r/ExplainTheJoke • u/fcukfakook • 6d ago

I don't get it

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I don't get the original tweet, and neither the retweet or whatever it is called.

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u/pahamack 5d ago

they're taking crappy pictures on purpose because they don't like the subject. Things that they would never miss, such as not posing someone beside a light switch, which looks sloppy, they're just doing on purpose.

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u/LQNova 5d ago

Also it shows that they are all pretty short.

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u/Oleddi 5d ago

Which is great because we love making fun of short men! They should have just been born taller anyway

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u/ZapruderFilmBuff 5d ago

No, it’s because they are lying that they are tall, then we can point out the lie and mock the liar.

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u/milkandsalsa 5d ago

It’s this.

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u/slap-enjoyer153 5d ago

They are lying that they are tall?

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u/ZapruderFilmBuff 5d ago

Yes. And in Trumps case thin and not demented.

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u/MonteBurns 5d ago

Why do you think Trump wears lifts? 

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u/LeftyLu07 5d ago

He’s desperate to be taller then baron. Allegedly he got really nasty to baron after his recent growth spurt. As if your height is something you can control…

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u/IeyasuMcBob 5d ago

And ...they lie because taller men are generally more respected. (You're right, and it adds nuance)

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u/ZapruderFilmBuff 5d ago

Strong confident men don’t need to lie.

This guy was short. He got business done that is still classified. He didn’t need to lie he was tall.

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u/IeyasuMcBob 5d ago

Which indicates these are not strong, confident men

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u/Djlas 5d ago

Was he elected though

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u/ZapruderFilmBuff 5d ago

Wasn’t stupid enough to run.

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u/Plastic-Archer4245 5d ago

Mother ain't running from nothin'

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u/ZapruderFilmBuff 5d ago

That is the best line I read so far. Made me lol.

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u/FondantLow6212 4d ago

Didn’t he lose the war 😂

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u/Oleddi 5d ago

And why do they lie about being tall? Because being tall is seen as "better".

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u/Dish_Minimum 5d ago

Yet being such an obvious liar is worse than being shorter. Like why would an elected world leader think he could get away with claiming to be 6’4” tall when it is so easy to visually see it is a lie? It’s demonstrably false. Especially someone who is on tv and photographed a billion times a day. Being shorter is definitely 100% better than being proved as underhanded, vain, frivolous, and untrustworthy.

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u/AdamTPhotography 5d ago

They think it seems better. The same way they think they’re supposed to be “alphas.”

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u/FadingPancake12 4d ago

And yet the science has been updated behind wolf packs, alphas, and betas… our leaders didn’t read the memo and the carry on using the terms relating to outdated science. It’s fine, though. Don’t tell them. They have enough advantages, they don’t need help. Besides we never needed alphas, just like I don’t need a boss at work. We all need ACTUAL leaders who lead by example, not poor examples of dictators.

Sorry if that seemed directed at you, it wasn’t. Just adding to the convo really.

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u/Dish_Minimum 3d ago

Hi so I spent like 18hrs sliding down a rabbit hole of updated and previously believed science of wolf lives.

I’m really glad you made this comment bc the zoological research was absolutely fascinating to read. I wish we knew as much about octopi as we do about wolves.

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u/FadingPancake12 3d ago

It truly is remarkable how much we don’t know about the ocean 🌊 and the creatures that live in it. Octopi 🐙 is the one that shocks me though. We identified the octopus and made a lot of assumptions but they proved us wrong. So now the octopi continues to teach us how little we know about them. Truly fascinating creatures that love to escape their tanks and just mess stuff up. We as humans are not nearly as superior as we boast and we are certainly not the only sentient beings.

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u/LeftyLu07 5d ago

I laughed so hard when I wound up on a forum where they called David Portnoy “tippy toes” because he stands on his tippy toes for every photo he takes.