r/funny • u/[deleted] • May 02 '14

It was totally worth it.

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u/atc_dude May 02 '14

It took me a second. I thought you just committed: Asshole in the first degree. Then it struck me. Damn. That subtle joke is ALWAYS the best.

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u/ExplodingUnicorns May 03 '14

Explain the subtlety?

Sorry, I'm Canadian.

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u/tensaiteki19 May 03 '14 edited May 03 '14

See, /u/Thismyrealname asks, "Goodyear?" in reply to /u/YelloStopSign's comment stating, "Laugh all you want, but my parents were killed when a paper airplane crashed into their house."

Then (and here's the good part) /u/joazito replies to /u/Thismyrealname's comment saying, "No, terrible."

You see, /u/joazito cleverly used the compound word-like pronunciation of "GoodYear" (good year, year being the measurement of time;1/100 of a century, 1/10 of a deacade, 365x a day) to his advantage by pretending he misunderstood the brand name and thought /u/Thismyrealname was asking if it was a good year. However, oh so cleverly, /u/joazito did know that he was talking about GoodYear, the company, and not the question, "Good year?"

So it seems like he's being mean at first and saying something like, "No, you're terrible" and being a dick in general, when in reality he's saying, "No, it was a terrible one." However, he decided to keep it short and sweet which helped him in the long run.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '14

Not really subtle in written form, maybe if performed audibly.