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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 41 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The added parentheses are a common meme themselves. The overkill explanation is part of it.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bracket-explanations

[–] HauntedCupcake 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

To add to your point. It also, in this case, subverted my expectations of what the joke was going to be. As the standard one just implies the therapist is taking notes because you've done something weird. The expectation is subverted, as the therapist is just stealing the joke instead. Subverted expectations are often a key part of humour.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Yeah, it's not really explaining the joke here, but rather the actual punchline.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I like it (it's funny)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

This but unironically (I know you weren't ironically either)