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

[Franklan]

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]

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

[Fraufruit]

"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]

"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]

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

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[bethannbitt]

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]

whale oil beef hooked

[bethannbitt]

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]

whale oil beef hooked

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