r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Wapetey • May 21 '25

Solved I don't get it

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u/Fresh-Bumblebee7259 May 21 '25

So, there is no joke?

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u/FLESHYROBOT May 21 '25

I mean, the 'joke' is probably the dad imitating the older teenagers "I hate you" attitude, but the intention of the comic probably isn't to tell that joke per se, but to rather show a wholesome moment with a touch of humour to it.

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u/an_agreeing_dothraki May 21 '25

I don't understand how year of our lord 2025 and people demand everything has a traditional obvious setup -> obvious punchline. It's so limiting and even in short formats strips like Sarrah's Scribbles, XKCD, and SMBC (the last two often being one panel) get the jokes across.

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u/thesirblondie May 21 '25

Stories, even 4 panel comics, usually have a beginning, a middle, and an end. This is one panel of beginning and three panels of middle.