• Lem Jukes@lemm.ee
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    13 hours ago

    Sub the kid for an injured mob guy and the parents for his mob guy friends and the question for ‘can you tell me what happened?’ And boom I think you got an alternate version of the joke that sidesteps the iffy framing

    • AugustWest@lemmy.world
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      37 minutes ago

      I don’t think the framing is iffy at all. There is no distinction in the phrase limiting it to only conspirators. Snitching is snitching.

      You are latching onto the bullying aspect and adding emotional context to a simple comic with a straightforward pun.