Tenchusatsu,
The pun is based on a parallel structure and an insult hidden inside it.
First, pocotrader said he was shocked that a mentally unwell person was allowed to drive a car, implying that someone with mental problems shouldn't be trusted with that responsibility.
In response, I made a parallel joke: "Why is poco allowed to post here on SI?"
I am comparing poco to the mentally unwell driver, suggesting, sarcastically, that poco himself is like someone with mental problems who shouldn't be allowed to "drive".
So the pun is in using poco's own structure and concern against him, implying that he is mentally unfit, not to drive, but even to post messages.
It's a burn and a pun, playing off his own words against him.
Once again, let me walk you through it slowly, since your comprehension seems to be on par with poco’s.
Pocotrader complained that someone with mental problems shouldn’t be allowed to drive.
I responded by flipping his own logic back onto him, asking why poco, who clearly has mental problems of his own, is allowed to post here.
It’s a mirror insult:
Crazy driver shouldn't drive.
Crazy poster shouldn't post.
It’s not just a pun, it’s a self-own that poor poco set up for himself, and I just had to tap it into the empty net.
If you still don't get it, maybe you and poco should carpool... straight to reading comprehension class.
Joachim |
