Explain the meme thread

January 02, 2019, 09:22 AM

quote:
Originally posted by k5blazer:
I thought at first it was a condom.

Either way somebody got screwed!

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January 02, 2019, 01:46 PM

flashguy

I still don't get the "Beef" one. I guess I just don't watch the right movies or TV shows. (And probably won't change my viewing habits.)

flashguy

January 02, 2019, 04:24 PM

radioman

Can someone explain the merry Christmas one with the random guys in winter coats? Page 192.

January 02, 2019, 04:53 PM

WildSig

quote:
Originally posted by radioman:
Can someone explain the merry Christmas one with the random guys in winter coats? Page 192.

I'm guessing that was a group shot from the 1982 movie The Thing with Kurt Russell. See Kurt in the front row, center.

I can't remember if the plot of the movie took place over Christmas though.

January 02, 2019, 05:21 PM

furlough

They are in an Arctic research station, and all but two of the guys die by the end of the movie.

Hence the "Wish you were here" part is funny, at least to me.

January 06, 2019, 10:33 PM

Orguss

quote:
Originally posted by rusbro:

"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"

January 06, 2019, 10:36 PM

rusbro

^^^ He kicked the would-be game winning field goal off the upright today. The blindfolded face is Sandra Bullock, from the popular Netflix movie Birdbox.

January 06, 2019, 10:37 PM

Orguss

Ah, a sportsball reference. Thanks.

January 06, 2019, 10:43 PM

bald1

quote:
Originally posted by Orguss:
Ah, a sportsball reference. Thanks.

Orguss, glad you asked as I too was clueless given my distain for all things NFL since the kneeling started.

More to the point, it's the Bears, it's Chicago, it's "does anyone really care."

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January 06, 2019, 11:11 PM

radioman

Going back to page 181. pic below... I was stumped about this one for several weeks, but I think I got it, not sure......

I think the middle guy is Beethoven, who was deaf and could therefore only use a video cable, which are yellow.
I think the bottom guy is Stevie Wonder who only uses audio cables, which are red and white.
I think the top guy is Van Goh, and there's something about he only had one ear because he cut one off, leaving him with one audio cable and the video cable.

Am I on the right track, or totally off here?

January 06, 2019, 11:17 PM

apprentice

Yes I think you are right. That one made me look at the back of my tv.

January 06, 2019, 11:36 PM

Bassamatic

Good thread. Mostly because I didn't get any of those either.

January 07, 2019, 12:18 AM

sigmonkey

quote:
Originally posted by radioman:
Going back to page 181. pic below... I was stumped about this one for several weeks, but I think I got it, not sure......

I think the middle guy is Beethoven, who was deaf and could therefore only use a video cable, which are yellow.
I think the bottom guy is Stevie Wonder who only uses audio cables, which are red and white.
I think the top guy is Van Goh, and there's something about he only had one ear because he cut one off, leaving him with one audio cable and the video cable.

Am I on the right track, or totally off here?

...

January 07, 2019, 09:18 AM

Tuckerrnr1

Monkey, I can't hear any of your excuses and I don't see why you posted that.

January 07, 2019, 11:12 AM

flashguy

quote:
Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1:
Monkey, I can't hear any of your excuses and I don't see why you posted that.

I think that's a picture of Helen Keller, who was both deaf and blind so she wouldn't need any cables.

I started this thread because I don't "get" quite a few of the memes people post. It appears that I'm not alone. Thanks to all who have explained them to us.

flashguy

January 07, 2019, 11:17 AM

V-Tail

quote:
Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1:
Monkey, I can't hear any of your excuses and I don't see why you posted that.

January 07, 2019, 11:24 AM

Georgeair

quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1:
Monkey, I can't hear any of your excuses and I don't see why you posted that.
I think that's a picture of Helen Keller, who was both deaf and blind so she wouldn't need any cables.

I think I'm beginning to understand why you've struggled.

January 07, 2019, 12:54 PM

sigmonkey

It is the explanation.

January 07, 2019, 01:39 PM

MikeinNC

Bad monkey, bad bad bad

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