16 Jokes That Went WAY Over People’s Heads
Do you ever feel left out when everyone is laughing and you just don’t get the joke? Whether it’s a viral meme or something from the morning comics, sometimes you just need a little extra help getting the punchline. Thankfully, the internet is there for you to help explain the joke. Now, let’s all laugh together — better late than never, right?
1. “Am I dumb? (Probably)”
r/Fastpitch411/ via reddit.com
“Teacher thought the drawing was poor, but in reality, the parents do look that way.” – r/Jeffrey_Friedl
2. “I guess I’m lucky?”
“The eye doctor tells you to look at those pictures right before they blow a very unpleasant puff of air into your eyes.” – r/TheRogueToad
3. “Help”
“He had said, “Robin, get the batmobile.” He meant the BatMobile, his car. Robin instead got a bat-mobile. A mobile is the dangly toy thing in panel 2 of the comic, commonly hung over a baby’s crib to amuse them.” – r/GenerallySalty
4. “Father-in-law sent this in a group chat.”
“Klingon spaceships are called Birds of Prey and have the ability to turn invisible. The joke is that any of the squares could have one hiding in and you wouldn’t know.” – r/VerityPee
5. “Can somebody help me on this one?”
“Used car salesman produces hot air, so does a fart” – r/ImNrNanoGiga
6. “Why, bro, why?”
“The joke is that it’s the exact same tool, but they’re selling the left-handed one for twice as much because it’s for a more specialized purpose.” – r/SonOfJokeExplainer
7. “I don’t get it.”
“It’s a Were-House, a house that turns into a warehouse under a full moon, like a Were-wolf” – r/Subxero4
8. “I feel stupid”
“Female praying mantis’ eat their mates after mating, so instead of disagreeing in the sense of having an argument, she’s saying that he’s causing issues with digestion” – r/Commercial_Jelly_893
9. “I’m completely lost”
“Airplane is a movie starring the man who’s in the picture (Leslie Nielsen). There’s a famous joke in that movie with his character. He says something to someone else, and someone else says, “Surely you can’t be serious,” then this guy responds, “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.”
Siri is calling someone Shirley because it’s in Airplane (the movie) mode” – r/pase1951
10. “I have no idea what this means”
“It’s just funny because they’re not actually girls; they’re nautiluses.” – r/ChildofValhalla
“NAUGHTY LASSES” – r/FRUB_NNud
11. “Any ideas?”
“The straw that broke the camel’s back” – r/HopefulForFilm
12. “A D and a G in a door bell?”
“D in g & D on g =DING DONG” – r/FamiliarAccountant23
13. “I’m on Facebook mostly to see my dad’s posts, but of course, there’s the occasional boomer comic. They’re usually not that funny, but at least I get them… This one I don’t get.”
“Money laundering vs assault and battery” – r/robhanz
14. “Yeah… I’m lost.”
“Elf is German for eleven.” – r/sixdoublefive321
15. “Why does a witch prefer frogs?”
“The joke being when a witch gets angry she turns the person who made her angry into a frog. It’s implied this witch has turned a lot of people into frogs and she’s justifying this action.” – r/Capt_2point0
16. “Stuck on this one”
“People tend to be stupid with fireworks stuff and blow their fingers off in progress. Which is this picture referencing off of.” – r/StuckInSoftlock
