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Well That's Ironic (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Varven@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 52 points 1 year ago

Back when "The Flat Earth Society" was all about trolling and making an elaborate scientific joke and not hardcore extremist science deniers.

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Can you explain this one to my ignorant ass? What's the joke?

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

The joke is the absurdity of a flat earth and making puns like "all around the globe" in that context and creating absurdist proof that the Earth is flat despite everyone knowing since kindergarten that it isn't.

But some people started taking it too seriously.

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, I guess I got that part but was expecting there to be a pun I didn't get in the "read that again slowly" text.

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

They either got wooooshed or are taking part on that joke ...

[-] Simmy@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 11 months ago

It is flat, you just don't see it. Gravity curves space/time into a globe.

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Wait a second. Gravity doesn't exist! The flat earth is constantly accelerating! You're one of THEM!

[-] Simmy@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 11 months ago

Actually no, gravity is the behaviour we see due to warped space/time, caused by the earth's mass. Just like it causes light to bend.

Imagine claiming something as stupid as the flatness of Earth.

The first group of people will try to prove that it's round.

The second group will be triggered by the explanations of the first group. They will try to prove that Earth is geoid.

The third group will see how people who claim that Earth is round are being attacked.

The fourth group of edgelords will pretend that they believe that Earth is flat.

This ritual will continue until the myth of flat Earth is created. Isn't it funny?

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That part I guess I knew, but I was expecting a pun in the arrow text and thought I was missing something. Guess I was overthinking it.

[-] chellewalker@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 year ago

There's not much I miss about Reddit, but one of those things is a proper community to put jokes that have been run into the ground. The unnecessary arrow is one thing, but then the second reaction image really kill the otherwise mildly amusing joke.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

made with mematic

[-] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 year ago

This joke is over 100 years old

[-] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

This joke is for people who think they are smarter than people who troll the real flat eathers.

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 year ago

Since I've seen this last time it's gotten moldy and picked up a useless arrow and a useless reaction image.

[-] words_number@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago

This! It clearly needs more JPEG though. Here, I fixed it: https://morejpeg.com/Image/View/ed39fea5-0150-ef11-8104-ea49aec8cc27

[-] MagisterSieran@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 year ago

Thank you for including a reaction image so I know how to feel about it.

[-] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

It could still use some red circles for the rest of us non-geniuses. I look at this and see nothing.

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago
[-] johny@feddit.org 7 points 1 year ago

I wouldn’t have gotten the joke otherwise, maybe add a red circle and a laughing minion next time to be extra clear.

[-] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

And comment, and attached image. This joke works with just the tweet but apparently we need to kill the frog like 8 different ways.

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Well it kinda feels like that I don't need to think to understand the meme, since the required emotional response is over there as the facepalmers.

I assume this meme is just a repost from OP. It's a perfectly decent meme OP, dw we aren't bashing you down.

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I thought it was "out slowly" but the arrow pointed out the stem, helping me realise the 'o' was actually a 'b'.

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Okay, the arrow can stay

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I'm just waiting for Elon Musk to come out as a flat earther. It's about as absurd for the CEO of an EV company to support Trump as it would be for the CEO of a space company to believe in a flat earth.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago
[-] copd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Wait people think this is real?

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Well I know my uncle thinks the world is flat but he is from a third world country. Not sure what's up with the muricans.

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 5 points 11 months ago

You know, I really think that without that arrow and the picture of people facepalming at the bottom, I wouldn't have understood why this was funny

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Like rain on your wedding day!

[-] onlooker@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Wasn't this debunked as fake ages ago?

[-] copd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No shit, of course this is fabricated

[-] Fargeol@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago
[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago
The Flat Earth Society is meeting here today /
Singing happy little lies /
And the bright ship Humana is well on its way /
With grave determination, /
And no destination
this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2024
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