27 December 2023

292 points · 25 comments · view on lemmy.world

25 Comments

Lowpast@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I must be dumb because I look at every single one of these and I haven't seen one that is even slightly funny

highenergyphysics@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It’s boomer humor, but without the hate

The entire joke is that the boxes should have washed up before the stranded person died

I remember these being pretty funny as a kid which explains the lead addled mental state of Gary’s audience at the time

blazeknave@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Tf are you talking about? I'm 40 and grew up with these with younger kids doing the same well into our childhoods.

Underwaterbob@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Irony is dead!

subignition@kbin.social · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Maybe the joke is the time between ordering and delivery? I don't really get it

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 2y

Nah, just raw irony.

buycurious@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

This one is kind of sad!

21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com · 9 pts · 2y

Kind of a dark one for today.

camelCaseGuy@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

grayman@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Or to the educated, coincidental.

camelCaseGuy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)
grayman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Sadly unironic that the ghost writer (Max Martin, probably) for the song used the word incorrectly.

DharmaCurious@startrek.website · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Is the joke that they got there too late..?

agent_flounder@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

Yup

Murdoc@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Should have opted for Amazon Prime. 😛

Pika@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

nowadays that's with prime!

grayman@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Still no gas. Should be a sailboat kit.

aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Box says gas included. Gary thinks of everything

grayman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Oh gee... Underwater.

crimroy@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Maybe the gas is in a sealed container and for good measure is located in the top part of the box.

Wait, are we arguing about a 35 year-old unfunny comic? Here we are

grayman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

To be fair, it was funny to me 35 years ago. I guess I still look at them for nostalgia. I had shirts with prints of the comics! "Pigeon: Poopus Monumentous" was my favorite.

crimroy@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y

Fair enough!

sagrotan@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y

He even thought of going underground as soon as technology developed, kinda like the Unabomber.

intensely_human@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

When you sign up for free mental healthcare on a non-emergency basis

clearleaf@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y

A bit depressing for a comedy comic...