▲ 169 ▼ drops shiny thing (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] variants@possumpat.io 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm trying to understand what it says but it doesn't make sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Here's my translation attempt: Imagine this as a stereotypical lame stand-up comedy routine. "Counting Crows? Isn't that just murder by numbers? Thanks, you've been a great crowd! My name's Frances, I'll be here all week." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Risk@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cleaner/clearer joke delivery would be: Counting crows is just murder by numbers. In my non-comedically talented opinion, of course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago So we call a "flock" of crows a murder. Also, counting crows is a band and murder by numbers is a movie. The joke goes, the band name/concept of literally counting crows is just the movie/concept of murder "flock of crows" by....wait for it...numbers! Counting crows/flock of crows by numbers hardy har funny! I don't know if that helped or made it worse but there is no turning back now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Here's my translation attempt: Imagine this as a stereotypical lame stand-up comedy routine. "Counting Crows? Isn't that just murder by numbers? Thanks, you've been a great crowd! My name's Frances, I'll be here all week." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Risk@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cleaner/clearer joke delivery would be: Counting crows is just murder by numbers. In my non-comedically talented opinion, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Risk@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cleaner/clearer joke delivery would be: Counting crows is just murder by numbers. In my non-comedically talented opinion, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago So we call a "flock" of crows a murder. Also, counting crows is a band and murder by numbers is a movie. The joke goes, the band name/concept of literally counting crows is just the movie/concept of murder "flock of crows" by....wait for it...numbers! Counting crows/flock of crows by numbers hardy har funny! I don't know if that helped or made it worse but there is no turning back now. permalink fedilink source parent
