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dereferencing movies (thejenkinscomic.files.wordpress.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think the humor is meant to be in the juxtaposition between "reference" in media contexts (e.g. "I am your father") and "reference" in programming contexts and applying the latter context to the former one.

What does “I’m your father” mean if the movie is jaws?

I think the absurdity of that question is part of said humor. That being said, I didn't find it funny either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Okay got it, thank you.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

I think it’s also the fact that people are sick of the “ummm achsfhrually they never said Luke I am your father, they said No, I am your father”