▲ 33 ▼ Read this from start to finish (or listen to it, there’s an audio version). DO NOT skim it or skip to the end, you’ll spoil it and it won’t work. Trust me, it’s worth it. It’s a thing of beauty. (natethesnake.com) submitted 3 years ago by fearout@kbin.social to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments And I assure you, it definitely fits the community
[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) An oldie but a goody, so long as you have the right accent. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Hm. Now I’m trying to think of an accent it doesn’t work in. Something like Baltimore or some variation of cockney? Rural Australian? Idk, it seems to work pretty much fine in all that I can think of. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) I guess you forgot British English exists 😆 I had to have the joke explained to me as that's the English I was taught and had never heard the pronunciation that way before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] applate@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Can you share said explanation with the rest of the dullards such as myself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Pronounce "lever" to rhyme with "weather" - the punchline will then make sense (I don't want to write it here in case I spoil it for someone 😀) permalink fedilink source parent [–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Oh right, that E) Yeah, I wasn’t even considering British English, went straight to the weird ones in my mind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Haha, the brain works in the weirdest ways sometimes! (Though British English is a bit weird tbh) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Hm. Now I’m trying to think of an accent it doesn’t work in. Something like Baltimore or some variation of cockney? Rural Australian? Idk, it seems to work pretty much fine in all that I can think of. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) I guess you forgot British English exists 😆 I had to have the joke explained to me as that's the English I was taught and had never heard the pronunciation that way before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] applate@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Can you share said explanation with the rest of the dullards such as myself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Pronounce "lever" to rhyme with "weather" - the punchline will then make sense (I don't want to write it here in case I spoil it for someone 😀) permalink fedilink source parent [–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Oh right, that E) Yeah, I wasn’t even considering British English, went straight to the weird ones in my mind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Haha, the brain works in the weirdest ways sometimes! (Though British English is a bit weird tbh) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) I guess you forgot British English exists 😆 I had to have the joke explained to me as that's the English I was taught and had never heard the pronunciation that way before. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] applate@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Can you share said explanation with the rest of the dullards such as myself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Pronounce "lever" to rhyme with "weather" - the punchline will then make sense (I don't want to write it here in case I spoil it for someone 😀) permalink fedilink source parent [–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Oh right, that E) Yeah, I wasn’t even considering British English, went straight to the weird ones in my mind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Haha, the brain works in the weirdest ways sometimes! (Though British English is a bit weird tbh) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] applate@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Can you share said explanation with the rest of the dullards such as myself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Pronounce "lever" to rhyme with "weather" - the punchline will then make sense (I don't want to write it here in case I spoil it for someone 😀) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Pronounce "lever" to rhyme with "weather" - the punchline will then make sense (I don't want to write it here in case I spoil it for someone 😀) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fearout@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Oh right, that E) Yeah, I wasn’t even considering British English, went straight to the weird ones in my mind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Haha, the brain works in the weirdest ways sometimes! (Though British English is a bit weird tbh) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Haha, the brain works in the weirdest ways sometimes! (Though British English is a bit weird tbh) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nicerdicer@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Wow, what a setup just for a play on words! permalink fedilink source
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