I don’t think the cartoonist is confused about what “lactose intolerant” means. The joke is that the phrase is being used in a different way than normal.
I concur with WW.
“The joke is that the phrase is being used in a different way than normal.”
I agree but I’d argue associate being eat and chomped but focusing on the milk aspect is a stretch. Also intolerant is not the same as hating and dreading. I’m not intolerant to having my fingers cut off per se. At least I don’t think so. …. but this is good enough for comic work.
WW, isn’t “the phrase is being used in a different way than normal” the same as “confused
about what ‘lactose intolerant’ means”?
B.A.: Not if they’re intentionally using it in a different way than normal, to make a joke.”Confused” implies they don’t know what they’re doing.
woozy: Yeah, if a giant picked me up, dunked me in milk, and then took a bite out of my head, I don’t think my reaction would be “gross, I hate milk!” :)
But… that’s simply not what the term means. You can’t just redefine existing phrases and call it a joke.
“I don’t think that word means what you think it means…”
“You can’t just redefine existing phrases and call it a joke.”
You can do that. Whether or not you should is a different question, but I thought this comic was OK.
“You can’t just redefine existing phrases and call it a joke.”
Yeah, you can. Watch.
The FCC really wants to make things easier for ISPs.
Under their new definition of “broadband Internet”, FM radio counts, because sometimes radio stations play “We Got the Beat”.
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‘Cause every time he’s dipped in milk, he gets chomped on.
But gingerbread men typically lack toes…
Good one!
Synchronicity, but with more EW!
https://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2018/12/13
I don’t think the cartoonist is confused about what “lactose intolerant” means. The joke is that the phrase is being used in a different way than normal.
I concur with WW.
“The joke is that the phrase is being used in a different way than normal.”
I agree but I’d argue associate being eat and chomped but focusing on the milk aspect is a stretch. Also intolerant is not the same as hating and dreading. I’m not intolerant to having my fingers cut off per se. At least I don’t think so. …. but this is good enough for comic work.
WW, isn’t “the phrase is being used in a different way than normal” the same as “confused
about what ‘lactose intolerant’ means”?
B.A.: Not if they’re intentionally using it in a different way than normal, to make a joke.”Confused” implies they don’t know what they’re doing.
woozy: Yeah, if a giant picked me up, dunked me in milk, and then took a bite out of my head, I don’t think my reaction would be “gross, I hate milk!” :)
But… that’s simply not what the term means. You can’t just redefine existing phrases and call it a joke.
“I don’t think that word means what you think it means…”
“You can’t just redefine existing phrases and call it a joke.”
You can do that. Whether or not you should is a different question, but I thought this comic was OK.
“You can’t just redefine existing phrases and call it a joke.”
Yeah, you can. Watch.
The FCC really wants to make things easier for ISPs.
Under their new definition of “broadband Internet”, FM radio counts, because sometimes radio stations play “We Got the Beat”.