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This is Aristotelian physics, wherein you apply effort to an object and then it moves until that effort is used up.
Newtonian physics posits the existence of counter-balancing forces, wherein everything is already in motion and what you experience as movement is just a change in acceleration and direction. The classic "apple falling on my head" story is about Newton questioning why a thing which was not moving would suddenly start moving simply because it was disconnected from its host.
That gets you to his 2nd Law of Motion, wherein a body exerts an equal and opposite force on its surroundings. And a thing that isn't moving is simply experiencing a countervailing force relative to where it would be moving unimpeded.
It's a joke man, just laugh and move on.
It's a bad joke, tho
I upvoted your previous comment, but I wouldn't say it's a bad joke. Reductionist humor is still a valid form of humor, even if it doesn't appeal to you.
So ignore it? Not everybody has the same humor as you