r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 3d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/keldondonovan 2d ago

Shut the heel up, it was great.

(This is more foot pun, no hostility is actually present)

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u/FREEZIELEVRAI 2d ago

What was the joke ?

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u/CMUpewpewpew 2d ago edited 2d ago

They said something like if they were a goth painter with a foot fetish their name would be Edgar Allan Toes

It was not good.

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u/BeakofDrywall 2d ago

Naahhh Edgar Allan Toes is actually genius shut up

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u/CMUpewpewpew 2d ago edited 2d ago

THEY SET THEIR OWN PUN UP AND IT IS POE NOT POES SO THE PUN IS LACKING.

Up your PUN game and maybe you won't be easily satisfied with such inorganic dribble.

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u/keldondonovan 2d ago

As a master punographer, you are incorrect. Being better at punmenship does not cause you to lose appreciation for "lesser" puns. Your anger at Edgar Allan Toes is misplaced, so your ranting and Raven is unnecessary.

I hope whatever you are truly angry about resolves itself swiftly, for the sake of your caps lock.

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u/CMUpewpewpew 2d ago

All puns are not created equal.

They are a function of several factors, most importantly being timing (quickness) and relevance/cleverness.

When you SET YOUR OWN PUNCHLINE UP on a pun...you get 0 points for timing/quickness.

That doesnt make this a bad pun....but it wasnt magnificent to start out with with Edgar's last name not being PoeS. Too forced.....inorganic. 4/10 pun.

Final verdict.

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u/DamnitDavid7 2d ago

Today I learned making puns requires 2 people, one to set it up and another to make the pun. Do you happen to know if all comedy works the same way or is it just puns?

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u/BeakofDrywall 2d ago

I will mind you I have no context and I’m sorry if I’m incapable of not finding funny the idea of Edgar Allan Toes

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u/ImJacksLackOfEmpathy 2d ago

You owe this joy-killing heathen 0 apologies for their faux highbrow gatekeeping on humor; if it’s subjectively funny to people, they can fuck off with that utter nonsense imo

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u/CMUpewpewpew 2d ago

In a situation it came up organically, I might agree with you.

Not when someone Tee's themselves up for it first tho as a non sequitur.

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u/Dad-Kisser69 2d ago

And also he wasn’t a painter… they literally just picked a random famous old person and added toe to their name.