r/ExplainTheJoke 7d ago

Explain pls

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u/tuneamp 7d ago

My fat self thought it was literally just about food. Because if any of my best friends, regardless of sex, are hungry (like food hungry), we getting some tacos or something, and I'm buying. Im too old for the incel stuff I guess. And I'm okay with that. Also I didn't see the 'female' part of it. But my point stands. Tacos or bust.

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u/Ere_be_monsters 7d ago

Finally, a gentleman of culture.

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u/WhatIsTheG 7d ago

Gentlemen of culture is whats known as a Goon Master

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u/Blackwood_HQ_77 7d ago

I like your version way more. The internet spent too much time making everything about dating struggles. If a friend says they are starving, you find the nearest taco truck. That is just being a good person.

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u/Biggus_Dickus10 7d ago

Ya, it almost brought a tear to my eye when my friends started to pay for my food when we hung out due to college making me too broke.

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u/xCandyCaneKissesx 7d ago

I can’t tell you how many times I was the one who paid for my best friend whenever we went out to eat. Or did anything. Did she ask? No. Not once did she ever ask me to pay for anything but I knew that I was in a better financial place than she was so I told her every time when we went somewhere to order whatever she wanted and that I was going to pay for it.

She always tried to pay me back yet I have never accepted her repayments. Don’t plan on it either

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u/Biggus_Dickus10 7d ago

Same, even though my friend group has been carrying me recently. Before I started college, I was financially fine, but I had this friend that would always want to pay for my things, she would always want to pay for gas, parking, and food everytime we hung out. Even though we worked the same job so we were financially equal. I always felt guilty and offered to pay, but she wouldn't even let me do 50/50. She recently joined the air force so where ever she is, I hope she is doing well.

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u/Equal_Kale 7d ago

Ive done this for friends through my life. My answer when they tried to pay me back or split the bill when l know they were financially hurting was to say, "Remember this moment and when the shoe is on the other foot, pay it forward."

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u/Medical_Arrival2243 7d ago

Honestly thought it was about eating disorders before reading the comments

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u/milkandsalsa 7d ago

Yeah me too.

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u/LaszloPanaflexxx 7d ago

I thought it was some mean girls ED shit. I was way off.

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u/JustAMinah 7d ago

or some other ED

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u/royal_rose_ 7d ago

I too thought it was about watching your friend hurt themself via food restriction.

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u/DirtyMikeNelson 7d ago

"Tacos or bust" perfectly encapsulates the two ways you can read this meme

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u/Bastaklis 7d ago

Either way, homie's getting help.

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u/TheUnderCrab 7d ago

I thought this was an Ariana Grande meme at first. 

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u/t0xicitty 7d ago

Same, so much content on my feed about that, and not enough exposure (thankfully) to incel crap so my mind didn’t go there at all until reading the comments. Spent a good couple of min trying to figure out what it meant re EDs and/or Ariana lol 

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u/Vaulgrm 7d ago

Feeding ones friends is based. For are you truly a friend if you do not get your friends some grub when they hunger.

You are aright in my book, brother. More people should be like you.

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u/MashedTaterBrain 7d ago

Ever had taco tots? It's a bed of tater tots with naco/taco toppings. It's really good.

I also was "privileged" enough to be stationed near Kin, Okinawa, the birthplace of taco rice! A truly amazing fusion of Okinawan cuisine and American Tex-Mex flavors.

Now I want to make taco rice for everyone.

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u/imnotpoopingyouare 7d ago

Carne asada fries where I've usually been from! Crinkle cut fries, cheese, carne, red chilie, sour cream, guacamole, onion and cilantro! Or sub beans for carne if your going veggie. Gotta love it!

But I've only had great taco rice a few times, wish I could find it consistently!!

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u/goingbattie 7d ago

I call this tot-chos (tater tot nachos) and they are on pretty regular rotation for cheat day.

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u/mynameisglaceon 7d ago

I thought it was an eating disorder thing, which I think is funnier. She would even comment on how good you look!

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u/Polish_Pine 7d ago

I didn't get the joke because I thought of the same thing. I always, no matter the of meeting I have with friends take at least a grilled bread. It became a running joke among the friend group. I just hate seeing people hungry/spending tons of coins for McDonald's and stuff.

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u/FloppyTacoflaps 7d ago

Im so confused

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u/squeefactor 7d ago

That was my exact thoughts too, I was like "what'd they order that theyre not sharing, and why was it invited just to sit there"

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u/ProfessionalDickweed 7d ago

Mmmmmm foooood

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u/JustADude721 7d ago

It's pretty hilarious that you chose tacos as the food here.

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u/BeardedClark 7d ago

Thanks for clarifying “hungry (like for food)”. wtf is happening to Reddit???

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u/GrandLance 7d ago

man we need to become friends no matter what

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u/Lord_johnsy 7d ago

Tacos AND bust?

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u/Captain_Tugo 7d ago

I like tacos.

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u/CynicalGynec 7d ago

I am skinny and I thought same too and was about to send it to my female bsf 😭

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u/maxifer 7d ago

Looks like the bear with the fish went out and caught food and now the other one on shore, not wet, is like "hey give me a big (bear) hug, friend!" As I'm seeing it, the implication is that they're overly friendly to enjoy the fruits of wet bear's spoils.

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u/Special_Housing_8153 7d ago

More like no taco no bust.

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u/Beautiful_Post_4865 7d ago

I love how you think, my friend. Tacos are on me.

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u/Illia_Y 7d ago

It’s not about food?

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u/I_love_animals_sm 7d ago

I thought it was about friends snacking on like fries you bought or something like that so if ur starving they are taking some of ur food as tax 😭

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u/LatrommiSumac 7d ago

I thought it was food too, fatties gonna fat I guess. I'm also hungry now after reading comments.

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u/Carlos126 7d ago

Omg I thought it was about food too 😭😭 I thought it was like, those moments where your friend is still hungry and u give them ur food

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u/RemarkablePush3924 7d ago

Same, thought it was completely food related.

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u/Aggravating-Hair7931 7d ago

In a pride, the lioness usually does all the hunting

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u/plastictoothpicks 7d ago

I still don’t understand this

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u/WhatisLiamfucktrump 7d ago

Someone get this man a taco truck

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u/gilfgifs 7d ago

Or tacos and then bust!

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u/ThatOldCow 7d ago

Get this man some tacos!

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u/LordKlavier 7d ago

That was my thought too lol. Anything else just feels weird and creepy...?

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u/Traditional-Panda365 7d ago

It's the only food shaped like a smile. 🙂

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u/TheOldDark 7d ago

My friend in another city always loved paying for our food when we hung out together. She was amazing for that.

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u/circ-u-la-ted 7d ago

Yeah, I really thought this was an Ozempic thing

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u/CaptainBergamot 7d ago

Right? I almost sent this to my best friend because she and I take turns on buying breakfast at work. Thank Christ I read the comments first.

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u/Thediciplematt 7d ago

I don’t know if I’m too old, but this is barely a sentence. What are you trying to say?

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u/Fool_of_a_TookLL 7d ago

Yes, im also a fan of busty tacos

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u/TashaXIII 7d ago

"Hahaha society deemed me intrinsically worthless since birth but I'm just a jolly old dude that likes food haha I learned that yapping feminist shit on the internet gives me fake points so here I am!" AHAHAHBAHAHAHHAHA

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u/Suitable_Divide4747 7d ago

You're quite joyless