• @[email protected]
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    972 months ago

    hypothesis: more than 90% of Tumblr screenshots can be made funnier by removing the last captured reply

    vulgarmaw: Could a homosexual lend me, an asexual, a single use of the world flaming? amulet-coin: YOU have obtained: 🔥x1; vulgarmaw: I, a flaming asexual, need someone to please call the fire department. It is an emergency

    • @[email protected]
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      212 months ago

      In this case I think having “no notes” and then “104,574 notes” adds a little bonus giggle at the end.

    • lime!
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      122 months ago

      hypothesis: the last reply is usually left there to stop hundreds of people replying that exact same thing below.

    • @KombatWombat
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      52 months ago

      On reddit there was r/comedyhomicide for these cases where someone felt the need to tack on a random reaction to something funny. As if the viewer needs to be guided to what their reaction should be. It always reminded me of a laugh track.