@Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 3 months agoNow you know why your wife gave you a can of WD 40lemmy.worldimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1183
arrow-up1183imageNow you know why your wife gave you a can of WD 40lemmy.world@Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-square@WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•3 months agoBecause people can’t take a joke anymore.
minus-square@fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoDo you really actually believe that people’s ability to “take a joke” has really changed?
minus-square@Supervisor194@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•3 months agoWhile it’s true that people can’t take a joke anymore, it’s also true that back when an ad like this might have appeared, these kinds of jokes were considered vulgar and wouldn’t be in print, at least not hawking a product from a reputable company.
Because people can’t take a joke anymore.
Do you really actually believe that people’s ability to “take a joke” has really changed?
While it’s true that people can’t take a joke anymore, it’s also true that back when an ad like this might have appeared, these kinds of jokes were considered vulgar and wouldn’t be in print, at least not hawking a product from a reputable company.