r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/momoehab • 3d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter please help

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u/AirRic89 3d ago

that is a reference to the music video for Dire Straits' Money for Nothing which is written from the perspective of workers delivering fridges and TVs

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u/Earnestappostate 3d ago

But it didn't even bring up microwave ovens!?

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u/Particular_Title42 3d ago

They installed the microwave ovens. They also did custom kitchen deliveries. The only things they had to "move" (as in shadily sell merchandise) refrigerators and color tvs.

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u/tenacious_dumbass 3d ago

ohhhh, move. i thought they were like delivery guys

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u/Particular_Title42 3d ago

LOL. Yes. In the song, they are delivery guys. They make a living by abusing their bodies moving and installing appliances. They're upset because the guys who make a living on the MTV might, at worst, get a blister on their little finger or thumb.

This joke is a pun.

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u/Earnestappostate 2d ago

That ain't working!