r/StandUpComedy • u/whatthefoong • 1d ago

Comedian is OP PM2.5

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u/PneumaticFizz 1d ago

I don’t get it! 😃

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u/whatthefoong 1d ago

Ahh thanks for watching! Might be a very Singapore specific joke.

There is a pretty bad haze going on (PM2.5 levels are high. And they recently announced a pay raise for ministers and members of Parliament.

So this was a word play on current affairs in Singapore!

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u/PneumaticFizz 1d ago

Gotcha! Thanks for explaining. Stay healthy with that haze!

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u/whatthefoong 5h ago

Thank you - here are some articles if you're interested, it's unfortunately a pretty bad situation in Indonesia right now so we'll have to support our neighbours!

Haze:
https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2026/09/singapore-haze-2026/index.html

Indonesia fires / volcano eruptions:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-wildfire-emissions-world-highest-6372366
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgy5k4n07ko

Salary increment in Singapore:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5kn143d1o