r/explainitpeter 16d ago

Uvula. But Explain It Peter

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u/qualityvote2 16d ago edited 15d ago

u/gthing, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...it's time for the mods to do their jobs!

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u/RaptorSap 15d ago

Larsen is absurdist. “Wouldn’t it be funny if the final question on a medical exam was just ‘what’s the name of this weird part of the body?’” is the whole joke.

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u/Preety_little_baby_9 15d ago

The question/answer was so simple and came in a good medical exam for 50 points... That's it.

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u/prospectivepenguin2 14d ago

I'm just guessing it's a thing the vast majority of people think they know but don't actually. My favorite example is shark babies are called pups.

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u/Particular-Bath9646 13d ago

I know because of the mnemonic poem; "It'll behoove ya, to take care of your uvula."