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Comment by onionisafruit

18 hours ago

This post’s replies makes it clear a lot of us don’t recognize humor. Do people really think MyFitnessPal is trying to build a model of the average pantry?

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gretch  15 hours ago

The humor isn’t recognized because the humor isn’t there. To be funny there has to be a setup, a punchline, some kinda joke structure. Humor isn’t just saying false things…

Imagine a comedian saying this on stage, how many laughs would that get?

> Do people really think MyFitnessPal is trying to build a model of the average pantry?

We’ve all seen dumber things that are real. Juicero is my personal favorite example.

  • firtoz  14 hours ago

    The humor is attained afterwards when one reads the comments who take it seriously, they become the punchline.

    That completes the circuit. It's a nice setup.

    • phito  13 hours ago

      Except we're living in a world where it wouldn't be that surprising, especially after reading this post. Good idea of a joke but bad execution.

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    • gretch  5 hours ago

      You think we didn't get it because we weren't smart enough.

      In actuality we "didn't get it" because we extended you faith and respect as an equal participant in the conversation.

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tgsovlerkhgsel  17 hours ago

The problem is that it's not possible to make a parody of an unethical company so blatant that it wouldn't also be a 100% plausible description of a business practice that some company actually does...