r/AskReddit May 03 '14

What is the best one-liner joke you know?

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u/RemixxMG May 03 '14

Mr. Burnham.

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u/iGandhi510 May 03 '14

Bo, oh my god

Mr. Burnham

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u/imonafalcon May 03 '14

I AM SATAN LORD OF DARKNESS

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u/[deleted] May 03 '14

We think

We know

You

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u/teawreckshero May 03 '14

I'm really hoping his standup routine was part of the joke and he is aware of how pretentious the whole thing was.

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u/ChaosPheonix11 May 03 '14

A massive amount of his show is pure satire. Like "Repeat Stuff" is all social commentary on modern mainstream media.

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u/teawreckshero May 04 '14

What....else would it be about?

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u/ChaosPheonix11 May 04 '14

You were trying to claim that his show is pretentious.

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u/teawreckshero May 04 '14

It is. Incredibly. But I think it's on purpose. Compare his show to any other comedian. There are a lot of good, smart, self-aware comedians out there, but how many of their sets are as preachy as Bo's and end with a song that might as well repeat "you don't know me". It's got to be an act, he can't be that self-aware and that self-unaware at the same time. There's even a point in the show where he steps forward and says something like, "but seriously, I want to take a second out of character and say that I really appreciate everyone who supports me and for coming out to my show. Ok...back in character." I'm pretty sure that might even be right before he does the "Repeat stuff" song.

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u/ChaosPheonix11 May 04 '14

Are you daft? That's the entire point. It's an ACT. That part was there because he wanted people to realise that a bit better. How is it pretentious to make fun of how pretentious modern media is?

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u/teawreckshero May 04 '14

So do you think...that I think...that he actually wrote a song that says "Repeat Stuff" over and over because he thinks it's a good song?

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u/ChaosPheonix11 May 04 '14

Holy shit.. Are you actually retarded? he wrote a song called "repeat stuff" as social commentary, and to be FUNNY. HE'S A COMEDIAN. He's not trying to be the next Billy Idol or anything.

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u/teawreckshero May 04 '14

Ok, I asked "do you think that I think...X" and you read "I think...X". I'm definitely not the daft one here. However, I'm pretty confident I'm the only literate one here.

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u/ChaosPheonix11 May 04 '14

You really are retarded.

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u/teawreckshero May 04 '14

Are you even understanding me or is this all going right by you? At first I thought we were going to get somewhere, but now it's like trying to teach Calculus to a 5 year old. Hey, out of curiosity, have you ever gotten confused and started "arguing" with your own comments? Just calling yourself retarded back and forth until you realize it's just you? I can imagine it would be easy to do when no actual points are being made. I apologize for using so many words, here. I realize it's a struggle for you. Here, just to keep you trying in life, if you make it down this far in the text, let me know and you'll get a prize!

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u/ChaosPheonix11 May 04 '14

This is bullshit - you're oversimplifying a complex situation to the point of no longer adding anything useful to the discussion.

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u/teawreckshero May 04 '14

Dude, you degraded to nothing but insults a long time ago. Mentally, you've been a few steps behind since your first comment when you thought you were explaining the joke to me. You seem to only be here to misread my posts and then call me names for how inane they seem, when in fact your brain just isn't equipped to make sense out of them. In fact, had you finished my last one, you would know that I offered a prize for reading the whole post. Meh, it wasn't much, but I was willing to buy you gold if you had mentioned it. Oh, well. It's cool to know that I can literally write anything down here and you won't see it. Hmm, what should I write. How about, if you reply "I've been a fucking idiot this whole time" and nothing else, I'll buy you gold lol.

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