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[–] almar_quigley 70 points 8 months ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I get more of a school bully vibe from it. The stereotypical old person joke is "wife bad", this sounds more like something a self-described "alpha male" would say.

[–] Viking_Hippie 6 points 8 months ago

"Bullying and sex-shaming funny" is just as much of a boomer humor cliché as "wife bad", though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

"sure was hard when you mom was bouncing on it last night"

...and that's a beating from the bully.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

A comeback to likely piss off said boomer since they are probably homophobic too.

[–] Anticorp 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The original was better, since he left the antagonizer to his misery without any engagement, and went back to having fun.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh, that wasn't obvious on my phone screen until I zoomed in just now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

It is actually kind of nice that your mind went to him just enjoying life and not being bothered by bullies.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Gen-X here. Can confirm that "virgin", " nerd", and "" were preferred punch lines by the boomers.

[–] almar_quigley 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Also judging people for having a harmless hobby that doesn’t conform to their world view.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

By millenials still early 2000s, and you have to add ethnic slurs on that list

[–] almar_quigley 2 points 8 months ago

We watched an old episode of friends for nostalgia recently and the whole punchline of the entire episode was “yeah but you kissed a dude”.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Wasn't nerd still common bullying word in 80' and 90'? Then nerds became the richest people with the internet and it doesn't work anymore.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Needs the last panel to be blue shirt tied to a kite and flying away.

[–] almar_quigley 9 points 8 months ago

I can picture it and it’s wonderful!