I haven't finished the video, but I don't get the Aristocrats joke at the start of the video. I read the wikipedia page, but the punch line doesn't make sense to me. Can someone explain? Why is saying the Aristocrat's funny?
Its less of a joke and more of a game where the goal is to make the most ridiculous and tasteless version.
Think of it like telling a story to your friends about another mutual friend and you massively exaggerate every detail to make them seem dumber than they are as a playful way to poke fun at them.
The humor (or maybe a better word would be "fun") comes from the unexpected and over the top nature of the added details.
davidalayachew@reddit
I haven't finished the video, but I don't get the Aristocrats joke at the start of the video. I read the wikipedia page, but the punch line doesn't make sense to me. Can someone explain? Why is saying the Aristocrat's funny?
ptolememe@reddit
Its less of a joke and more of a game where the goal is to make the most ridiculous and tasteless version.
Think of it like telling a story to your friends about another mutual friend and you massively exaggerate every detail to make them seem dumber than they are as a playful way to poke fun at them.
The humor (or maybe a better word would be "fun") comes from the unexpected and over the top nature of the added details.
davidalayachew@reddit
Thanks, that makes much more sense. So, the fun is in the shock value.
shahms@reddit
There's a documentary about the joke, but essentially it's become a meta-joke where the humor is in the telling, not the punchline itself.
andarmanik@reddit
I don’t get it either, probably an old person joke (that dude is old as hell despite how he looks)
ketralnis@reddit
Thanks I’ll keep this in mind next time I’m programming simply.
davidalayachew@reddit
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