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

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 8:52 pm
by 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...

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

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 9:09 pm
by PandaMunich

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

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 9:10 pm
by 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

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

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 9:13 pm
by bethannbitt
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.

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

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:45 pm
by Franklan
Franklan, not a native speaker of the English language, needs some support here, I do not get it...


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

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2024 8:52 pm
by 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.

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

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:01 pm
by MadAxeMurderer
whale oil beef hooked

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

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:13 pm
by bethannbitt
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. 😂🙏🏻

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

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:31 pm
by Robinson100
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"