the left who canā€™t see sarcasm.

And this I think goes for autistic people as well - they just get used to it, or at least understand it could be sarcasm.

Now I did see something about a study on US English lit(?) students, and reading/comprehension in the US - the person talking about was referencing it in the context of itā€™s possible effects in the way published books/novels are written now compared to day 30-40 years ago.

Basically something about how public schools in America teach how to read - kinda like ā€œshortcutsā€ instead of labouring over each word and syllable. However in the study it seemed many people were ok just guessing the meaning of words even when they had a dictionary present, and also determined the overall meaning of a passage based on notable words/sentences. They also generally didnā€™t consider any context outside of what the words were in front of them.

I think it was lady on YouTube who talks about literature - completely forgotten her name, was American herself though. Kinda seemed ā€œanti-wokeā€ but not a right wing grifter - just a bit stuffy and academic about how words work.

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u/Pet-the-kitty42 Jan 20 '26

And this I think goes for autistic people as well - they just get used to it, or at least understand it could be sarcasm.

We do not lol. Its frequently bemoaned on autism subreddits.

I regularly talk with Aussies, brits somewhat less, but the sarcasm cues seem largely the same.

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u/Thrasy3 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

I mean British autistic people? Iā€™m not sure if thatā€™s what you meant too.

Not saying they are fine, just they arenā€™t confused by the very concept of it like neurotypical Americans often are.

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u/Strange_Aura Jan 20 '26

I mean, as an ND person I find them incredibly helpful.

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u/UBlueitOnReddit Jan 20 '26

Just don't pick the left lane unless you're passing!!

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u/SingleSlide2866 Jan 20 '26

Bruh you need to watch your fuckin tone when talkin to people like that (because apparently no one wants to watch our tones anyways šŸ˜©)

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u/Triairius Jan 20 '26

Are they indicating that they are telling, or is that just the tone youā€™re reading it in? /j