• HermitBee@feddit.uk
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    15 hours ago

    Right, so the way these jokes works is this:

    An article headline makes a claim about someone, but specifically doesn’t mention who they are, because the context makes it obvious.

    You respond with a “so (deliberate misinterpretation which also fits the description given)”.

    For example:

    Headline: Movie about First Lady is as vacuous as its subject

    Comment: So the Michelle Obama documentary is still on Netflix.

    Pwnd libs: “…”

    Zing! Eat that libs. Takedown complete.

    Now, what you’ve failed to understand here is that the headline quite specifically mentions the name of the movie, “Melania”, so it doesn’t work as a flow. Because no-one in their right mind would think the Michelle Obama documentary is called “Melania”. Imagine overhearing this conversation on the bus:

    Person 1: I saw that “Melania” movie recently. It is as vacuous as its subject matter!

    Person 2: So the Michelle Obama documentary is still on Netflix?

    At best we’re assuming that person 2 has misheard, and probably “has dementia” is higher up the list than “has just made a cutting remark”.

    Anyway, better luck next time.

    • Devolution@lemmy.world
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      What the fuck is wrong with you? The point was to watch Michelle Obama’s becoming as a protest to the mail order whore’s vanity project.

      Are you stupid?