Questions you don't really want to ask, but still...

Franklan · Post by **Franklan** » Tue May 21, 2024 8:52 pm

OK, I am not a native speaker... However, I still get along pretty well, when it comes to the English language...

And I like Gary Larson comics...

But this one, I simply do not understand...

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Help me, please...

PandaMunich · Post by **PandaMunich** » Tue May 21, 2024 9:09 pm

See here: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larso ... nny/990434

Fraufruit · Post by **Fraufruit** » Tue May 21, 2024 9:10 pm

"John Browns Body is a one time famous song. A "body shop" is a place where you can get your car detailed. Gary Larson has cleverly added these two ideas together to create a humorous combination of two concepts one would not expect to be intertwined."

You're welcome.

Frau Reddit (who still doensn't think it's funny)

SNAP

bethannbitt · Post by **bethannbitt** » Tue May 21, 2024 9:13 pm

Fraufruit wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 9:10 pm "John Browns Body is a one time famous song. A "body shop" is a place where you can get your car detailed. Gary Larson has cleverly added these two ideas together to create a humorous combination of two concepts one would not expect to be intertwined."

You're welcome.

Frau Reddit (who still doensn't think it's funny)

SNAP

And right away I looked at the big, burly guy and knew it was the "John Brown", the abolitionist. Maybe not Gary's best, but it's still clever.

Franklan · Post by **Franklan** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:45 pm

Franklan, not a native speaker of the English language, needs some support here, I do not get it...

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bethannbitt · Post by **bethannbitt** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 8:52 pm

IDK is it perhaps “We’ll all stick together” said with “Whale Oil Steak Together” rapidly? My Irish descendants are no longer around to consult.

MadAxeMurderer · Post by **MadAxeMurderer** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:01 pm

whale oil beef hooked

bethannbitt · Post by **bethannbitt** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:13 pm

MadAxeMurderer wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:01 pm whale oil beef hooked

I had the nagging feeling that my answer wasn’t funny enough, but I really wanted to give it a go.

Robinson100 · Post by **Robinson100** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:31 pm

MadAxeMurderer wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:01 pm whale oil beef hooked

- which when said quickly and with an Irish accent, would be "well, I´ll be fu*ked"

hTTi

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