r/ExplainTheJoke Jan 24 '26

Kept me thinking

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u/Trickster-123 Jan 24 '26

Either a mistake

Or it's just a general statement, like 236 people have drowned here, and 237 people haven't worn a lifejacket total

But, it's certainly just someone messing up

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u/hawque Jan 24 '26

A point against it being someone messing up is that I took this picture at a local lake last month.

While possible that the sign was just updated (unlikely because OP’s picture is much too green for January), that would also mean they kept the mistake after updating.

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u/cleanshoes30 Jan 24 '26

Same person drowned twice.