It’s not common knowledge and you’re lending a whole fuckload of credibility in saying it is, full stop. Just a month ago we found out the majority of Americans were unaware that Puerto Ricans are US citizens and you expect those guys to know the seal or the flag of the Vatican of all things? Get a grip
This is a forum. If you don’t get the joke, you can ask and have it explained to you. Most memes are some form of in-joke regardless, so you often have to do a bit of learning the first time.
What was off about your first comment was recognizing it for what it was before proceeding to miss the joke entirely.
What was off about your replies was trying to compare it to the Scottish coat of arms; if you know the Scottish coa, you probably wouldn’t associate it with piss yellow and white. If you don’t know it, you wouldn’t mix them up anyway.
Okay, everyone would get this joke because everyone knows the Vatican flag and coat of arms, and I missed the joke entirely because I presume most people wouldn’t. Gotcha. I’m an idiot
As a certified idiot, I appreciated you pointing out what flag that is.
I also think you make a valid point; I get that the joke is about annoying the catholics, but it also does the opposite and associates the queer community with paedophilia
Also, now I know that the Scottish coat of arms apparently looks quite similar, and I get to look that up and learn why next time I’m bored/procrastinating
I’m dumb as fucking bricks brother, I have no idea where you’re getting this idea that people think they’re fucking geniuses for recognizing the Vatican flag. Saying it’s the Vatican coat of arms is also redundant, because I imagine the cross section of people who don’t know the Vatican flag and the people who don’t know that the Catholic Church has an official country is rather large.
Even if you didn’t intend it, your target audience for your joke extension became people who know of Vatican City and not its flag, which likely isn’t a small amount of people; however, including the line “that’s the Vatican coat of arms” makes the delivery worse for people who know of Vatican City and its flag, which sours the joke, and still excludes people who don’t know of Vatican City.
however, including the line “that’s the Vatican coat of arms” makes the delivery worse for people who know of Vatican City and its flag, which sours the joke
The whole Simpson’s thatsthejoke.jpg is used to imply that everyone but the recipient gets the joke. That’s the whole thing right there.
Who’s the idiot, me for understanding that most people won’t get the reference, or people acting as if I’m the only person not getting it?
Ah yes, I must’ve forgot how everyone on fucking earth can differentiate between Scotland’s and the Vatican’s coat of arms
Who the fuck is recognizing the coat of arms, that’s the full ass Vatican flag brother
Ain’t a lot of flags with only piss yellow and white
It’s not common knowledge and you’re lending a whole fuckload of credibility in saying it is, full stop. Just a month ago we found out the majority of Americans were unaware that Puerto Ricans are US citizens and you expect those guys to know the seal or the flag of the Vatican of all things? Get a grip
This is a forum. If you don’t get the joke, you can ask and have it explained to you. Most memes are some form of in-joke regardless, so you often have to do a bit of learning the first time.
What was off about your first comment was recognizing it for what it was before proceeding to miss the joke entirely.
What was off about your replies was trying to compare it to the Scottish coat of arms; if you know the Scottish coa, you probably wouldn’t associate it with piss yellow and white. If you don’t know it, you wouldn’t mix them up anyway.
Okay, everyone would get this joke because everyone knows the Vatican flag and coat of arms, and I missed the joke entirely because I presume most people wouldn’t. Gotcha. I’m an idiot
As a certified idiot, I appreciated you pointing out what flag that is.
I also think you make a valid point; I get that the joke is about annoying the catholics, but it also does the opposite and associates the queer community with paedophilia
Also, now I know that the Scottish coat of arms apparently looks quite similar, and I get to look that up and learn why next time I’m bored/procrastinating
I’m dumb as fucking bricks brother, I have no idea where you’re getting this idea that people think they’re fucking geniuses for recognizing the Vatican flag. Saying it’s the Vatican coat of arms is also redundant, because I imagine the cross section of people who don’t know the Vatican flag and the people who don’t know that the Catholic Church has an official country is rather large.
Even if you didn’t intend it, your target audience for your joke extension became people who know of Vatican City and not its flag, which likely isn’t a small amount of people; however, including the line “that’s the Vatican coat of arms” makes the delivery worse for people who know of Vatican City and its flag, which sours the joke, and still excludes people who don’t know of Vatican City.
The whole Simpson’s thatsthejoke.jpg is used to imply that everyone but the recipient gets the joke. That’s the whole thing right there.
Who’s the idiot, me for understanding that most people won’t get the reference, or people acting as if I’m the only person not getting it?
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