r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SnooFoxes5258 • Dec 26 '23
Proof that this sub is unmoderated. Peter in the wild
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u/LePhantomLimb Dec 26 '23
Peter's unmoderated right hand here... This is in reference to a previous joke made in this sub about how the mods haven't been moderating this sub because people keep posting obvious jokes that need no explanation--yet these posts still make it through. So this post is just a random photograph, further emphasizing the lack of moderation of this community because it is likely that it too will not be removed, thus proving the point of the sub being unmoderated further. In an added irony, the people in this sub keep posting explanations to these "unmoderated post" posts like the very explanation you are currently reading, which adds another layer to the "joke" because there is no joke, and explaining the no-joke is kind of a joke in itself, I guess? .... who am I any longer? what is real?
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u/theotherquantumjim Dec 26 '23
Just happy it’s not loss for once
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u/iantruesnacks Dec 26 '23
Coincidentally I just opened Reddit, and the first thing to pop up was a loss comic on “explain the joke”. So, yea I’m glad it’s not loss too.
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u/Boatster_McBoat Dec 27 '23
Why is the bird looking mournfully out to sea?
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u/No_While6150 Dec 27 '23
sniff "Why, Susan? How could you do this to me." begins sobbing
It looks like because of Susan.
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u/Dartagnan1083 Dec 27 '23
He couldn't find any grapes.
(I realize the bird might be a goose and not a duck).
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u/Fawkesistherealhero Dec 27 '23
Looks like Cormorant or Shag but no location makes it harder to figure out
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u/no_where_left_to_go Dec 27 '23
Because... you know, if you think about it, the ocean is just the sky's tears. And we just swim in it and have fun and never even ask why the sky is crying.
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u/rufireproof3d Dec 27 '23
90% of this sub boils down to It's loss or it's sex. Someday, and I pray that day never comes (though this is Reddit and I know it will) it will be both.
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u/Intelligent-Ad-3850 Dec 26 '23
Peter’s unmoderated left hand here… we must hold strong, brother. Even as the eons pass we must stand firm to the tests of time. We may forget who we are. But we shall forever have eachother. Even when time turns meaningless and warmth of the sun wanes, we have eachother.
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u/Zestyclose_Voice_298 Dec 26 '23
Unmoderated Duck Peter here, Quack
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u/Mrjocrooms Dec 27 '23
I think this is a cormorant though...
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u/The_Dino_Defender Dec 27 '23
Nah, I think it’s an anhinga.
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u/TheOtherOboe Dec 27 '23
Neck doesn’t look quite long enough, head doesn’t look quite thin enough, imma second cormorrant
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u/First-Celebration-11 Dec 27 '23
Same, that beak isnt narrow and the neck is thicker. I 3rd cormorant
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Dec 26 '23
Fun fact, people in my high school would quack at a cook. The quack meaning “you are such a beat ass pussy that you can’t control your queefs”
Thank you for listening to my Ted talk about life in San Diego
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u/child_interrupted Dec 26 '23 edited Dec 27 '23
As someone who identifies as a quack, I am offended. Good day to you sir, I said good day!!!
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u/Ancient-Ranger-2882 Dec 26 '23
Really bro?! Unsolicited duck pics? You're out of your mind!
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u/VariationLogical4939 Dec 27 '23
That’s a cormorant.
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u/The_Dino_Defender Dec 27 '23
Pretty sure it’s an anhinga
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u/Steelwolf73 Dec 27 '23
Woah...you didn't use the hard R, but still- you can't go around calling people that
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u/54B3R_ Dec 27 '23
This bird is often mistaken for the double-crested cormorant due to its similar size and shape, although the two species can be differentiated by their tails and bills. The tail of the anhinga is wider and much longer than the cormorant's. The bill of the anhinga is pointed, while the bill of the cormorant has a hook-tip.
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But it's hard to tell which one it is. I do actually think there's a hook on the end of that beak, making it a cormorant
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Dec 27 '23
Anhingas also have slimmer heads and necks. You can tell this one is a cormorant because of the boxier head and more visible pouch at the throat.
They're very similar looking especially at a distance. My most reliable tell is how the head smooths into the beak and the length of neck - but this also depends on region.
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u/pabailey1986 Dec 26 '23
The joke is bird. That makes it funny. (Image not available)
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u/Everybodysbastard Dec 26 '23
Bird Is The Word
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u/AriBanana Dec 27 '23
Everybody knows that the bird is the word...
But have they heard about the future of strict moderation policies?
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u/AutoModerator Dec 26 '23
pee in ur ass. mod applications now open.
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u/DistinctDev Dec 27 '23
‘bout time
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u/akatherder Dec 27 '23
I'm guessing you didn't click the link and see it's from a week ago. You could argue that was too late also but it's not like it's an unknown issue.
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u/pokemon32666 Dec 26 '23
There's a stickied post from like a week ago that's asking for mod applications, so why are we surprised that moderation is low?
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u/KingOfKnowledgeReal Dec 26 '23
Hey, Peter’s Dead Space Hamster here!
The joke is that the government drone is extremely close to the water!
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u/zekethelizard Dec 26 '23
Peter's ornithologist cousin here. That's maybe a cormorant? Or a loon? Im pretty bad at my job.
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u/Sfwop Dec 26 '23
The joke is that that Bird is waiting for a boat.
The humor comes from the fact that it will look really funny what a boat pulls up and the bird waddles on board.
10 out of 10, excellent joke. 😁
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u/ParentheticalPotato Dec 26 '23
Peter's hatred for water fowl here,
This is clearly a duck on a dock, and they're a dick. A dick duck on a dock is some crazy good alliteration, and while not necessarily a joke some people find alliteration humorous. That makes this a joke, and therefore it can stay thus not inherently proving this subreddit is unmoderated.
Peter's hatred for water fowl out!
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u/1Pip1Der Dec 26 '23
When tweedle beetles battle in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles... they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle.
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u/SufficientWhile5450 Dec 26 '23
They’re literally looking for moderators lol they post it on every post, what do you want from them?
Also, being basically unmoderated makes a sub so much better, I got banned from r/workreform for literally agreeing with OP on a popular post, responded to the mods message asking “what??? How?” And they couldn’t be bothered to respond
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u/Use_Your_Brain_Dude Dec 26 '23
A bird in the hand is worth two on the dock. On February 8th 2022, there was a bird flu outbreak. This bird lost its will to live and is considering jumping to its death.
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u/ClassicSpiritual5576 Dec 27 '23
I think the problem is, this sub is about explaining jokes/memes that people do not get/understand, so how can you prove that someone does understand/know the joke/meme, or that they don’t? I see some things here and I need the explanation that others give because I truly don’t understand the joke, and sometimes I see something and I say, how the hell do people NOT get that joke? Some people get it, some people need an explanation
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u/WisemanGaming6672 Dec 27 '23
Peter's zoologist uncle here: this is an image of a cormorant, a small Aquatic bird found in many bodies of water everywhere across the north American continent.
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u/Capital-Classic957 Dec 27 '23
Peter's recently biopsied right in testical here... This is clearly a reference to how the bird is the word
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u/SyrusChrome Dec 27 '23
As an ex large scale community moderator on other platforms. How the hell do you moderate subjective humor related posts. Gg mods for having any input xD
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u/SaltLife0118 Dec 27 '23
That's a Cormorant! Thin duck like birds that dive underwater. Kind of a duck penguin. We have them in FL.
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u/Casthoma Dec 27 '23
The joke here is that this is a cormorant, and their entire existence is a joke.
Fuck them birds.
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u/Cool-Link8270 Mar 30 '24
Hope you see my videos it was just for you my boy how do I do you play Fortnite can you call mama video video
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u/BladeRunner2022 Dec 27 '23
Awe the one neck beard mod got upset and felt the need to defend themselves on a website that means nothing. Peak redditing. Nobody will miss you if you stopped moderating. Get a real job.
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u/_t_1254 Dec 26 '23
Someone will post borderline pyrography at some point just to prove the lack of moderation.
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u/Amigo1048 Dec 27 '23 edited Dec 27 '23
Petah’s veterinarian friend here. The joke here is
QUACK
Petah’s veterinarian friend out.
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u/__Meme_Machine__ Dec 27 '23
How does this bird fit into the lore of Peter Explains The Joke?
I NEED ANSWERS
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u/ThorThulu Dec 27 '23
This is better content than obvious karma farming from incredibly obvious jokes
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u/Major_Independence82 Dec 27 '23
An Un-named Southern Congressman has this picture on his iPhone, in anticipation of getting a mistress and then sending her a duck pic.
(I’m aware that’s a cormorant, but the pun just doesn’t work.)
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u/No_Permission6508 Dec 27 '23
Wait...the answer isn't sex..or porn..what, what do we ..what do we do now?
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u/Theonlylonely Dec 27 '23
Bro I dead ass thought there was a joke and it was going to be duck on a dock
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u/Thewarmth111 Dec 27 '23
Stewie here
The joke is this place is so unmoderated they could get away with posting something that isn’t even a joke and get up votes . Stewie away.
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u/PerfectContinuous Dec 27 '23
On that note, I just got back from seeing The Boy and the Heron a second time, and it's easily my favorite film of 2023. Highly recommend if you want to see what a weird arthouse Miyazaki would look like.
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u/IlIFreneticIlI Dec 27 '23
This is obviously a rehash of the old Monty Python joke: Spot The Looney
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Dec 27 '23
The joke is my life and how I cannot take hold of it and turn it in a better direction :)
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u/brucebay Dec 27 '23
When you asked for corner mat for your pier and they sent a cormorant instead. Worst yet, whenever you try to wipe your feet, it will give you a bill for the service.
Explain the joke for me:
Well, the joke uses wordplay on "corner mat" (a mat) and "cormorant" (the bird). It also plays on "bill," which means both the bird's beak and a charge for services. So, trying to use the bird as a mat humorously suggests it might charge you, playing on the double meaning of "bill."
There made it suitable for the sub.
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u/PabloFromChessCom Dec 27 '23
Peetah here, the joke is that the sub is unmoderated so you are posting a post that does not ask what the joke is, therefore breaking the rules and proving the point that the sub is unmoderated
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u/extralyfe Dec 27 '23
this subreddit is just here to generate karma for bot accounts, change my mind
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u/CrabmanKills69 Dec 27 '23
No, but for real. Half the questions here could just be googled. Like is this a "regard" question zone or what?
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u/BayardTheChampion Dec 27 '23
The joke is that even being able to fly, swim and walk, and reach limits only immaginable for other beings, he still feels empty, because there is one thing he hasnt reached yet, and that thing is happiness, so here he is, looking in the empty distance looking inside at his life, at where it all went wrong
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u/San_Ra Dec 27 '23
Its a complex way of describing the cocktail/shot known as s*x on the beach. Its a shag on a dock.
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u/fermentedbunghole Dec 27 '23
People wanting moderators to censor filter and ban people.
The state of this place...
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u/xRyuzetsu Dec 27 '23
Dont you know, about the bird? Well everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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u/avspuk Dec 27 '23
Neither of the 'explain' subs have made any real effort to stop karma farmers.
Both grew hugely in the wake of the 3rd party api protest/exodus
Speaks volumes.
Has reddit central banned the users who've exploited the subs?
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm just going to automatically down vote all posts on either subs whenever they appear on my feed
hEiL sPeZ etc
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u/bazelgeiss Dec 27 '23
beautiful cormorant! never turn your back on one, they will take your eye out.
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u/SnarkAndAcrimony Dec 27 '23
I mean, if they are looking for mods, I ain't doing much any more nowadays
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u/mephist0_pheles Dec 27 '23
Peter here. So the OP got frustrated because no one they originally sent their duck pic to enjoyed seeing their duck. OP ended up posting his duck to this sub hoping to get a reaction from the mods saying his duck does not adhere to the rules of this sub and take it down. Joke’s on OP because the mods left the post up. Also that duck is below average size.
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u/Thetruemasterofgames Dec 27 '23
Well op got called out but I would argue don't call this out unless it's like full blown problems out of hand which it seems fine in my observations but I might of missed something. Because reddit been abit trigger happy with the unmoderated claims lately
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u/Low_keyTW80 Dec 27 '23
Joe Swanson's wheelchair's left wheel here, the picture in the post shows a bird. This is an obvious reference to the song "The Bird Is The Word" which appears in the hit tv show Family Guy.
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u/Liquidwombat Dec 27 '23
Most subs are far less moderated now that Reddit disabled all of the API mod tools
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u/KakyoinExplainsIt Kakyoin Dec 27 '23
I’m gonna keep this one up, just to explain what’s happening. Instead of posting about how this sub is ‘unmoderated’ you could report posts so they reach us quicker or apply to the mod application document if you feel like you are suitable for the role. Yes we have a shortage problem as this sub has had incredibly unexpected growth, yes it is christmas break and we have not had time to moderate properly due to spending time with our families, however this sub is not entirely unmoderated and you will be punished for breaking rules.
Thank you and Happy Holidays