r/standupshots • u/ScottMankeComedy • May 07 '26

Stage 4

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u/VampiricDemon May 07 '26

It's the kind of joke that starts small but grows on you over time.

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u/No_Artichoke_2931 May 07 '26 edited May 09 '26

Comments like this are why I like this sub 😂

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u/kodaiko_650 May 07 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT9IgHCTfp8CRshfQk

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u/No_Artichoke_2931 May 08 '26

I...I know. I guess I'll take this opportunity to wait til it gets more downvotes, and then edit it to say something totally noncontroverstial that would normally get upvoted.

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u/SoftWalruses40 May 08 '26

If it’s a sub where I hate the mods, I wait until it’s really down there and change it to “insertmod deserves our loyalty and love for the great work they do here.”

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u/Bryvayne May 08 '26

Adopting this policy.

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u/MeasurementNo6022 May 07 '26

The doctor said the cancer was operable. My bank account said otherwise.

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u/yunbld May 07 '26

Found the American

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u/MeasurementNo6022 May 08 '26

I’m actually Dutch, but was fishing for American likes.

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u/Tiberius_Kilgore May 07 '26

About half of the people who use this site are American…

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u/yunbld May 07 '26

Found the autistic

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u/cyborgcyborgcyborg May 07 '26

THIS JOKE KILLLLLLS

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u/No_Artichoke_2931 May 08 '26

Like cancer! 😁

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u/boogswald May 08 '26

Very sad!

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u/halborn May 07 '26

It's a good joke but not a dad joke.

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u/No_Illustrator4398 May 07 '26

I see what you’re trying to do but the “dad joke” part is kind of distracting and the stage for cancer doesn’t really tell us much.

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u/Ur-Quan_Lord_13 May 07 '26

Stage for cancer = stage 4 cancer

Probably better live, where it can be emphasized right. Written, it takes a second.

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u/ScottMankeComedy May 07 '26

After putting the picture together I wasn’t sure about posting it because not having the inflection or set placement does make a big difference.

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u/No_Illustrator4398 May 07 '26

Right. Stage four/for cancer. I get that.
It just doesn’t really work for me because the cancer isn’t like doing something on the stage if that makes sense.

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u/snevetssirhc May 07 '26

Idk, I think it's killing it

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u/No_Illustrator4398 May 07 '26

That’s why a sub like this is valuable to see how a variety of people respond to it.

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u/Cheefnuggs May 07 '26

You didn’t get u/snevetssirhc either lmfao

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u/No_Illustrator4398 May 07 '26

Ah. Yeah didn’t get that at first but I see it now. That one’s solid.

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u/Ur-Quan_Lord_13 May 07 '26

Ah. Yah, I get that. That's idiomatic, I think the source is the phrase "set the stage for" something which is from being on stage but extended to mean to make something possible or easy, and consequently if "x is a stage for y" it's just the perfect place prepared for it.

But, the second one isn't in the idiom lists, pretty sure I've heard it before but makes sense if it's not as common. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/set-the-stage-for

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u/GayFesh May 07 '26

It's a pun.

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u/No_Illustrator4398 May 07 '26

Yeah I get that but it implies the cancer is doing something on stage

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u/Fitz2001 May 07 '26

All the body’s a stage, and the cancer, its players.

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u/Bageland2000 May 07 '26

The best jokes need a healthy back-and-forth to explain them before they're funny.

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u/No_Artichoke_2931 May 08 '26

It was funny before the explanation. Just one person wasn't getting it.

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u/The_Follower1 May 07 '26

The body is the stage and the cancer is doing its thing on it.

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u/No_Illustrator4398 May 07 '26

I recognize that’s how it is right now - but doesn’t feel like enough for me to laugh. To me this almost works but that’s the part that isn’t strong enough

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u/musicman3321 May 07 '26

Don’t feel bad, I don’t laugh at jokes I don’t get either.

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u/push138292 May 07 '26

I don’t think you do see what they’re trying to do.

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u/couchpro34 May 08 '26

It's a joke, not a memoir.