this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
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[–] temptest@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would you spoil the punchline in the title?

What's the logic in this?

[–] Shepstr@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

There is none.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is basically the same as a Steven wright joke

[–] Quills@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My interpretation: The father is possibly misremembering how quickly he achieved milestones in his early adulthood and he now has unrealistic expectations for his son.

Or the father is just giving his son shit.

[–] Water@feddit.ch 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My take is that it's either similar to saying that the dad had to walk uphill both ways or it's just a piece of absurdist humor where the stupidity of the statement is itself the joke.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you for putting a name to something I couldn't express so concise! Apparently I really enjoy absurdist humor lol

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Steven Wright did it better.