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To ask if you get this joke?

189 replies

strawberriesplease · 18/12/2022 09:23

Be honest, how long before you figured it out

To ask if you get this joke?
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Caraoke · 18/12/2022 09:42

They don't have to be all A's for the joke to work, no, but it would be more obvious at first glance that he'd gone down in only 1 subject if 'His' were the only D. Otherwise u have to compare them all column to column to get the info.

Ocrumbs · 18/12/2022 09:42

As soon as I got to the relevant part of the grades

Ocrumbs · 18/12/2022 09:43

MontalbanoFan · 18/12/2022 09:34

Am I the only one to think it’s very clever?
Took me about 3 minutes before the penny dropped.

Yeah I liked it

NeverDropYourMooncup · 18/12/2022 09:44

Oh, that's a bit subtle.

crisscrosscringle · 18/12/2022 09:45

Is is a joke or one of those satirical comic strips? If the latter it's quite clever but it's not funny!

KnickerlessParsons · 18/12/2022 09:48

It's not funny though is it!

Rosebel · 18/12/2022 09:48

Managed to get it after about 5 minutes, ar leas and using the clue of the history grade. Not funny though.

Offleyhoo · 18/12/2022 09:49

Surely it's good if it makes you think? Gary Larson's jokes are similar.

BellePeppa · 18/12/2022 09:49

If it had been presented as a puzzle or mind bender I might have got it but as a joke it went over my head and didn’t tickle a funny bone.

kittykatrawks · 18/12/2022 09:49

Less than a min...made me smile

Ocrumbs · 18/12/2022 09:49

I don't think it's meant to be hilarious just "oh haha very good"

Lottle · 18/12/2022 09:53

I got it quite quickly. I like it!

megletthesecond · 18/12/2022 09:53

It would be funny if all the others were an A. It's trying to be too subtle and hard work.

Notanotherone6 · 18/12/2022 10:00

About 30 seconds but it's not really funny.

SnowlayRoundabout · 18/12/2022 10:02

Took me a minute of fairly hard thinking. I think it's quite good.

viques · 18/12/2022 10:03

Plexie · 18/12/2022 09:35

I didn't get it without hints. I didn't understand the columns 1-4 - are they supposed to be termly grades? Hence one particular subject getting worse. I assume it's American as we never had anything like that at school.

You need two grades to see if they have changed. Gone up, stayed the same or GONE DOWN.

Mybestyear · 18/12/2022 10:03

2tired2bewitty · 18/12/2022 09:27

Sing the song

Thanks!!! Too subtle for me without a clue!

RichardMarxisinnocent · 18/12/2022 10:05

Plexie · 18/12/2022 09:35

I didn't get it without hints. I didn't understand the columns 1-4 - are they supposed to be termly grades? Hence one particular subject getting worse. I assume it's American as we never had anything like that at school.

I also didn't understand columns 1 to 4 and thought they were results for tests or exams on 2 different topics in the subjects. But termly grades seems more likely now you mention it. I had to Google the song lyrics and that and the hints here helped be get it. I don't find it at all funny though.

Piggywaspushed · 18/12/2022 10:06

It made me chuckle !

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 18/12/2022 10:07

I would never have got it in a million years. I have no patience with this type of thing so if I don't get it straight away I'm gone, lol.

Viviennemary · 18/12/2022 10:07

Not a clue. How is this even a joke.

Ffsmakeitstop · 18/12/2022 10:08

Only worked it out by the comments. But worth a !title chuckle.

TheNoodlesIncident · 18/12/2022 10:09

Offleyhoo · 18/12/2022 09:49

Surely it's good if it makes you think? Gary Larson's jokes are similar.

I was also reminded of The Far Side!

(Also thought it would be smoother if all the other grades were A, the difference in the history mark would stand out more clearly)

WordtoYoMumma · 18/12/2022 10:10

Got it straight away but it's not that funny

mondaytosunday · 18/12/2022 10:12

Groan.

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