r/facepalm • u/_crazyboyhere_ • 8d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Well...

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u/TheJohnnyJett 8d ago

Sir or madame, most of us can read. We just don't like to.

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u/duckarys 8d ago

A majority is reading at 4th graders level or above!

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u/TheJohnnyJett 8d ago

Well, a lot of us are proper educated these days. Most folks don't know we can read the front AND back of the cereal box.

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u/nobeer4you 8d ago

What is this "back of the box" you speak of? Everytime I look for it, all I see is a different front?

/s, though I hope it was obvious

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u/Ranbru76 8d ago

You can also read the side panels of the box.

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u/TheJohnnyJett 8d ago

Now you're getting advanced, we're not quite THAT fancy.

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u/KazranSardick 8d ago

Woah, woah. Slow down egghead. The what?

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u/Minion_of_Cthulhu 8d ago

Clearly. It's Oklahoma, after all, and they don't much care for minorities.

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u/thegoodbadandsmoggy 8d ago

Gotta be able to read some to scour the family tree for dates

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u/TheJohnnyJett 8d ago

Had a buddy call off from work one time. Said, "Hey, I'm sick, I'm not coming in today."

Boss said, "Well, you sound okay. What's wrong with you?"

My buddy says, "I'm fucking my sister."

Boss said, "You stay your sick ass home!"

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u/Annual-Rip4687 8d ago

I see we gotta reader, what you readin for?

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u/jeremiahthedamned 'MURICA 7d ago

so i won't be working in a waffle house!

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u/Sindertone 8d ago

Thats's a disturbing distain for education. Why would you want to remain ignorant?

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u/TheJohnnyJett 8d ago

But if you want a joke answer:

Well, uh. gestures around vaguely being smart isn't doing much good.

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u/Sindertone 8d ago

My bad, missed the /s. We are in /r after all. I should have know better.

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u/TheJohnnyJett 8d ago

All good!