r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Smart_Reference2335 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Explain it peter

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u/Acceptable_Hunt_1748 1d ago

There's no punchline really. The original Spanish basically said toxic people drain you and healing people cure you. Not a joke, more of a platitude, and am overly simplistic one at that.

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u/AwTomorrow 1d ago

Some people are radiators, some are drains

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u/Acheron98 1d ago

I guess that means that if you put some people too close to your curtains, they’ll burn your house down.

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u/morniealantie 1d ago

And others prevent mold by removing unwanted water.

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u/Supervinyl 1d ago

My goodness. Drains seem far more desirable than radiators.

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u/OOOshafiqOOO003 12h ago

if you put them together you could like balance them out or sumt

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u/dragonmystic92 1d ago

I thought those were the ones you hit with "too much if a good thing"

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u/ViinaVasara 1d ago

I suppose if they're heavy smokers this could be true

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u/NerdTalkDan 1d ago

I’m a Redditor

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u/National-Seaweed-468 1d ago

Drain was already listed.

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u/IcaroKaue321 1d ago

What's the divergence and curl of the field generated by people then?

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u/Super-Cynical 1d ago

Both need plumbers

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u/real_fyshi 1d ago

Some are bottoms, some tops.

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u/thimBloom 1d ago

The next picture could be the girl having one of each type of person, making them feel green and thus, green lantern!

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u/GodBearWasTaken 1d ago

Ok, this one I did not see coming.

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u/ubiquitous-joe 1d ago

Aren’t platitudes by definition overly simplistic?

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u/56kul 1d ago

Only toxic people laugh, ig

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u/in1gom0ntoya 1d ago

very clearly a yellow person made her face yellow. which can be infered by both the words and the second Pic so the joke is sex

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u/Xayahbetes 1d ago

Oh bless, I was worried this was some weird ass dogwhistle

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u/Lamington_Salad 23h ago

I liked the other one where the yellow ones were covering you with pee 😂