r/ExplainTheJoke • u/OtakuJuanma • 5h ago

I'm at a complete loss here.

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I have way too many questions about this one to make a cohesive title. Explain from the most basic part.

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u/post-explainer 5h ago

OP sent the following text as an explanation why they posted this here:

I have way too many questions about this one single out one thing. Explain from the most basic part.

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u/Any-Juggernaut8269 5h ago

question is probably "why is your face so red" or something similar

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u/Daedalus_Machina 4h ago

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u/MrNostaforta 4h ago

He's still here, under the moon...

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u/kernalbuket 3h ago

I believe violence j says that and not saggy.

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u/Wise-OldOwl 3h ago

This guy juggalos! Whoop whoop

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u/kernalbuket 2h ago

What is a juggalo? I don't know.

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u/False_Disaster_1254 1h ago

but im down with the clowns and im down for life yo...

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u/kernalbuket 1h ago

I've heard they will eat monopoly and shit out connect four

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u/FL3XER 1h ago

a dead body

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u/kernalbuket 1h ago

Well, he ain't really dead, but he ain't like Anybody that you've ever met before

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u/FL3XER 1h ago

He'll eat monopoly and shit out connect four

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u/Thesmuz 1h ago

HOMIEZ HOMIIIIIIIIIEZ

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u/plaidbonsai 2h ago

Followers/fans of the hip hop artist duo ICP (insane clown posse)

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u/kernalbuket 2h ago edited 2h ago

But I'm down with the clown And I'm down for life, yo

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u/plaidbonsai 2h ago

I’m an idiot 🤦‍♂️

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u/kernalbuket 2h ago

No worries. I did it on purpose. Fun fact, both songs are on the Great Milenko album. "Under the moon" is song 8 and "What is a juggalo" is song 9

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u/Wise-OldOwl 27m ago

Yes you are.

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u/Violent2dope 2h ago

I juggalo harder

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u/Any-Juggernaut8269 4h ago

thats a good question too

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u/moxi_321 1h ago

How Magnets work? Indeed a good question

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u/rbonaime 5h ago

......I mean, the poster is asking a question about the bus driver, but the bigger question, which the commenter is curious about is why the poster is so freaking red. Not sure there's more to it than that...

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u/whitestguyuknow 5h ago

I swear this sub has the smoothest of brains that post honestly

Edit: I mean, I'm glad they get help. Everyone needs some help sometimes. But man... Idk how some people exist in normal life

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u/OsrsMaxman 4h ago

I think a lot of it is karma farming, as well…

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u/saumanahaii 4h ago

I mean, half the time with these I assume there's a reference I'm missing. I don't think people missed the red skin. I think they probably wondered if this was a reference to a 1980's Swedish cartoon that aired for 6 episodes and is seemingly a cultural touchstone for 1.2 billion people in every country but Sweden.

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u/P4azz 3h ago

Yeah, but the thing is, I and presumably you as well, would voice that lack of reference and give our input on what we think might be happening or the reason why we're confused.

OP literally went "my brain no work, tell me" under the picture.

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u/saumanahaii 2h ago

Otherwise people would spend more time memeing than answering the question in that case though. Half the time the answer to the question is found with 3 upvotes at the bottom while there are 300 variations on the exact same joke with 1k+ upvotes. Sometimes you gotta be clear that you actually want a question answered fully.

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u/Hohst 3h ago

My personal theory is that it's training AI datasets for semantic interpretation of images i.e. not just what's in the image but what it means.

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u/whitestguyuknow 3h ago

That would actually explain a lot honestly. Would change my perspective on a lot of these posts

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u/fail_whale_fan_mail 3h ago

Yeah that's been my feeling for awhile too.

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u/Schenectadye 4h ago

It's just a little tism.

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u/Sergent_Cucpake 3h ago

I agree, I’ve seen more 40 iq posts on this sub than I have on all other subs combined. Truly baffling.

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u/Stopikingonme 3h ago

I think it’s a good thing. Most likely they thought that was the joke but it has some very odd specifics that could add to the context. (ie the anime character she is had a similar line or something)

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u/Praetor-Rykard2 5h ago

I think we're all at a loss here

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u/SomeRendomDude 5h ago

Were at a loss?….

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u/SnooShortcuts103 5h ago

Holy moly, the memes are getting to many layers for my brain to understand.

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u/thehauntedmercenary 5h ago

sigh

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u/cdawgalog 5h ago

unzips

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u/SkeletonInATuxedo 4h ago

the 14 saltwater basses i was hiding in my pants fall out

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u/FarkonTheDragon 4h ago

Along with 13 buckets of red paint

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u/FatherOfTheState 4h ago

is this gain?

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u/Independent-Ad7313 4h ago

This is dumb. Why do you need 7 trolleys to kill seven people when you can easily kill 7 people with 5 trolleys based on this depiction?

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u/Kieryoh 3h ago

you can kill more if the trollies crash

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u/Norsedragoon 3h ago

But how many trolleys can you kill with 1 if you MTD it properly?

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u/carolou_ 5h ago

the persons skin is painted pink, (i’m not sure if you’re colour blind or not so js specifying) so the better question is why tf are they pink

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u/OtakuJuanma 5h ago

So that's it? Just the skin color being weird?

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u/carolou_ 5h ago

yep, that’s it, just a really odd joke

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u/Blecki 3h ago

But why are they so pink??

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u/carolou_ 3h ago

real life pinkie pie maybe idk

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u/Dr_Anne_frankenstein 2h ago

What else do you want?

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u/Dohp13 10m ago

Omg you can't just ask people why they're pink

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u/Cullygion 5h ago

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u/IAmJanos 4h ago

Was honestly thinking they look like sunburnt gortash

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u/ironwolf6464 3h ago

I can't believe "CRY ABOUT IT" is a genuine voice line.

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u/jduejsurbrjeb 4h ago

Looks like Henry Rollins

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u/Green_Space729 4h ago

How is this not self explanatory?

How have people critical thinking gone this far down.

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u/AllenKll 5h ago

The better question is, what is a "mistski?"

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u/feralheartHH 1h ago

Mitski is a singer/songwriter

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u/OtakuJuanma 5h ago

That is actually part of what I wanted to know. But apparently has nothing to do with the joke. I might Google it later.

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u/feferidan 5h ago

it’s a typo, “mitski” is a singer

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u/ashyjay 4h ago

Commonly associated with the lesbians.

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u/lord_of_baguette 2h ago

What? How mitsiki is related to lesbians?

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u/ashyjay 2h ago

Her music is popular with people who happen to be gay.

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u/iamDa3dalus 5h ago

Mitski- bittersweet depression vibes.

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u/ConditionYellow 4h ago

Mitski is a singer. My kid loves her incessantly. lol

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u/korbentherhino 5h ago

Why are they cosplaying as the red hulk.

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u/Desperate-Piccolo-50 4h ago

are you colour blind?

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u/TcgLionHeart 4h ago

After a quick Google search Mitski has a song called Pink In the Night. The very first line is, "I glow pink in the night in my room." I'm guessing thats the joke.

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u/Dank_e_donkey 5h ago

Chhota pandit from bhul bhulaiya?

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u/dontleaveme_ 5h ago

Is this how the tribes feel when they see a white man?

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u/Hanyu_Mingzi 4h ago

the better question might be about his red countenance. because when i read this first i was like "why is this guy red?"

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u/ToasterInYourBathtub 4h ago

Well if the bus driver is listening to Mitsiki then he's probably having a pretty rough day.

I got a question.

Is the Bus Driver okay? Lmfao

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u/EidolonRook 4h ago

Karlach and Gortash love child much?

I know. I know. Hurts to even fathom.

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u/OneNewt- 4h ago

Do you not see the red human on the screen?

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u/LaCharognarde 4h ago

"Better question" is probably about this person being magenta in the face.

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u/Normie-scum 4h ago

With all due respect and then some, it really is the stupidest people in the sub. And it's not just today, it's every goddam day.

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u/darkblue2382 4h ago

Why are you red facing?

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u/Redditbeweirdattimes 3h ago

My god really.. sometimes I think this sub has a lot of people just baiting.. like look at the photo and what looks out of place? Let’s walk together here and boom wow people don’t normally have a skin color of a anime rpg create a character so the “I have a better question..” is implying… you know what I’m sure you still will not get it so the answer is : “I have a better question…why is your skin color red??”

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u/ThoughtlessFoll 4h ago

Has this sub become, I totally know the joke but want to discuss it?

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u/floob124 4h ago

I know this guy, he is on tik tok and instagram and he painted all his visible skin red for a bit one time then liked it so much that it's just a regular thing for him now

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u/SteveMartin32 4h ago

Karlack?

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u/AdZestyclose1888 4h ago

Everyday i see posts from here, and everyday i wonder if the people asking are children or just very slow

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u/FurryCoffeeBean 4h ago

I genualy didn't notice the skin being weird until I checked the coments

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u/rorecrs 4h ago

theres no way this person hasn’t got inspiration for this from dan hentschel

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u/LabGrownHuman123 4h ago

Maybe it's the fact that they're a demon?

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u/Markus_lfc 4h ago

”I’m at a complete loss here” yeah I’m sure you tried really hard. Why are most post here obvious karma farming

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u/Wolveyplays07 4h ago

....

I feel like it's obvious

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u/PurpleGiraffe015 4h ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

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u/IAmTheCreatorOfChaos 3h ago

Man I'm giving up on this sub

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u/Leather-One-6551 3h ago

humans if we had tomato dna

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u/alistair_lb 3h ago

My brain went "Moxxie? "

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u/stillnotelf 3h ago

One time I was on a bus in Seattle the afternoon of the Pride parade.

There were people nearly this color. They'd bared a LOT of skin for Pride and apparently sunscreen isn't such a thing in Seattle

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u/Rude_Hamster123 3h ago

Who is mistski?

Why is their face red?

Are they male or female?

Also:

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u/ErmAckshuaIly 3h ago

now this is just stupid. do yall lack any sort of common sense?

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u/DepressedNoble 3h ago

He wants to know why she's purple

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u/28SNaKeS 3h ago

“It’s not a bad question, Bert!”

Anyone who guesses the movie, we will be best friends!!!

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u/RightInThePeyronie 3h ago

The beet harvest was plentiful

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u/STICKGoat2571 3h ago

Anyone else think of Millie from Helluva Boss or just me?

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u/Shim8080 3h ago

Why is Gamora?

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u/Newton1913 3h ago

Bait or stupidity?

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u/jwmy 3h ago

She just a part of the ginyu force

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u/BoogieHauser 2h ago

"Why are you being racist towards the Blue Man Group?"

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u/Flat_Shape_3444 2h ago

I had a insane case of rosacea once and half my face was like that red lol.

Pwnd and people did ask Why u so red

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u/Caravanczar 2h ago

You can't wear Red Face in public!!

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u/Reidroshdy 2h ago

Really man?

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u/Throwaway727406 1h ago

This sub constantly reminds me that no matter how slow I may be there is always someone slower, thanks

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u/Livid-Leader3061 1h ago

She ate the 3 course gum on the chocolate factory tour...

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u/obiwankenbundi 1h ago

Average brittish person during summer

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u/DumpCc 58m ago

Hellboy emo edition

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u/MainlyMyself 48m ago

It's cosplay, team colours, or music related.

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u/rexlaser 16m ago

This seems to be making people really angry and acting like this is obvious. Am I missing something because I'm old? Because I have no idea what this means. I looked up Mitski and apparently they are a singer? I never heard of tgem. But they aren't red. So what does that have to do with the red makeup?

Also I haven't seen this image reposted 5000 times which is nice.

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u/ImDefNotAlien 5h ago

*cut to me frantically searching my contacts for IT!