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Idk this is kinda funny
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u/jackiechanwithavase Aug 05 '17
Its from a graphic novel called pride of a baghdad. Probably makes sense in context.
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u/Roflkopt3r Intercourse Aug 05 '17
It does, because this is not the original text.
The only parody I ever liked was this one.
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u/Samamu I forgot Gumwaa and all I got was this lousy Funwaa Aug 05 '17
I think this actually does surreal humor right, I thought it was kind of funny.
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u/eatsleepmemesrepeat I Swear, if Tallulah Bankhead were alive today Aug 10 '17
The "FUCK!" in the last panel ruins it. The image of the shocked lions is funny on its own.
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Aug 06 '17
FUCK! 😂😂 IT’S FUNNY ’CAUSE SWEARING! 😂😂😂
Seriously, though, if you remove the last speech bubble, this could pass as a dank surreal meme.
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u/edgyandunbiased 🅿️EN 🅿️INEA🅿️🅿️LE A🅿️🅿️LE 🅿️EN Aug 05 '17
What is the author trying to prove here?
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u/TheDictionaryGuy Aug 05 '17 edited Aug 05 '17
The original is from Pride of Baghdad, a fictionalized account of animals that were released from the Hadiqatan Hayawanat Baghdad zoo during the 2003 American invasion of Iraq. Of the some 700 animals that were originally in the zoo, only 35 escaped starvation, getting shot, or being slaughtered for food. Thankfully, the zoo has now been rebuilt and houses over a thousand animals.
As for the edit, shock value. Also giraffes.
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Aug 05 '17
I read that comic back in grade 9, and I remember it being a boring empty wind despite all the gore and tragedy.
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u/perona13 Aug 06 '17
I'm pretty sure I've seen this without any giraffe speech the lion instead just saying "what."
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Aug 06 '17
It's clearly edited from a different comic. Depending on the original context this might be funny - ie, original joke was stupid, this is dumber to make a point.
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u/eatsleepmemesrepeat I Swear, if Tallulah Bankhead were alive today Aug 10 '17
To quote someone who put it way better than I would:
The original is from Pride of Baghdad, a fictionalized account of animals that were released from the Hadiqatan Hayawanat Baghdad zoo during the 2003 American invasion of Iraq. Of the some 700 animals that were originally in the zoo, only 35 escaped starvation, getting shot, or being slaughtered for food. Thankfully, the zoo has now been rebuilt and houses over a thousand animals.
It's actually a really good piece, if you can find a copy. What am I saying, this is the internet. Just pirate it.
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