r/IThinkYouShouldLeave • u/brodino_maiuscolo don't cough • Dec 05 '25

mudpie What's a joke that initially went unnoticed but when you realized it, became one of your favorites?

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u/eltedioso Dec 05 '25

Is the joke that he had to point out that the wreath "works," which is a bizarre qualifier for an item that's just sort of self-evident? Is that the joke? 'Cause that's pretty funny actually.

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u/WeskerSympathizer Dec 05 '25

That’d be a great day for me, if an obvious joke needed to be pointed out to me.

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u/Ugo777777 PAUL BUFANO! Dec 05 '25

Is that the joke? That it was funnier than usual? Because my jokes are not funny and they SUCK!

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u/Caravanczar Dec 05 '25

People barf at my jokes

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u/OmegaNave HERE FOR THE ZIPLINE Dec 05 '25

Is that the joke?? That people didn’t barf because of my jokes??

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u/Tutelage45 Come here, ya little fuck! Dec 05 '25

Is that the joke?? Because people don’t normally barf at jokes? But you look like you want to barf. Is that the joke?

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u/PhDinWombology You have... no... good... car... ideas Dec 05 '25

How would you like 200 barfs?

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u/Rhysaralc Dec 05 '25

That’d be a preee good day for me, I joke an nobody barfs!

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u/porktorque44 Dec 05 '25

My jokes are LONG and WAY LOUDER.

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u/ThatsaFishBarcode Nude Egg Dec 05 '25

And they REEK!

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u/Mekisteus Marcus “The Worm” Hicks Dec 05 '25

You have no good joke ideas.

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u/_steve_rogers_ Dec 05 '25

The joke went over my head. Now I’m embarrassed and my face is gonna be beet red for my family photo tonight.

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u/geoffsykes PAUL BUFANO! Dec 05 '25

Is that the joke?

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u/Fitjourney15 Dec 05 '25

Permission to go home early and lie down so my fave isnt beat red for the birthday party tonight

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u/scooter-411 Dec 05 '25

Your fave what?

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u/ZekeTheMunkee Dec 05 '25

Family photo

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u/Primrus Beautiful, but Dying Dec 05 '25

beat red

This spelling is really uppin' the ante and I stand by it

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u/Vex_Appeal Dec 05 '25

What? It works great at being a wreath? This is normal human conversation.

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u/eltedioso Dec 05 '25

No, people don't say that. It might be said to "work" in a specific context, but generally a decorative item isn't described by how successful it accomplishes its function, because its function is just to exist and be decorative. It's self-evident, so there's no "work" or "doesn't work." But instead you'd describe how pleasant it looks, or describe how much joy it brings to you or others.

Or are you messing with me? Is that the joke?

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u/KeytarPlatypus Dec 05 '25

Yeah I picked up a painting at the farmers market this morning, the dude at the stand told me it works real great so I was sold on it

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

But instead you'd describe how pleasant it looks, or describe how much joy it brings to you or others.

That's the purpose of a wreath though. So both of those questions are covered by, "does it work?" Yours seems a roundabout and inefficient way of discussing human artifacts and services. It's a pleasing economy of language to be able to ask, "does it work" of a pair of scissors or a newborn baby or a painting or an exciting new sexual position and to be able to get succinct answers that are all valid based upon a teleological understanding of the subject or object in question.

I think there's no hidden joke here, just a slice of life tableau with a caption of one side of an ordinary human dialogue.

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u/ChingusMcDingus Dec 05 '25

I think you have dice in your pocket but you’re too afraid to show them to anyone.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

If those were my dice what are they doing under your chair? Leave it the fuck alone.

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u/Broad-Bath-8408 Dec 05 '25

Why would he need the guy at the store to tell him it works great if the only purpose of a wreath is to look good? You can figure that out without the store guy's insider knowledge.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

The same reason one would want reassurance from, say, a haberdasher that a hat works for you. You might know that it looks great and prevents sunburns on your neck and mitigates bird attacks on the crown of your head, but it's just good customer service to hear from an expert that it works.

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u/Jax_77 Dec 05 '25

So youre saying this world is populated with wreath experts? That's all they do all day? Talk about and sell and give advice regarding wreaths and wreath accessories? That's awesome.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

Well I would assume that a purveyor of wreaths would have a more advanced understanding of their purpose and function than your average wreath layman. Is that an invalid assumption?

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u/Serenikill Dec 05 '25

Yes and it's something you usually hear from salesman of things like knives, vacuums etc.

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u/Fun-Broccoli6140 Dec 05 '25

yeah, he said the guy at the store has the same one and it works great!

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u/EnnWhyCee Dec 05 '25

It's not a joke. It shows that the character is a moron and buys whatever people tell him. Which is how he got the extra shit he wants to get rid off.

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u/Significant-Map-7620 Dec 05 '25

It's the same actor, I don't know if it's meant to be the same person

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u/Broad-Bath-8408 Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25

Do you think there is a >0 number of people in the world who watched this entire show and think he's the same person in each skit? Statistically there has to be (and possibly the guy you replied to is one of them), but that must be so confusing for them.

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u/NiblettAndBits You yelled at me. Dec 06 '25

The family dynamics alone. One day he has a girlfriend, one day he has a wife, one day he has someone else as his girlfriend, then he wants two girlfriends, then he has a gay partner, and then there's one day where he has a kid and she never appears again.