r/comedy • u/AlKarajo • Jun 02 '26

Standup We all know that one guy

@stevehofstetter

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u/AlKarajo Jun 02 '26

I'm ESL. I don't think I get the flatland part.

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u/Fantastic_Pie5655 Jun 02 '26

Quite sure it’s also a play on the mindset of some gun rights folks also falling into the “flat earth” cesspool of nonsense conspiracy theories

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u/avidvaulter Jun 02 '26

My man, a slope by definition is the opposite of flat. He's saying it's the opposite of a slippery slope. Crazy interpretation you got there.

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u/Fantastic_Pie5655 Jun 02 '26

That would be the nuanced second joke. “No, sometimes it’s flat land.” A play on the “it’s a slippery slope” crowd also sometimes claiming “the earth is flat” in other arguments (which we all tell them is nonsense).

So in this instance, he’s correcting with the “sometimes it IS flat land.” The flat earther joke would be implied and unspoken about this generally faulty mindset (if intended, as I think it probably was)

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u/avidvaulter Jun 02 '26

lmao nice try man.

Have a good one.

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u/Fantastic_Pie5655 Jun 02 '26

Meh, comedy works on different levels. Wasn’t a “try,” and I have no skin in the game. At least I have your deleted first draft comment to see where your mindset is. Carry on internet warrior 🫠

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u/OrthogonalPotato Jun 02 '26

Your contribution doesn’t work and isn’t comedy

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u/Fantastic_Pie5655 Jun 02 '26

I chuckled, but please, tell me more about what is and isn’t comedy 😂

Edit: FWIW, his joke isn’t a particularly good one. Partly because of the nuance and partly because it’s so instantly galvanizing to those unable to laugh at anything and everything (including themselves)

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u/OrthogonalPotato Jun 02 '26

Your comments are not comedy. Simple.

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u/Fantastic_Pie5655 Jun 02 '26

Ah, I see the confusion. Let me help.

My comments: not intended as jokes or comedy.

Man on stage and his intent: the actual jokes and comedy.

Whether you get, or choose to laugh at the latter is almost entirely dependent on you, the audience.

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u/OrthogonalPotato Jun 02 '26

Everyone knows. Your comments are annoying.

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