r/ExplainTheJoke
Your friend sent you a meme and you don't get it? Random image has everyone laughing and you're too dense to understand? Verbal joke a friend said, and you wanna type it out and ask the internet what the punchline was? We've got you.
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r/ExplainTheJoke Subreddit Rules
Be excellent to each other
We encourage constructive feedback that helps members grow and improve. Please ensure submissions and comments maintain a positive and respectful tone, avoiding self-deprecation, self-disparagement, or unkind language. No toxic discourse or harassment, including but not limited to sexual overtones, hatred of ethnicity/race/gender identity/sexual orientation. No witch hunts. Let's make this a space where we uplift and inspire one another. 3 strike rule in effect.
If text on a meme can easily be googled for the answer or it explains itself, it doesn't belong here
If text on a meme is present, and it can be easily Googled for an explanation, it doesn't belong here.
Memes that yield no direct online search results or require prior knowledge to find the answer are permitted and shouldn't be reported. An example is knowledge of people/character names needed to find the answer.
Low-effort posts/titles are not allowed
Low-effort posts/titles are not allowed.
- childish jokes
- bad cropping
- excessively large borders (signs of a bot submission/laziness)
- bad memes
- AI remakes of known memes
- frequent reposts
- meta posts (just message the mods!)
- posts missing context of WHAT is not understood in the post-explainer reply will be removed.
- poor edits or missing pages/frames that purposely removed content that made the image a joke or helped explained the joke
Complaining about someone "not getting the joke"
Complaining about someone "not getting the joke" - You'll get a warning and a link to the rules, then the three strike rule is in effect. Gatekeeping is not tolerated in this sub.
OP already understood the joke when they submitted it, or submitted it to multiple meme subreddits
If OP already understood the joke when they submitted it, then they get banned. This is karma farming and we do not want it here. Crossposting the same content to the PeterExplainsTheJoke subreddit at the same time as this one will get you a ban, because you aren't asking us for an explanation, you're looking for karma.
Post is not a joke
This post is not a joke per the sub rules. Examples that fit this rule:
- sometimes we get bots posting non-jokes
- post is confirmed by users to not be a joke
- AI slop where there isn’t a clear joke
- engagement bait where there’s nothing to explain
Current events/celebrities/influencers/politics should instead be discussed on /r/OutOfTheLoop
Current events/celebrities/influencers/politics should instead be discussed on /r/OutOfTheLoop. This subreddit is not built to handle long conversations about current events or why a specific celebrity is getting discussed on facebook, it is designed to discuss meme images. So either, y'know, google it, or post to /r/OutOfTheLoop.
NSFW posts must be tagged appropriately
NSFW posts must be tagged appropriately - failure to do this will result in a temporary ban with the three strikes rule in effect. Nudity must be tagged. Any NSFW content against Reddit ToS will result in permanent ban.
No sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement
No sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement. Also no cryptocurrency/stock posts, including meme images of crypto mascots.
Please note, we also do not allow Adult Promoters (OnlyFans) to use our sub. Our bot looks at pinned profile links and other identifiers to see if your profile is mostly for adult promoting and will ban on first comment or post. If you wish to participate here, make a non promoting account and don't link the two.
Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information
Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information. Doxxing others will result in a permanent ban. Suggesting others or yourself should self-harm will be a permanent ban from this subreddit. There's /r/suicidewatch where well-meaning and sympathetic people will try and help, but be aware they aren't trained. Alternatively, we recommend the befrienders website is a global list of local suicide help charities.
Keep it about explaining the joke
TOP LEVEL COMMENTS ONLY: Keep it about explaining the joke.
You CAN make joke comments in top level comments, but you MUST also explain the joke.
Please keep in mind sub-comments can still be removed for other offending reasons above.
Specific Banned Comics/Memes
- Loss
- The Far Side
- Piper Perri Surrounded
- StoneToss comics
- XKCD comics
- Luigi Mangione
- Circle Game
- The Game
- Last night I X X your sister
- JK Rowling TERF Controversy
- 6-7 Meme
- Tylenol jokes? sigh
- Complete and updated list, with links explaining each one, is here
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r/explainitpeter is a subreddit for the purpose of users to share images of things they don’t understand. Once the submission is submitted, commenters will then explain it in the first-person view of Family Guy’s Peter Griffin.
For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer
This is a meme subreddit. That should be obvious by now. Also, it is slowly recovering from bots, and that’s good.
Welcome! This is a friendly place for those cringe-worthy and (maybe) funny attempts at humour that we call dad jokes. Often (but not always) a verbal or visual pun, if it elicited a snort or face palm then our community is ready to groan along with you. To be clear, dad status is not a requirement. We're all different and excellent. Some people are born with lame jokes in their heart and so here, everyone is a dad. Some dads are wholesome, some are not. It's about how the joke is delivered.
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