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minus-squaredarkdemize@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up52·1 month agoSounds like “Try putting them in the air, Friar.”
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 month ago“friar” is apparently a monk of specific Christian orders. From French “frère”, which just means “brother”.
minus-squareRustyNovalinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoOh. Now I get it. Actually pretty funny Thank you for this addendum
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYeah, I was a bit surprised that no one bothered to explain what a “friar” is, like I wouldn’t even expect all native speakers to know that word, depending on their culture. 😅
minus-squareRustyNovalinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAnd the funny thing is… I’m french. I would have gotten it if I recognise that friar is a bad pronunciation of “frère”
minus-squareAlteredEgo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoFriar Peter here to explain the joke.
minus-squarePoastRotatolinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoLol this makes more sense. I thought the monk assumed “air fryer” was a slangy term for the sun
minus-squareRustyNovalinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·1 month agoOh. That’s all? I got that part immediately but I was expecting something else
minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·1 month agoIt’s boomer humor. It’s not meant to be deep or anything.
minus-squareObsidianZedlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoThe correct term is dad joke and is a timeless humor not exclusive to any generation.
minus-squareMrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoSince when is wordplay boomer humor?
minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 month agoBoomer humor comes in all shapes and sizes.
minus-square5318008@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSure, boomers had puns. So did the silent generation, gen X, and Millennials. Gen Z also has puns. They’re not the dominant feature… but they’re there.
minus-squareDookieman12@piefed.socialBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago“Try putting them in the air, Friar.”
I don’t get it
Sounds like “Try putting them in the air, Friar.”
“friar” is apparently a monk of specific Christian orders. From French “frère”, which just means “brother”.
Oh. Now I get it. Actually pretty funny Thank you for this addendum
Yeah, I was a bit surprised that no one bothered to explain what a “friar” is, like I wouldn’t even expect all native speakers to know that word, depending on their culture. 😅
And the funny thing is… I’m french. I would have gotten it if I recognise that friar is a bad pronunciation of “frère”
Friar Peter here to explain the joke.
Lol this makes more sense. I thought the monk assumed “air fryer” was a slangy term for the sun
Oh. That’s all? I got that part immediately but I was expecting something else
It’s boomer humor. It’s not meant to be deep or anything.
The correct term is dad joke and is a timeless humor not exclusive to any generation.
Since when is wordplay boomer humor?
Boomer humor comes in all shapes and sizes.
Sure, boomers had puns. So did the silent generation, gen X, and Millennials.
Gen Z also has puns. They’re not the dominant feature… but they’re there.
“Try putting them in the air, Friar.”