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[–]alecjohnson55 20 points21 points ago

This is funny, but a lot of things in the New Yorker are pretty funny. Is this really the first time?

[–]radioheady 14 points15 points ago

OP finds the New Yorker to be immature and unsophisticated for his tastes

[–]Kelderm2 12 points13 points ago

if so i hope it was gentle

[–]BloodyMess 2 points3 points ago

Well, OP doesn't give a time frame. For all we know, it was page 2 on the first issue of the New Yorker he opened up.

But it's well established that there's about one funny New Yorker cartoon about every 50 issues. In fact, the typical New Yorker cartoon humor is so intentionally bland and mundane, it is evident that they consciously weed out any actual jokes. I'm sure that one funny cartoon every 50 issues is their quality control failure rate.

Source: A long time subscription and a Quixotic faith that maybe the next one will be funny so why not give it a sho- oh god, that's supposed to be the joke?

[–]agobayer[S] 0 points1 point ago

thats fairly accurate, to be honest the last time I thought about the new Yorker was that episode where Elaine starts doing the comics and that's likely where I got my negative stereotype

[–]kihadat 2 points3 points ago

[–]SteveStrummer 8 points9 points ago

The New Yorker has a comic on just about every other page and they're usually very funny in an understated way, just like this one. I don't know where else you're going to find a higher laugh-to-reading ratio.

[–]AzurArgent 6 points7 points ago

[–]warmcreamsoda 5 points6 points ago

Hey, that's nice you finally got one.

[–]blore40 2 points3 points ago

Every grown man-boy should have the complete collection of Gary Larson and every New Yorker cartoon collection.

[–]spinozasrobot 3 points4 points ago

This always did it for me.

[–]Johnnygunnz 0 points1 point ago

I love it.

[–]banjofreak625 0 points1 point ago

We'd ask him if we could find him.

[–]Changb16 1 point2 points ago

At first I thought you ment this is the first tine someone from New York made you laugh. Now get outta my way I'm redditing here!

[–]Rainb0wcrash99 -1 points0 points ago

Hows waldo?

[–]radioactive_seagull 0 points1 point ago

Wally made no friends on his travels through time and space so it is no surprise that these people, who cannot even remember his proper name, would not enquire about his well-being.

Wally, if you are reading this, go home! Your friends have not forgotten you!

[–]Id_est_idem 0 points1 point ago

I came to think of Jeppe på bjerget

"Everybody says that Jeppe drinks, but nobody asks why Jeppe drinks"

I am not danish, by the way.

[–]tennisnipples 0 points1 point ago

"We never asked how's Waldo cause we can never find you! You're putting yourself into depression!

[–]olllie 0 points1 point ago

Where's Waldo... mentally?

[–]ZW5pZ21h 0 points1 point ago

THERE HE IS!!

[–]soupsoundsgood 0 points1 point ago

James William Bottomtooth.

[–]altitudearts 0 points1 point ago

The one I just pulled off the calendar featured a smoking toaster with a note sticking out: I O U one bagel.

Freakin classic.

[–]learntofart 0 points1 point ago

They'd have to find you first, ya limey cunt!

[–]Finkarelli 0 points1 point ago

Check out this book and its follow-up companion.

[–]JasJ002 0 points1 point ago

I tried but you were no where to be found fucker.

[–]NINJAdrpepper 0 points1 point ago

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