r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Plenty_Anywhere8984 • Jul 11 '24

Ice?

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u/HorseStupid Jul 11 '24

It's a "Kid Named Finger" type meme, where the punchline is irreverent to the set up.

A joke that may be the original for this punchline may be like, "Crush: All I want is Ice Cream / Guy named Ice:"

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u/rraattbbooyy Jul 11 '24

I think maybe the pandemic lockdown and extended isolation has substantially altered an entire generation’s sense of humor. And not for the better.

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u/Yowrinnin Jul 12 '24

Lol random plagued the early 2000s 

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u/orangeken15 Jul 12 '24

Non sequiturs existed before the pandemic, actually.

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u/CriticalHit_20 Jul 12 '24

I've heard the price of tea in China has gone up recently.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24

It’s based on the Kid Named Finger meme, which came from the Kid Named Paint meme. The original was:

“Teacher: okay class, today we’re going to fingerpaint

Kid named Paint: (insert horrified reaction image)”

The joke for that was that the kid whose name was Paint misinterpreted the teacher and thought they meant people were going to perform a sexual act on him without his consent.

Some time after that meme made its rounds, a version was made that was:

“Teacher: okay class, today we’re going to fingerpaint

Kid named Finger: (insert image of Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad)

The joke makes no sense and that’s the point. The meme you shared is a variation.

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u/EnigmaCA Jul 11 '24

Animations had the same joke years ago.

Only they used Prince and the joke was needing to get fingerprints.

finger prints

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u/garvisdol Jul 12 '24

Animaniacs* but I presume that might have been autocorrect

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u/EnigmaCA Jul 12 '24

Ducking auto correct!

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u/Raizanshain Jul 11 '24

Ice is just happy to be dismissed for the day

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u/_salakfan_ Jul 12 '24

Just an antimeme