Something about omnipotence being used to settle such a trivial and mundane argument is kinda funny but yeah there’s probably a better version of this comic possible by someone funnier than me
If you don’t think it’s funny that’s OK. I’m just gonna explain why I think it’s hilarious.
See, the gag of “an omniscient god hanging out with you” could be done in a single panel. Maybe the second panel, slightly modified, maybe it shows the boy and the girl standing next to a broken vase or something. But this comic extends it another couple panels. You see the crying kid and the smug girl. You see the kid with a freakin dunce cap on and the two other kids (with the god) looking at him. You see that their life really is worse because of this. The smug expression and the dunce cap are secondary gags, the real joke is that the stirp’s saying: see? it really is bad. See this? See this?
I think it’s pretty funny, but if you don’t agree that makes sense too.
That’s fine that you think so. Humor’s subjective. tbh I was struggling to explain why I liked this particular strip, because humor is hard to explain. And sometimes this cartoonist’s humor doesn’t do it for me either. I think that’s part of why humor is so valuable, bc of its subjectivity and fragility.
How is this funny or even clever?
It’s clever because “he” still hasn’t learned a thing and now blames the omniscient being instead of himself.
Something about omnipotence being used to settle such a trivial and mundane argument is kinda funny but yeah there’s probably a better version of this comic possible by someone funnier than me
If you don’t think it’s funny that’s OK. I’m just gonna explain why I think it’s hilarious.
See, the gag of “an omniscient god hanging out with you” could be done in a single panel. Maybe the second panel, slightly modified, maybe it shows the boy and the girl standing next to a broken vase or something. But this comic extends it another couple panels. You see the crying kid and the smug girl. You see the kid with a freakin dunce cap on and the two other kids (with the god) looking at him. You see that their life really is worse because of this. The smug expression and the dunce cap are secondary gags, the real joke is that the stirp’s saying: see? it really is bad. See this? See this?
I think it’s pretty funny, but if you don’t agree that makes sense too.
Thank you for contributing to the conversation.
I am sorry that your contribution seems to have attracted pedantic responses.
nah, I like this kind of conversation. back on r$ditt this whole thread woulda been just deleted.
It’s not funny and none of what you just repeated is clever or novel. It’s just… Literal.
That’s fine that you think so. Humor’s subjective. tbh I was struggling to explain why I liked this particular strip, because humor is hard to explain. And sometimes this cartoonist’s humor doesn’t do it for me either. I think that’s part of why humor is so valuable, bc of its subjectivity and fragility.
What life would be like if people didn’t have shoes:
“My feet hurt.”
Funny, right?
Art can sometimes simply reflect reality.
The community is called “comic strips” not “things that make ORbituary giggle”.
So, no opinions.
Check.
You can have lots of opinions. That doesn’t mean they’re topical or useful or above criticism.
Unless I can’t have an opinion?