Really? They just missed a pun. Relax.Nerd wrote:Are you stupid? It is in the third panel.Hello wrote:Seriously, what pun?
[2011-Dec-07] God with a Zit
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That's true. I feel bad for insulting him now. So, apologies.smiley_cow wrote:Really? They just missed a pun. Relax.Nerd wrote:Are you stupid? It is in the third panel.Hello wrote:Seriously, what pun?
On a plus side, I did help by pointing out where it is so he'll be laughing along with the rest of us in no time. So there is that.
Re: [2011-Dec-07] God with a Zit
Still not getting it.Nerd wrote:Are you stupid? It is in the third panel.Hello wrote:Seriously, what pun?
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"And there was a blemish on her neck."
"So?"
Either Nerd can't count, or he's just trolling.
"So?"
Either Nerd can't count, or he's just trolling.
Re: [2011-Dec-07] God with a Zit
You're really gonna have to spell this one out for me.ChaoticBrain wrote:"And there was a blemish on her neck."
"So?"
Either Nerd can't count, or he's just trolling.
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I do believe that what CB was getting at is that there isn't any pun in panel 3. As near as I can tell there isn't really any wordplay at all. "Either nerd can't count or is just trolling" is meant to imply, well directly state really, that unless nerd lacks the capacity to effectively assign a number to a panel, they must be deliberately giving false information.
I'm quite sure that the pun in question is within the final two panels. When Charlie Brown says "The Grief... it is Good" this is a variation of his catchphrase "Good Grief" which he was fond of proclaiming after getting the short end of the stick. This was frequent, as things not working out so well for Charlie was a presiding theme in the original works.
In particular, it is relevant that Charlie's perpetual pursuit of the girl with the red hair, never seen on screen or given a name, was accompanied by a perpetual optimism undaunted by his inability to progress towards his goals. In this comic it seems that he's finally managed to progress, but in doing so his optimism was finally betrayed by an end that failed to meet expectations. Recontextualized as such, the phrase takes on new meaning, thus creating the opening for this remarkably clever bit of wordplay.
I'm quite sure that the pun in question is within the final two panels. When Charlie Brown says "The Grief... it is Good" this is a variation of his catchphrase "Good Grief" which he was fond of proclaiming after getting the short end of the stick. This was frequent, as things not working out so well for Charlie was a presiding theme in the original works.
In particular, it is relevant that Charlie's perpetual pursuit of the girl with the red hair, never seen on screen or given a name, was accompanied by a perpetual optimism undaunted by his inability to progress towards his goals. In this comic it seems that he's finally managed to progress, but in doing so his optimism was finally betrayed by an end that failed to meet expectations. Recontextualized as such, the phrase takes on new meaning, thus creating the opening for this remarkably clever bit of wordplay.
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Re: [2011-Dec-07] God with a Zit
And now the joke, gloriously explained in full detail, has been entirely ruined.
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Actually, it wasn't that funny.insomniac wrote:And now the joke, gloriously explained in full detail, has been entirely ruined.
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Exactly. I wasn't sure at all what "pun" was being talked about. I thought I'd missed something.DonRetrasado wrote:Actually, it wasn't that funny.insomniac wrote:And now the joke, gloriously explained in full detail, has been entirely ruined.
Now that I know, my impression of these one-time posters has been diminished greatly. If that was possible.
It wasn't even a pun. The whole comic wasn't funny, but it was okay* but when we are pointing out a rephrasing of Sr. Brown's catchphrase, and calling it a pun? Well, shit.
*My favourite part was simply the way that in the silhouette of Charlie Brown, his zig-zag is transparent.
Re: [2011-Dec-07] God with a Zit
Its the complex humor found here and in coins that makes SMBC the greatest webcomic in existence.
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Truly only the most sophisticated of netizens can appreciate the subtle humour in this and comics like it.
Pah, you fools with your jokes that are funny and make you roar with laughter like apes! No, a true comedy connoisseur forswears brutish, animal guffaws and commits himself to a wry smile when he realises the humoristic element at play.
Pah, you fools with your jokes that are funny and make you roar with laughter like apes! No, a true comedy connoisseur forswears brutish, animal guffaws and commits himself to a wry smile when he realises the humoristic element at play.
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It is then that he strokes his moustache.
Sorry, ladies.
Sorry, ladies.
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You ladies wouldn't want to be this man. You'd think his mighty intelligence would be a blessing BUT IT IS A CURSE!!!