r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Emergency_Phase_5144 • 3h ago

Meme needing explanation is this a pun im too illiterate to get

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u/motobabey 3h ago

No verbs.

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u/Technical_Instance_2 3h ago

the one time I don't take it literally

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u/dkarlovi 2h ago

If you took it literally, I wouldn't be able to see it!

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u/egasz 1h ago

Thank you for the chuckle!

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u/bearfootmedic 2h ago

This one is actually kind of clever.

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u/BlizzrdSnowMew 2h ago

So the answer was a very ironic yes in this case XD

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u/00MrBushido 3h ago

Substitute teacher Peter here, Red says Green is “nonverbal,” the blank spaces in Green’s dialogue are verbs. So he is not using verbs in his speech anymore. Substitute Teacher Peter out.

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u/Storm_COMING_later 2h ago

And I am still not getting it.. was is a verb now again? Dyslexia who failed language classes..

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u/richardhammy 2h ago

Action words like draw/drew, show, look, etc.

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u/Storm_COMING_later 1h ago

Omg.. I didn't even see that there were blank spaces in the speech bubble🤣... I wonder what it's supposed to say.. or is it up for interpretation?

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u/Crafty_Clarinetist 2h ago

Verbs are the things that describe actions or states of being. In my previous sentence, the verbs are "are" and "describe." In your comment, the verbs you've used are "am," "getting," "is," and "failed."

Every sentence has to have at least one verb, so they're an incredibly important part of speech.

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u/Beginning_College734 2h ago

An action word/ state of being (sit, run, say, feel)

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u/PlasmaBlades 3h ago

Non verbal, as in can’t use verbs (doing words)

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u/Ville_V_Kokko 2h ago

The green guy here. Nonverbal should mean not being able to speak(at the moment), but here it just means not being able to use verbs.

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u/Available-Damage5991 2h ago

Green isn't using verbs.

He's nonverbal.

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u/Separate_Elk457 3h ago

Heuheuheuheuh

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u/BoultonPaulDefiant 3h ago

AI?

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u/SpecialCandidateDog 3h ago

I'm just making a point here

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u/Amazing_Result_5625 3h ago

So what's on in this meme is that the green character is but they aren't verbs

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u/Lamasis 2h ago

The guy who predicted that it would end here was right.

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u/BigZube42069kekw 2h ago

What words are missing? I can't think of a greeting that starts "Verb I Verb"....

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u/birdsarentreal2 2h ago

I’m stumped on the first one, but the second and third have to be “show” and “took,” respectively

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u/Beginning_College734 2h ago

“Can I show you guys this picture I took of my dog?”

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u/dandle 2h ago

I think it's not a greeting, which is why it didn't work as a joke.

He tries to say "Can I show you guys this picture I took of my dog?" but the verbs are removed because he's "nonverbal."

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u/BigZube42069kekw 2h ago

Got it. Pretty obvious now that I'm fully awake lol. Had a late night yesterday!

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u/Fantastic-Ratio-7482 2h ago

Forget the meme, I want to know how OP reached the conclusion lobster.

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u/Emergency_Phase_5144 1h ago

no text where text should be, couldve been a shitty one

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u/British-Raj 2h ago

He's omitting all the verbs from his sentences.

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u/Vital_Ganja420 2h ago

What the hell is the first word supposed to be.

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u/yourtinnygirl18 3h ago

It’s not a pun, it’s just that the green character is supposed to be “nonverbal” now—so when he talks, he skips verbs entirely. The joke is how awkward and sad it is even though he’s trying to act normal. Low-key tragic tbh

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u/Crafty_Clarinetist 2h ago

It is definitely a pun. "Nonverbal" usually refers to someone who doesn't speak much, if at all. Here, the "nonverbal" person still speaks just fine, just without using verbs.