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a royal chamber

There is a huge sword or knife above the king hanging from a string. A king sits there in his throne while a court reader reads a scroll.

There is a huge sword above the king. It could easily fall on him.

Your overhead is going to kill you.

scene: a royal chamber description: There is a huge sword or knife above the king hanging from a string. A king sits there in his throne while a court reader reads a scroll. uncanny: There is a huge sword above the king. It could easily fall on him. entities: Dagger, King. caption: Your overhead is going to kill you.

Overhead costs eat away at profits in companies/organizations, which can lead to their downfall. Here, however, the overhead is literally a giant sword which can literally kill the king.

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two branches

Two butterflies, standing on branches, are talking to each other. One of the butterflies has modern art on its wings.

The modern art on the wings of the other butterfly is weird because butterflies can't choose their wing patterns.

But how will we raise the kids?

scene: two branches description: Two butterflies, standing on branches, are talking to each other. One of the butterflies has modern art on its wings. uncanny: The modern art on the wings of the other butterfly is weird because butterflies can't choose their wing patterns. entities: Butterfly, Abstract_art, Piet_Mondrian. caption: But how will we raise the kids?

Ideological differences, e.g., religion, between parents are often considerations prior to two people having kids because it's desirable to have a consistent moral framework to raise kids with. In this case, the ideological difference is about geometric art.

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a living room

A man and a woman are sitting in their living room reading. Meanwhile, outside their windows, a war is happening --- there are tanks, and many soldiers looking in at them. The man in the living room turns around, and looks surprised that the soldiers are there.

The warzone being juxtaposed with the calm and normal living room is unusual, because one would think that the man and the woman wouldn't be so calm if they knew this was going to happen. Furthermore, only the man seems to have noticed the war/soldiers, as the woman just keeps reading.

Regime change is never easy, dear.

scene: a living room description: A man and a woman are sitting in their living room reading. Meanwhile, outside their windows, a war is happening --- there are tanks, and many soldiers looking in at them. The man in the living room turns around, and looks surprised that the soldiers are there. uncanny: The warzone being juxtaposed with the calm and normal living room is unusual, because one would think that the man and the woman wouldn't be so calm if they knew this was going to happen. Furthermore, only the man seems to have noticed the war/soldiers, as the woman just keeps reading. entities: Tank, Platoon, Soldier. caption: Regime change is never easy, dear.

A play on the phrase "change is never easy" --- this is a phrase that couples might say to each other to comfort them after, e.g., a family member passes, or their children move out. Here, "regime" is inserted, which forms the term "regime change", which refers to the usually violent change of governments during, e.g., revolutions. The nonchalance of the woman and the worry of the man looking at the soldiers enacting the regime change is what makes it funny.

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an office

A man in a suit and tie is angrily cleaning the office window and the window cleaner is talking on the phone in the office. The roles seem to have reversed.

The man in the suit and tie usually is working in the office while the man in slacks cleans the windows.

The revolution has begun!

scene: an office description: A man in a suit and tie is angrily cleaning the office window and the window cleaner is talking on the phone in the office. The roles seem to have reversed. uncanny: The man in the suit and tie usually is working in the office while the man in slacks cleans the windows. entities: Window_cleaner, Waiting_staff. caption: The revolution has begun!

The communist revolution is an overthrow of the capitalist class by the working class, as theorized by Marx. Here, the window washer and the businessman have swapped jobs, i.e., the businessman was overthrown from his post. The man in the desk on the phone is purportedly informing his comrades that this is the first step of the revolution, and they can all begin to do the same. The revolution usually is portrayed as more violent, so it would be surprising if this really was the first step.

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the yellow brick road

there is a captain that sees the characters from wizard the oz. they ignore him as they continue to walk.

people would acknowledge each other when walking by.

I can’t skip.

scene: the yellow brick road description: there is a captain that sees the characters from wizard the oz. they ignore him as they continue to walk. uncanny: people would acknowledge each other when walking by. entities: The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz, Police. caption: I can’t skip.

A reference to the Wizard of Oz --- in that story, the group of protagonists often skip down the yellow brick road. But, this potential fifth character (the sailor with the peg leg) was rejected by the party because he is physically unable skip due to his leg. It's a petty reason for the party to pass him over.

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the rooftop

A woman is sitting at a table on a roof. A magician is pulling a rabbit out of his hat and people watching from their windows are applauding.

It's an odd place to have a magic act.

4B wants you to make her husband disappear.

scene: the rooftop description: A woman is sitting at a table on a roof. A magician is pulling a rabbit out of his hat and people watching from their windows are applauding. uncanny: It's an odd place to have a magic act. entities: Apartment, Audience, Magic_(illusion). caption: 4B wants you to make her husband disappear.

Magicians can often perform illusions to make objects disappear. In this case, the man is putting on a magic show for an entire apartment block -- because the magic show has intersected with people's living situations, they are making requests having to do with their home life via texting the magician's spouse (next to him on the roof). One person, the resident of apartment 4B, is experiencing marital troubles and has requested that her husband be disappeared to solve her problems.

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a corporate meeting room

The room is filled with people who are having a meeting. More than half the room has their hand up.

It is not usual to have your hand up for a meeting.

Well, then, it's unanimous.

scene: a corporate meeting room description: The room is filled with people who are having a meeting. More than half the room has their hand up. uncanny: It is not usual to have your hand up for a meeting. entities: Meeting, Businessperson, Voting. caption: Well, then, it's unanimous.

The caption plays on the idea that men aren't listened to in decision making processes in romantic relationships. This company board vote isn't actually unanimous (because only the women have raised their hands), but if you don't listen to the men, it is.

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a meeting room

The room is filled with people who are having a meeting. More than half the room has their hand up.

It is not usual to have your hand up for a meeting.

Well, then, it's unanimous.

scene: a meeting room description: The room is filled with people who are having a meeting. More than half the room has their hand up. uncanny: It is not usual to have your hand up for a meeting. entities: Woman, Sexism. caption: Well, then, it's unanimous.

The caption plays on the idea that men aren't listened to in decision making processes in romantic relationships. This company board vote isn't actually unanimous (because only the women have raised their hands), but if you don't listen to the men, it is.

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Art Gallery

A chef is barbecuing in the middle of a museum. A boy is waiting on his burger, and a curator is yelling.

You can't have grills in a museum.

That's a rare medium. Well done.

scene: Art Gallery description: A chef is barbecuing in the middle of a museum. A boy is waiting on his burger, and a curator is yelling. uncanny: You can't have grills in a museum. entities: Grill, Art_critic. caption: That's a rare medium. Well done.

A play on the terms "rare", "medium", and "well done"; these three phrases are steak temperatures that people prefer, which ties in the the barbecue. But on the other hand, in the art context, a "rare medium" would be a piece of art that is constructed with uncommon materials; the uncommon material is the burgers he's cooking. The "well done" is re-framed as a congratulatory message for barbecuing well.

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a sidewalk

Two people are walking down the street. The man is dressed like a king.

It's odd to dress like a king in public.

Harry, the whole point of leaving England was to blend in.

scene: a sidewalk description: Two people are walking down the street. The man is dressed like a king. uncanny: It's odd to dress like a king in public. entities: King, Crown. caption: Harry, the whole point of leaving England was to blend in.

A joke about Prince Harry and Meghan moving to America. They moved to America in part to avoid the media attention associated with living in the royal family. The joke here is that, Harry still feels the need to wear a royal-looking outfit, which causes the pair to not blend in.

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a living room

A man and a woman are sitting down in a living room. She is reading a book and he is drinking from a cup. There are army men outside the windows with tanks in the background.

There are military personnel looking into the windows.

Regime change is never easy, dear.

scene: a living room description: A man and a woman are sitting down in a living room. She is reading a book and he is drinking from a cup. There are army men outside the windows with tanks in the background. uncanny: There are military personnel looking into the windows. entities: War, Surprise. caption: Regime change is never easy, dear.

A play on the phrase "change is never easy" --- this is a phrase that couples might say to each other to comfort them after, e.g., a family member passes, or their children move out. Here, "regime" is inserted, which forms the term "regime change", which refers to the usually violent change of governments during, e.g., revolutions. The nonchalance of the woman and the worry of the man looking at the soldiers enacting the regime change is what makes it funny.

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a fenced area

Two turkeys are talking to each other. One turkey has women's legs with stocking and heels.

One turkey has human legs and is wearing stockings and heels.

I'm up here.

scene: a fenced area description: Two turkeys are talking to each other. One turkey has women's legs with stocking and heels. uncanny: One turkey has human legs and is wearing stockings and heels. entities: Turkey_(bird), High-heeled_shoe. caption: I'm up here.

A play on the common trope that men's gaze can drift to revealing parts of a woman's body if their are sexually interested in them. The trope states that the woman will sometimes say "my eyes are up here" --- but here, while the male turkey is looking at the human-like legs in fishnets, because of how a turkey's entire body is above the legs, instead of "my eyes are up here", it gets reduced to "I'm up here," i.e., "most of my entire body is above where you are looking."

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an office building

Some business men are walking down a hallway. Two are pulling wagons full of money. Another is pushing a cart full of money.

People don't drag around cash like that.

Who would have thought they'd actually give money to a bank!

scene: an office building description: Some business men are walking down a hallway. Two are pulling wagons full of money. Another is pushing a cart full of money. uncanny: People don't drag around cash like that. entities: Money, Wheelbarrow. caption: Who would have thought they'd actually give money to a bank!

A joke about the bank bail-outs during the 2008 recession. Banks made a bunch of risky loans, and then were bailed out by the federal government despite their bad behavior. This joke pokes fun at the idea that the bankers feel they tricked the government as they walk out of congress with piles of cash. The irony is that banks have a lot of money, which is the contrast the caption points to.

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Noah's Ark

In Noah's Ark, there are dozens of giraffes and no other type of animal. Noah and another woman are the only humans.

In the story of Noah's Ark, Noah gathers two of every animal but here he only gets giraffes which defeats the main purpose of the story.

I wouldn't say ‘favorite’ animal...

scene: Noah's Ark description: In Noah's Ark, there are dozens of giraffes and no other type of animal. Noah and another woman are the only humans. uncanny: In the story of Noah's Ark, Noah gathers two of every animal but here he only gets giraffes which defeats the main purpose of the story. entities: Giraffe, Boat. caption: I wouldn't say ‘favorite’ animal...

Noah only takes two of each animal on the ark. Here, the defensive Noah took many more than 2 giraffes, and is being interrogated for that decision.

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an apartment flat

There are three moving service male employees in uniform and one woman in a living room. Two of the employees are moving a couch through the front door while the third is sitting in a recliner. The woman is facing him and is talking.

It is unusual for a mover to be resting in a recliner while is fellow employees continue working.

Crazy people have sat in yours.

scene: an apartment flat description: There are three moving service male employees in uniform and one woman in a living room. Two of the employees are moving a couch through the front door while the third is sitting in a recliner. The woman is facing him and is talking. uncanny: It is unusual for a mover to be resting in a recliner while is fellow employees continue working. entities: Moving_company, Couch. caption: Crazy people have sat in yours.

The woman is going to therapy, but refuses to sit on the office couch because "crazy people have sat in it". But, by being this neurotic and replacing the couch for her appointment, she outs herself as a crazy person herself. The therapist has a lot to work on.

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the sidewalk

A man is being pulled by his suspenders by two drones. A man looks on worried beside him.

Drones are not used to try and lift people.

I wear the pants but my wife controls them.

scene: the sidewalk description: A man is being pulled by his suspenders by two drones. A man looks on worried beside him. uncanny: Drones are not used to try and lift people. entities: Unmanned_aerial_vehicle, Garter. caption: I wear the pants but my wife controls them.

A joke that plays on two marriage tropes: who "wears the pants" in the relationship (i.e., who takes on the traditionally masculine role) and who is really in control (i.e., the trope is that women exert most of the control behind the scenes). But here, these tropes are literal: the man is literally wearing weird pants held up by drones, and the wife is literally controlling the contraption via remote control access of the drones.

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a living room

A large dog is in the living room. two people are sitting down in chairs while ignoring the dog.

A dog is never that large and people would be surprised to see one in their living room.

Don't look at me that way—I wanted a giant cat.

scene: a living room description: A large dog is in the living room. two people are sitting down in chairs while ignoring the dog. uncanny: A dog is never that large and people would be surprised to see one in their living room. entities: Puppy, Clifford_the_Big_Red_Dog. caption: Don't look at me that way—I wanted a giant cat.

The giant dog is slobbering all over the furniture and the woman is looking to the man for help. The problem here is clearly the size of the dog --- if it were normal sized, it wouldn't be a problem. But, the man fails to recognize that the size is the problem instead attributing their current predicament to the fact that its a dog. It's additionally partly funny because of the tension between cat people and dog people.

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a room

A man dances with a partner in an open spaced room. He has a long leg that stretches and twirls around.

His leg is the most unusual because legs are normally half the body length and his is long enough to twirl around.

Another nasty hokeypokey injury!

scene: a room description: A man dances with a partner in an open spaced room. He has a long leg that stretches and twirls around. uncanny: His leg is the most unusual because legs are normally half the body length and his is long enough to twirl around. entities: Dance, Human_leg. caption: Another nasty hokeypokey injury!

The hokeypokey is a dance that involves specific movements of arms and legs in a complicated fashion, including a "turning around" step. The joke is that, because dance is complicated and involves twisting arms/legs around, it's actually dangerous and commonly causes absurd injuries like this twisted around leg.

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an office

In an office, a man in a bunny suit is walking by. Some of the workers are gawking at him.

There is a man inside of a bunny costume at work.

Well, at least somebody remembered about casual Good Friday.

scene: an office description: In an office, a man in a bunny suit is walking by. Some of the workers are gawking at him. uncanny: There is a man inside of a bunny costume at work. entities: Rabbit, Businessperson. caption: Well, at least somebody remembered about casual Good Friday.

A playful combination of the phrases "Good Friday" and "casual Friday". "Good Friday" is a christian holiday that takes place close to Easter, as represented by the Easter bunny costume. Casual Friday is a common office policy that encourages people to wear less formal clothes to the office, which the Easter bunny costume would be. So, on casual Good Friday, an Easter bunny outfit being worn to work would be appropriate.

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a party

There are a bunch of people at a party. A drunk woman is approaching two astronauts.

There are guys dressed like astronauts at a party.

You two seem oddly suited.

scene: a party description: There are a bunch of people at a party. A drunk woman is approaching two astronauts. uncanny: There are guys dressed like astronauts at a party. entities: Astronaut, Underwater_diving. caption: You two seem oddly suited.

Two people being "oddly suited" usually means that their personalities are surprisingly compatible, despite having many differences. But here, they are literally "oddly suited," i.e., they are wearing odd suits for a party (diving suit, space suit).

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nowhere

Two men in suits are having a conversation with each other. One has his arms folded across his chest, and is looking down at the other man's belly, which looks to be pregnant.

It's unusual for men to become pregnant.

She told me she had protection.

scene: nowhere description: Two men in suits are having a conversation with each other. One has his arms folded across his chest, and is looking down at the other man's belly, which looks to be pregnant. uncanny: It's unusual for men to become pregnant. entities: Abdominal_obesity, Male_pregnancy. caption: She told me she had protection.

A reversal of traditional gender roles: usually, women are the ones who become pregnant after unprotected sex, but here, the man is pregnant. He laments that his partner claimed to be using protection so he didn't expect to become pregnant. It's funny because it's not clear what sort of protection he thought she had, or how the couple reproduced in the first place.

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a pool hall

Two men are playing pool. One of the men is holding a pool stick and a cup of tea in his other hand.

It would be hard to play pool with only one hand available.

I've never been snookered so properly before.

scene: a pool hall description: Two men are playing pool. One of the men is holding a pool stick and a cup of tea in his other hand. uncanny: It would be hard to play pool with only one hand available. entities: Bowler_hat, Cue_sports. caption: I've never been snookered so properly before.

A play on the word "snooker" --- "snookered" comes from old-time victorian-era british english (the person pictured appears to be from this era) and means to be bested or thwarted. But, snooker is also a variant of billiards, as pictured. So: this person was snookered (lost the game) at snooker (the game).

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sand

A man is crawling through the desert. Another man is attempting to paddle a boat through the sand.

A rowboat shouldn't be in the middle of the desert.

Long time no sea.

scene: sand description: A man is crawling through the desert. Another man is attempting to paddle a boat through the sand. uncanny: A rowboat shouldn't be in the middle of the desert. entities: Rowing, Desert_island. caption: Long time no sea.

A play on the term "sea" --- "long time no see" is something people say to each-other after they meet up for the first time in an extended period. But here, "sea" transforms the meaning to mean: "it's been a long time since you've been in the ocean," which is an accurate comment for someone who has been paddling a boat through the desert for many miles.

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a party

An astronaut and diver are talking at a party. A drunk woman is admiring the astronaut's pack.

There is an astronaut and diver at a dinner party still in their working clothes.

You two seem oddly suited.

scene: a party description: An astronaut and diver are talking at a party. A drunk woman is admiring the astronaut's pack. uncanny: There is an astronaut and diver at a dinner party still in their working clothes. entities: Alcohol_intoxication, Astronaut, Space_suit. caption: You two seem oddly suited.

Two people being "oddly suited" usually means that their personalities are surprisingly compatible, despite having many differences. But here, they are literally "oddly suited," i.e., they are wearing odd suits for a party (diving suit, space suit).

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a meeting room

People in the office are having a meeting. All of them are naked.

It is unusual for people to be naked during a meeting.

I was wrong. This meeting is still boring.

scene: a meeting room description: People in the office are having a meeting. All of them are naked. uncanny: It is unusual for people to be naked during a meeting. entities: Nudity, Conversation. caption: I was wrong. This meeting is still boring.

The boss was so bored in the meeting that he had the idea for everyone to get naked to make it more interesting. Surprisingly, everyone seems to have agreed, but even everyone being naked couldn't make a meeting interesting. It's a reference to how boring meetings are.

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bathroom

A man is in the bathroom in the morning. He looks tired, and his reflection is that of Abraham Lincoln.

His reflection is of someone else, not him.

On second thought let's skip the play.

scene: bathroom description: A man is in the bathroom in the morning. He looks tired, and his reflection is that of Abraham Lincoln. uncanny: His reflection is of someone else, not him. entities: Abraham_Lincoln, Shaving. caption: On second thought let's skip the play.

A joke about Abraham Lincoln's assassination, which took place at a play. This man is getting ready to go to a play and has a vision of himself as Lincoln; because he wants to avoid being assassinated, due to this premonition, he suggests to his partner that they not go to the play after all.

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bedroom

There is a married couple tucked into bed in their bedroom. The woman on the right has her glasses on and is reading a book. The husband on the left is sunk down into the covers with a disgusted look on his face. It is also raining inside the bedroom but only on the man's side of the bed.

It is unusual that it is raining inside of a bedroom. It's also unusual that it's only raining on the man's side of the bed.

An optimist would see the room as half dry.

scene: bedroom description: There is a married couple tucked into bed in their bedroom. The woman on the right has her glasses on and is reading a book. The husband on the left is sunk down into the covers with a disgusted look on his face. It is also raining inside the bedroom but only on the man's side of the bed. uncanny: It is unusual that it is raining inside of a bedroom. It's also unusual that it's only raining on the man's side of the bed. entities: Rain, Intimate_relationship. caption: An optimist would see the room as half dry.

A play on the "glass half full/empty" thought experiment, which is used to identify optimists (who see a glass as half full) vs. pessimists (who see a glass as half empty). The wife who is on the dry side is telling her spouse to look on the bright side/be optimistic and stop complaining about the rain on his half. It's funny because her dismissiveness is partly driven by the fact that she's not experiencing the rain, so doesn't really understand where he's coming from.

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the sidewalk

People are walking down the street. One man is pushing a baby in a stroller, and another has a stroller with monster truck wheels.

The stroller has oversized wheels.

The rear-facing camera let's him know I'm here.

scene: the sidewalk description: People are walking down the street. One man is pushing a baby in a stroller, and another has a stroller with monster truck wheels. uncanny: The stroller has oversized wheels. entities: Baby_transport, Tire. caption: The rear-facing camera let's him know I'm here.

A joke about child-rearing technology becoming over-complicated --- here, the mom has all the latest technology for her baby, including a monster-truck-esque baby carriage. The carriage itself is quite complicated, and the baby can't even directly see the mom: the baby can only see the mom via a rear-facing camera. It's funny in part because it comments on how technology might be separating us more than connecting us.

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an antique store

Some customers are browsing at a china shop. There is a bull behind a counter examining a cup.

There is a bull who is either looking at china or works there and is ringing someone up.

You were right—putting him on commission changed his attitude.

scene: an antique store description: Some customers are browsing at a china shop. There is a bull behind a counter examining a cup. uncanny: There is a bull who is either looking at china or works there and is ringing someone up. entities: Porcelain, Bull. caption: You were right—putting him on commission changed his attitude.

A "bull in a china shop" refers to someone who is not careful and breaks things in situations that require care. In this case, the literal bull has surprisingly reformed to be more careful simply by changing occupations within the store.

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wedding

A man is staring at a wedding cake. The cake has a smiley face on it. There is a couple on the cake.

The cake is alive and smiling.

I can keep it together during the ceremony. The reception is where I fall to pieces.

scene: wedding description: A man is staring at a wedding cake. The cake has a smiley face on it. There is a couple on the cake. uncanny: The cake is alive and smiling. entities: Layer_cake, Anthropomorphism. caption: I can keep it together during the ceremony. The reception is where I fall to pieces.

A play on "keep it together" and "fall to pieces" --- people at weddings will often get wrapped up in the emotion of the event, and end up crying: that is, they figuratively don't "keep it together" and do "fall to pieces." However, both these take on a literal crumbling interpretation for a wedding cake: it's easy to keep it together for a cake during the ceremony because no one is eating cake yet. But, during the reception when people eat the cake, the cake literally is cut into different pieces to serve.

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elevator

A man is waiting for the elevator in a building. Two men with big tubas are getting off.

Nothing really seems out of place.

No, you come in on four.

scene: elevator description: A man is waiting for the elevator in a building. Two men with big tubas are getting off. uncanny: Nothing really seems out of place. entities: Tuba, Muzak. caption: No, you come in on four.

A play on the phrases "come in" and "four" --- if a marching band were practicing their routine, they would probably discuss particular beats on which instruments "come in," or join the piece (e.g., "on [beat] four"). But in an elevator talking to the person trying to literally "come in" to the elevator, on "four" refers to floor four: the phrase would mean that the person shouldn't enter the elevator on the current floor because it's not the fourth floor.

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an island

Two people are on a deserted island. They're looking at another island, where dolphins are stranded.

There are dolphin out of the water, and they're making the formation of a palm tree.

I knew they were smart. I didn't know they were sarcastic.

scene: an island description: Two people are on a deserted island. They're looking at another island, where dolphins are stranded. uncanny: There are dolphin out of the water, and they're making the formation of a palm tree. entities: Dolphin, Mimicry. caption: I knew they were smart. I didn't know they were sarcastic.

The dolphins are sarcastically reveling in the stranded doom of the two people on the island. Instead of trying to help the pair of people, they are making fun of them by replicating the island, tree, and people with an elaborate pose. This pose requires a lot of smarts to do, but, the people didn't realize that dolphins were smart enough to be sarcastic.

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midair

A bunch of people are sitting around a table. It is suspended in mid air.

There is no board room. They are just floating.

Who has the floor?

scene: midair description: A bunch of people are sitting around a table. It is suspended in mid air. uncanny: There is no board room. They are just floating. entities: Invisibility, Meeting. caption: Who has the floor?

A play on the term "has the floor" --- a phrase that figuratively means "who has the right to speak right now in this meeting". But here, the question is literal: the meeting has no floor, and so the person is asking literally who took it.

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the front desk

Several people are walking through the lobby of an office building. On one side of the office a man is restrained in the stocks, possibly as some type of punishment.

A man is being restrained in a way that has not been used for hundreds of years and it is happening in a modern environment.

It was a very hostile takeover.

scene: the front desk description: Several people are walking through the lobby of an office building. On one side of the office a man is restrained in the stocks, possibly as some type of punishment. uncanny: A man is being restrained in a way that has not been used for hundreds of years and it is happening in a modern environment. entities: Physical_restraint, White-collar_worker. caption: It was a very hostile takeover.

A hostile takeover in the business world happens when a company attempts to acquire another against the boards wishes. But here, the hostility of the takeover is literal and exaggerated: the old board members are put in the pillory as a form of public humiliation, in addition to having their company taken over.

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a car

A man is tied up on top of a car. Two people are in the car looking around.

There is a man tied up on a car.

The instructions should have mentioned that you need a body of water.

scene: a car description: A man is tied up on top of a car. Two people are in the car looking around. uncanny: There is a man tied up on a car. entities: Cement_shoes, Mafia. caption: The instructions should have mentioned that you need a body of water.

A joke about an incompetent pair of mobsters attempting to kill the man on the roof via cement shoes; they are incompetent because they are following a step-by-step instruction manual to do this, and have overlooked the obvious: you need a body of water to throw the person with cement shoes to kill them, and now they are driving around frantically trying to find one. It's funny in part because they are not being discrete: the incompetent pair has simply put the victim on the roof for everyone to see/try to intervene.

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the kitchen

This takes place in a kitchen where everything is locked up tight, including the refrigerator and cupboards. There are traps and spikes covering the floor. Two people look on with inquisitive expressions.

People do not lock and set up traps in their kitchen.

He could have just written his name on his yogurt.

scene: the kitchen description: This takes place in a kitchen where everything is locked up tight, including the refrigerator and cupboards. There are traps and spikes covering the floor. Two people look on with inquisitive expressions. uncanny: People do not lock and set up traps in their kitchen. entities: Trapping, Refrigerator. caption: He could have just written his name on his yogurt.

Roommates sometimes eat each-others food in a shared fridge, which causes tensions if people wanted to keep food for themselves. Writing one's name on food items is a common system roommates use with a shared fridge to make sure people don't eat what they shouldn't. But here, one of the roommates has gone over the top with a new system to prevent people from eating his yogurt: locking up the fridge/kitchen and putting traps everywhere it so it's inaccessible.

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airplane

A number of people are seated in a plane. A woman is having a conversation with a man wearing a chef's outfit.

A chef wouldn't be wearing his work clothes onto a plane.

If I had more dough, I'd be in first class.

scene: airplane description: A number of people are seated in a plane. A woman is having a conversation with a man wearing a chef's outfit. uncanny: A chef wouldn't be wearing his work clothes onto a plane. entities: Chef, Pizza. caption: If I had more dough, I'd be in first class.

A play on the word "dough" --- dough figuratively refers to money, and the quote can mean the person would have bought a first class ticket if he had more money. But because the person is a chef, the dough takes a second meaning: literal pizza dough, that he's tossing.

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easter island

There is a hillside with very large sculpted heads. In the middle of the grouping of heads is a smiling fat face, markedly different from the longer ones.

The sculpted heads mirror the real world Easter Island, where there were only serious faces and not the disembodied smiling face as seen here, which is completely out of place.

We really need to revisit our immigration policy.

scene: easter island description: There is a hillside with very large sculpted heads. In the middle of the grouping of heads is a smiling fat face, markedly different from the longer ones. uncanny: The sculpted heads mirror the real world Easter Island, where there were only serious faces and not the disembodied smiling face as seen here, which is completely out of place. entities: Egghead, Statue. caption: We really need to revisit our immigration policy.

The realistic looking head has immigrated to live with the Moai, who look uncomfortable because the new head looks different. This is a play on the idea that people are sometimes uncomfortable with outsiders coming in to their country; even the inanimate Moai statues want to update their policy accordingly.

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a desert

There is a man rowing a boat across a sandy desert who is looking down at another man next to his boat. The other man is crawling on all fours and is looking up and talking to the man in the boat.

It is unusual that a man is rowing a boat through sand. It is also unusual to find a man crawling through a desert on all fours.

Long time no sea.

scene: a desert description: There is a man rowing a boat across a sandy desert who is looking down at another man next to his boat. The other man is crawling on all fours and is looking up and talking to the man in the boat. uncanny: It is unusual that a man is rowing a boat through sand. It is also unusual to find a man crawling through a desert on all fours. entities: Rowing, Thirst. caption: Long time no sea.

A play on the term "sea" --- "long time no see" is something people say to each-other after they meet up for the first time in an extended period. But here, "sea" transforms the meaning to mean: "it's been a long time since you've been in the ocean," which is an accurate comment for someone who has been paddling a boat through the desert for many miles.

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a convention center

The board of a company is making a presentation at a stockholder meeting in an auditorium. The board members are naked and on stage, while the shareholders, who are fully clothed, look on.

The fact that the company board is naked is unusual: normally, they would also be wearing clothing.

If all goes well, we'll get them back after the audit.

scene: a convention center description: The board of a company is making a presentation at a stockholder meeting in an auditorium. The board members are naked and on stage, while the shareholders, who are fully clothed, look on. uncanny: The fact that the company board is naked is unusual: normally, they would also be wearing clothing. entities: Annual_general_meeting, Nudity. caption: If all goes well, we'll get them back after the audit.

This company has done some extremely shady financial activities, so much so, that external auditors have comically taken away even their clothing. It's funny to think of a shareholder meeting for a company that's doing so obviously badly, and yet, they are happy to do their best and continue with the presentation naked.

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an office

There is a man at a desk in an office on the phone who is dressed as a window washer. Outside there is a man in a suit washing the window who looks angry.

It is unusual for a window washer to be at an office desk while a man in suit is outside washing windows.

The revolution has begun!

scene: an office description: There is a man at a desk in an office on the phone who is dressed as a window washer. Outside there is a man in a suit washing the window who looks angry. uncanny: It is unusual for a window washer to be at an office desk while a man in suit is outside washing windows. entities: Businessperson, Window_cleaner, Role_reversal. caption: The revolution has begun!

The communist revolution is an overthrow of the capitalist class by the working class, as theorized by Marx. Here, the window washer and the businessman have swapped jobs, i.e., the businessman was overthrown from his post. The man in the desk on the phone is purportedly informing his comrades that this is the first step of the revolution, and they can all begin to do the same. The revolution usually is portrayed as more violent, so it would be surprising if this really was the first step.

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a royal chamber

There is a king leaning back in his throne who is listening to a scribe who stands in front of him. The scribe is reading from a piece of rolled parchment. Above the king hangs a giant sword which stretches across the entire width of the room.

It is unusual for a sword to be this size and for it to be hung directly above the king's throne.

Your overhead is going to kill you.

scene: a royal chamber description: There is a king leaning back in his throne who is listening to a scribe who stands in front of him. The scribe is reading from a piece of rolled parchment. Above the king hangs a giant sword which stretches across the entire width of the room. uncanny: It is unusual for a sword to be this size and for it to be hung directly above the king's throne. entities: Dagger, King. caption: Your overhead is going to kill you.

Overhead costs eat away at profits in companies/organizations, which can lead to their downfall. Here, however, the overhead is literally a giant sword which can literally kill the king.

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a table

A tiny man is wielding a sewing needle. He is fending off an aggressive cat.

Men are not that tiny.

Think it over. I'm still the only one here who can use a can opener.

scene: a table description: A tiny man is wielding a sewing needle. He is fending off an aggressive cat. uncanny: Men are not that tiny. entities: Sewing_needle, Cat. caption: Think it over. I'm still the only one here who can use a can opener.

The giant cat has the power to kill the man, who is attempting to defend himself. His best defense: he reminds the cat that he's the only one who can open canned cat food by using a can opener. It's funny because, even though the cat is big and powerful, the point the man brings up about the cat's reliance on him is still a valid reason for the cat to not kill him.

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the tv room

A man has become a couch as he watches TV. His wife comes in with her hands on her hips, clearly disappointed.

Humans do not turn into couches.

My sister’s coming over. You could at least throw on a slipcover.

scene: the tv room description: A man has become a couch as he watches TV. His wife comes in with her hands on her hips, clearly disappointed. uncanny: Humans do not turn into couches. entities: Sedentary_lifestyle, Couch. caption: My sister’s coming over. You could at least throw on a slipcover.

People often clean up the house and put on better clothes when guests are coming over. Here --- the joke is that the woman sees her husband (who is a couch) as completely naked, which would be inappropriate for her sister to see. So --- instead of encouraging him to put on clothing (a more usual case, if he were just a normal naked person), because he is a couch, clothing for a couch would be a slipcover, i.e., a couch-shaped cloth covering that people sometimes install to maintain their furniture's quality.

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the desert

There is a cowboy on a real horse. There is another cowboy on a mechanical horse. They are talking to each other.

Mechanical horses do not exist and could not exist back then.

It’s the new Mustang.

scene: the desert description: There is a cowboy on a real horse. There is another cowboy on a mechanical horse. They are talking to each other. uncanny: Mechanical horses do not exist and could not exist back then. entities: Horse, Machine. caption: It’s the new Mustang.

A play on the term "mustang." A new mustang, in the modern world, refers to the Ford Mustang, which is a type of car. But, mustang is also a type of horse. Here, the cowboy's new mustang is an upgraded type of mechanical horse, which intersects both interpretations.

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the sheriff's office

A cowboy sheriff is looking at animals on the floor. A baby is there as well as a raccoon, porcupine, and squirrel.

There is a baby on the floor with some wild animals. That's not safe.

So, which one of you varmints is mine?

scene: the sheriff's office description: A cowboy sheriff is looking at animals on the floor. A baby is there as well as a raccoon, porcupine, and squirrel. uncanny: There is a baby on the floor with some wild animals. That's not safe. entities: Raccoon, Porcupine, Infant. caption: So, which one of you varmints is mine?

A play on the word "varmint" (commonly used in the wild west by cowboys like this man) --- which can refer to a pest in the literal sense (e.g., a raccoon or a squirrel), but also, can refer endearingly to a troublesome child. Here, the man can't distinguish between literal and figurative varmints, which is surprising, because the baby is his own child.

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a hotel lobby

Several people are standing by a door in an office hallway. One of them appears to be wearing a full-body diving suit

It's unusual to see someone wearing a full body diving suit in an office setting

This suit looked way better in the store.

scene: a hotel lobby description: Several people are standing by a door in an office hallway. One of them appears to be wearing a full-body diving suit uncanny: It's unusual to see someone wearing a full body diving suit in an office setting entities: Diving_suit, Party. caption: This suit looked way better in the store.

Sometimes, clothes you try on in a store look better when you are deciding to buy them or not. Here, the idea is taken to the extreme: the person in the diving suit bought the "suit" without even noticing it was a diving suit (and looks out of place for the party)/

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a field

An archer is aiming at a girl. The girl has a cherry on her head. They are in the mountains.

The girl has a cherry on her head, not an apple, so it's hard to shoot without killing her.

I'm just saying, after this haircut, it's difficult to trust you.

scene: a field description: An archer is aiming at a girl. The girl has a cherry on her head. They are in the mountains. uncanny: The girl has a cherry on her head, not an apple, so it's hard to shoot without killing her. entities: Archery, Target_practice. caption: I'm just saying, after this haircut, it's difficult to trust you.

A joke about precision with sharp objects. Here, the archer apparently gave this person their haircut, and they think it's ugly. They are planning to shoot an apple off the other person's head, which requires deft coordination with a sharp object, i.e., the arrow. But the person with the haircut doesn't trust their capacity with sharp objects, because the scissors used to cut their hair weren't used skillfully, as the haircut turned out ugly.

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a lobby

There are three men sitting in recliners in what appears to be a hotel lobby. They are all holding drinks and looking towards a staircase where there is a taxi driving up the stairs to their floor.

It is unusual for a car to be driving up stairs in a building.

When you don't want one, they're everywhere.

scene: a lobby description: There are three men sitting in recliners in what appears to be a hotel lobby. They are all holding drinks and looking towards a staircase where there is a taxi driving up the stairs to their floor. uncanny: It is unusual for a car to be driving up stairs in a building. entities: Taxi, Lobby_(room), Driving_under_the_influence. caption: When you don't want one, they're everywhere.

A joke about the difficulty of finding a cab when you need one, and the ease of finding one when you're not looking for one. This joke takes the idea to an extreme: here, the men are not seeking a cab, and are even inside of a building, and cabs are so comically abundant that one is coming up the stairs.

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an office

A man is playing in a sandbox in an office. Two men stare at him. Cards are in the sandbox.

Sandboxes are for kids, not businesspeople. It's childish.

The third quarter is going to be delicious.

scene: an office description: A man is playing in a sandbox in an office. Two men stare at him. Cards are in the sandbox. uncanny: Sandboxes are for kids, not businesspeople. It's childish. entities: Sandpit, Post-it_Note. caption: The third quarter is going to be delicious.

A play on the term "delicious" --- in a usual office setting, if third quarter was going to be delicious, it would be figuratively so, i.e., with juicy gossip, people getting fired, lots of drama, etc. But here, the third quarter will be literally delicious because the person growing vegetables for the company will share them in the future, which will make for delicious food. It's funny in part because the usual interpretation is about dark enjoyment of office politics, but the literal interpretation is about a wholesome vegetable feast.

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castle

A trojan horse of food is being brought to the castle gates. Two guards notice as it approaches.

Trojan horses are supposed to be wooden horses given as a gift with an army inside but here instead it is food.

Beware the hidden service charge.

scene: castle description: A trojan horse of food is being brought to the castle gates. Two guards notice as it approaches. uncanny: Trojan horses are supposed to be wooden horses given as a gift with an army inside but here instead it is food. entities: Trojan_War, Dinner. caption: Beware the hidden service charge.

A reference to the trojan horse, which enabled soldiers to sneak into a fort undetected. Much like sneaking soldiers into a fort, hotels might sneak hidden charges into room service: the soldiers have seen this trick before, and are referring to how room service can similarly be a trap.

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a living room

A shepherd is sitting inside a modern house with his sheep around him. He is talking on the phone.

The shepherd is an anachronism due to his clothes, and sheep shouldn't be inside a house.

The new rug arrived, but there's some assembly required.

scene: a living room description: A shepherd is sitting inside a modern house with his sheep around him. He is talking on the phone. uncanny: The shepherd is an anachronism due to his clothes, and sheep shouldn't be inside a house. entities: Sheep, Shepherd. caption: The new rug arrived, but there's some assembly required.

Rugs are often made of wool, which comes from sheep. The person sitting on the couch probably didn't expect this much assembly when she bought the rug: the assembly would involve shearing the sheep, running a loom, etc., which is comically more assembly than would be required for most pieces of furniture, let alone a rug.

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at front door

There is a large lock by the side of the house. There are neighbors who are at the front door. The husband is looking at the lock and is worried.

People do not have large chain link locks by the side of their house.

If their dog starts humping your leg - let it finish.

scene: at front door description: There is a large lock by the side of the house. There are neighbors who are at the front door. The husband is looking at the lock and is worried. uncanny: People do not have large chain link locks by the side of their house. entities: Chain, Bathrobe. caption: If their dog starts humping your leg - let it finish.

A crude joke about the enormous dog not pictured, but implied to exist. People often tie their dogs up with chains, but the chain here is enormous and powerful, suggesting the dog its attached to is very large and strong. So, if it were to start humping your leg (normally, one would push a dog doing this away), it's safer to just let it continue rather than anger it.

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a road

There is a spaceship tailing a car driving on the road. The spaceship has on five beamer lights pointing to the road and car below.

It is unusual for a spaceship to be seen on earth.

When they said, "Take us to your leader." I don't think they meant your mother's house.

scene: a road description: There is a spaceship tailing a car driving on the road. The spaceship has on five beamer lights pointing to the road and car below. uncanny: It is unusual for a spaceship to be seen on earth. entities: Tailgating, Unidentified_flying_object, Car. caption: When they said, "Take us to your leader." I don't think they meant your mother's house.

This is a joke about in-laws. Pop culture depictions of aliens often have them requesting that the first humans they make contact with take them to the leaders of humanity. The woman is driving them to her mother's house, and the man, who feels stifled by his mother-in-law, is reminding his wife that her mom isn't their all-powerful leader. It's funny that this benign concern is on his mind in light of the fact that a giant spaceship is tailing them.

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a therapist's office

A man is in a bath sub with scared look on his face and another man with facial hair is sitting on a couch looking towards the other man with a brush in his hand.

Two men in a bathroom with one man watching the other seems to be unusual.

I can give you the tools, but you have to do the work yourself.

scene: a therapist's office description: A man is in a bath sub with scared look on his face and another man with facial hair is sitting on a couch looking towards the other man with a brush in his hand. uncanny: Two men in a bathroom with one man watching the other seems to be unusual. entities: Bathtub, Therapy. caption: I can give you the tools, but you have to do the work yourself.

A play on the words "tools" and "work". Therapists often ask for emotional buy-in from their clients: there's no passive cure that they can impart, so while they can provide the emotional tools for healing, the patient has to meet them in the middle by doing the emotional work with the tools. But here, the tools and work are literal, not emotional: the literal tools are soap and a brush, and the work is literally scrubbing, which ties together why the patient is in a bath tub.

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a bar

There is a prisoner in a bar who just escaped from jail. There is a hole in the floor and shovel on the ground.

There is a prisoner in a bar that just escaped jail. The bartender doesn't seem to care.

If anybody calls, I'm not here.

scene: a bar description: There is a prisoner in a bar who just escaped from jail. There is a hole in the floor and shovel on the ground. uncanny: There is a prisoner in a bar that just escaped jail. The bartender doesn't seem to care. entities: Prison_escape, Digging. caption: If anybody calls, I'm not here.

People are often bashful about being caught at their local bar drinking when they should be elsewhere, e.g., with their families. Sometimes people looking for bar regulars will call and ask if the person they are looking for is at the bar. But --- here, the person is an escaped prisoner, and the person calling would be the guard looking for him, so he has extra incentive to not be found.

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office

Men in suits are in an office building. There are women in fancy clothes doing the can-can, a popular dance.

Women dancing is not part of work culture.

I know you have the law and the facts on your side, but I'm going with the dancing girls on this one.

scene: office description: Men in suits are in an office building. There are women in fancy clothes doing the can-can, a popular dance. uncanny: Women dancing is not part of work culture. entities: Can-can, Supervisor. caption: I know you have the law and the facts on your side, but I'm going with the dancing girls on this one.

Judges are supposed to be impartial, but this judge sides with the showiness of the dancers rather than the boring (but correct) lawyer. This is an exaggeration of a concern of the judicial system: that the facts of a case may matter less than a lawyer's presentation.

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a living room

A man has become a couch as he watches TV. His wife comes in with her hands on her hips, clearly disappointed.

Humans do not turn into couches.

My sister’s coming over. You could at least throw on a slipcover.

scene: a living room description: A man has become a couch as he watches TV. His wife comes in with her hands on her hips, clearly disappointed. uncanny: Humans do not turn into couches. entities: Couch, Sedentary_lifestyle. caption: My sister’s coming over. You could at least throw on a slipcover.

People often clean up the house and put on better clothes when guests are coming over. Here --- the joke is that the woman sees her husband (who is a couch) as completely naked, which would be inappropriate for her sister to see. So --- instead of encouraging him to put on clothing (a more usual case, if he were just a normal naked person), because he is a couch, clothing for a couch would be a slipcover, i.e., a couch-shaped cloth covering that people sometimes install to maintain their furniture's quality.

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a street-corner

Two people are walking down the street. There is a dolphin standing in front of a store, looking to be begging for money. The man is about to pay him.

There is a dolphin who is out of the water and on the street. And it is a hobo dolphin.

Come on, George. You know he's only going to spend it on more oxygen.

scene: a street-corner description: Two people are walking down the street. There is a dolphin standing in front of a store, looking to be begging for money. The man is about to pay him. uncanny: There is a dolphin who is out of the water and on the street. And it is a hobo dolphin. entities: Begging, Dolphin. caption: Come on, George. You know he's only going to spend it on more oxygen.

People often justify not giving money to panhandlers by saying that, if they give them money "they are only going to spend it on drugs." But here the panhandler is a fish who is addicted to oxygen --- the fish literally needs the oxygen to survive and cannot extract it from the air (because it has gills to extract it from water).

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restaurant

A woman is eating at a restaurant. The waiter is pointing at an alligator that is coming up from a hole in the floor.

An alligator in a resataurant is unusual.

Past the alligator, through the ring of fire, first door on your left.

scene: restaurant description: A woman is eating at a restaurant. The waiter is pointing at an alligator that is coming up from a hole in the floor. uncanny: An alligator in a resataurant is unusual. entities: Alligator, Waiting_staff. caption: Past the alligator, through the ring of fire, first door on your left.

A joke about a weird restaurant with many comical traps like the depicted alligator pit and the not pictured ring of fire. The waiter is giving directions to the customer about the extreme perils of going to the bathroom in this establishment.

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an island

A woman and a shark rest on a small, deserted island in the middle of an ocean. The woman and the shark look hungry, thirsty and exhausted.

The shark is laying on the deserted island when it can just roll over and go back into the ocean.

An optimist would see sushi.

scene: an island description: A woman and a shark rest on a small, deserted island in the middle of an ocean. The woman and the shark look hungry, thirsty and exhausted. uncanny: The shark is laying on the deserted island when it can just roll over and go back into the ocean. entities: Shark, Cetacean_stranding. caption: An optimist would see sushi.

A joke about making the best of a bad situation. The man and the woman are struggling to survive on the island, when a massive shark beaches itself: the sharks looks scary and the man jumps in the water. The woman quips that the man is being unhelpful, and he should instead see opportunity in the shark's presence: they could kill and eat it (sushi). The shark looks pretty intimidating though, so this could be a difficult task.

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work office

People are having a business meeting. They are all wearing parrots on their shoulders.

There are parrots on all the shoulders of the men, like pirates.

We have to find a better way to record our meetings.

scene: work office description: People are having a business meeting. They are all wearing parrots on their shoulders. uncanny: There are parrots on all the shoulders of the men, like pirates. entities: Workforce, Parrot. caption: We have to find a better way to record our meetings.

Meeting recordings usually happen, e.g., via note taking, via video recording, etc. The goal is to provide an exact reference of the discussion for future interested parties. But this company has humorously employed a set of parrots to listen in --- this type of bird is technically capable of repeating human speech. But, it's likely to be inefficient --- the parrots memorize and repeat incompletely and at their own discretion, and are difficult to control, defeating the point of the meeting recording.

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the oregontrail

A traveling caravan is going through the mountains. Lights are being shone in the sky.

Lights didn't exist back then like this. Strobe lights didn't exist.

Forget Oregon. I'm going to Vegas.

scene: the oregontrail description: A traveling caravan is going through the mountains. Lights are being shone in the sky. uncanny: Lights didn't exist back then like this. Strobe lights didn't exist. entities: Wagon, Horse. caption: Forget Oregon. I'm going to Vegas.

A joke about the Oregon trail being diverted to Las Vegas. Settlers moving from the east to the west coast on wagons usually ended in Oregon, but these settlers are distracted by the lights and glamour of Las Vegas. The depicted spotlights depicted are commonly found in Vegas, which has lots of tourist activities and amenities, and is along the way. The joke is funny in part because modern Las Vegas didn't exist at the time of the Oregon Trail, and so this couldn't have happened.

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a living room

Three people are looking at animal heads on a wall. One of them is a unicorn.

A unicorn head wouldn't be on a wall because they don't exist.

Strangely enough, you are the first person to ask about the clock.

scene: a living room description: Three people are looking at animal heads on a wall. One of them is a unicorn. uncanny: A unicorn head wouldn't be on a wall because they don't exist. entities: Deer, Taxidermy. caption: Strangely enough, you are the first person to ask about the clock.

The most interesting thing in this person's living room is clearly the unicorn bust: the implication is that this man found and hunted a mythical creature. However, his house guests instead are focusing on the much more benign clock --- they are the first people he's shown his house to that attend to the clock instead of the unicorn.

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a mountain

A man is climbing a mountain. He finds an old man at the top, sitting in front of a piano.

There is an old man and a piano on top of a mountain.

No, I said to play with more attitude.

scene: a mountain description: A man is climbing a mountain. He finds an old man at the top, sitting in front of a piano. uncanny: There is an old man and a piano on top of a mountain. entities: Piano, Hiking, Elder. caption: No, I said to play with more attitude.

A play on words: "attitude" and "altitude" sound the same. The pianist was given the request by his instructor to play with "attitude" (e.g., by playing more aggressively) but instead, he is doing the much more difficult act of playing with "altitude" by climbing to the top of a mountain with his piano.

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a stream

A bear is standing in a river. Some fish are trying to jump up a waterfall.

Nothing looks unusual. This is a standard thing for bears and fish to do.

Please! I have a wife and two thousand kids!

scene: a stream description: A bear is standing in a river. Some fish are trying to jump up a waterfall. uncanny: Nothing looks unusual. This is a standard thing for bears and fish to do. entities: Salmon, Grizzly_bear. caption: Please! I have a wife and two thousand kids!

A play on the common plea people use in dire situations: "I have a wife and two kids;" this is stated to try to have people take mercy and not kill someone. But here, the victim of the bear is a fish about to be eaten, and fish tend to have many more than two kids, so the phrase is updated with the fish-version of it: two thousand kids.

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mountainside

An old man clothed only in a loin cloth is rolling a boulder up a mountain. There is an attractive blonde woman in a black cocktail dress sitting at a bar counter with a glass of wine.

Men typically don't roll boulders larger than themselves up a mountain. There usually aren't bar counters on the side of mountains, and people who go hiking tend to be dressed appropriately for it, not in evening wear. This appears to be a take on the legend of Sisyphus.

Do you struggle endlessly through here often?

scene: mountainside description: An old man clothed only in a loin cloth is rolling a boulder up a mountain. There is an attractive blonde woman in a black cocktail dress sitting at a bar counter with a glass of wine. uncanny: Men typically don't roll boulders larger than themselves up a mountain. There usually aren't bar counters on the side of mountains, and people who go hiking tend to be dressed appropriately for it, not in evening wear. This appears to be a take on the legend of Sisyphus. entities: Bar_(establishment), Sisyphus. caption: Do you struggle endlessly through here often?

"Do you come here often" is a common conversation starter at bars (where the woman is). Sisyphus would be unlikely to encounter such a woman, yet, she is trying to start a romantic conversation with him by adjusting the conversation stater to his eternally damned situation.

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a bar

A man and a woman are sitting on bars stools at a bar, sharing a drink. The man is in a formal suit, and wearing a pair of high heels.

It's still quite odd to see someone who appears to identify as male wearing a pair of high heels in public.

Actually, I'm not crazy about long walks on the beach.

scene: a bar description: A man and a woman are sitting on bars stools at a bar, sharing a drink. The man is in a formal suit, and wearing a pair of high heels. uncanny: It's still quite odd to see someone who appears to identify as male wearing a pair of high heels in public. entities: Transgender, High-heeled_shoe. caption: Actually, I'm not crazy about long walks on the beach.

A common romantic line when dating is to say "I like long walks on the beach." But here, the man is wearing high heels, which are notoriously painful to walk long distances in. So, he prefers to wear high heels, and not to walk long distances on the beach.

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field

Two cavemen are hunting deer. The deer are grazing on the grass.

The deer are stick figures.

I'm really more of a painter-gatherer.

scene: field description: Two cavemen are hunting deer. The deer are grazing on the grass. uncanny: The deer are stick figures. entities: Stick_figure, Caveman. caption: I'm really more of a painter-gatherer.

A play on the phrase "hunter-gatherer" --- the deer these two cavemen are hunting look like cave paintings instead of actual deer. So, instead of hunting normal deer, they prefer to interact with the painting deer, and they are "painter-gatherers," as a result.

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a therapist's office

A psychiatrist is seeing a patient in his office. The patient is laying in a bathtub.

A psychiatrists office doesn't have bathtubs in it.

I can give you the tools, but you have to do the work yourself.

scene: a therapist's office description: A psychiatrist is seeing a patient in his office. The patient is laying in a bathtub. uncanny: A psychiatrists office doesn't have bathtubs in it. entities: Bathtub, Therapy. caption: I can give you the tools, but you have to do the work yourself.

A play on the words "tools" and "work". Therapists often ask for emotional buy-in from their clients: there's no passive cure that they can impart, so while they can provide the emotional tools for healing, the patient has to meet them in the middle by doing the emotional work with the tools. But here, the tools and work are literal, not emotional: the literal tools are soap and a brush, and the work is literally scrubbing, which ties together why the patient is in a bath tub.

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corporate boardroom

There is a board room in an office building and 6 of the employees are dancing on top of the table. Their boss is watching them dance and is visibly upset about the situation.

The employees are in work clothes and having fun dancing on the table rather than working.

Honestly, I’m not sure you’re partner material.

scene: corporate boardroom description: There is a board room in an office building and 6 of the employees are dancing on top of the table. Their boss is watching them dance and is visibly upset about the situation. uncanny: The employees are in work clothes and having fun dancing on the table rather than working. entities: Dance, Work_behavior. caption: Honestly, I’m not sure you’re partner material.

A play on the word "partner" --- in the context of a law firm, a "partner" is a high ranking lawyer at the firm. But here, everyone at the law firm is dancing on a table, and so "partner" takes on the second meaning of dancing partner. Here, the lawyer might not achieve law partner possibly because he isn't a good dancing partner.

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a sidewalk

A man that is half goat is walking on the sidewalk. People stare as he walks by.

Human beings do not turn into goats.

The goatee looked dumb on its own.

scene: a sidewalk description: A man that is half goat is walking on the sidewalk. People stare as he walks by. uncanny: Human beings do not turn into goats. entities: Anthropomorphism, Goat. caption: The goatee looked dumb on its own.

A joke about the word "goatee" --- a goatee refers to a cut of facial hair that combines a mustache with a chin beard. While the word "goatee" doesn't usually relate to the goat animal directly, this man has turned other parts of his body more goat like, including his goat legs and horns, because apparently without these other goat-like characteristics, he thought that the goatee looked weird on its own.

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a field

A bunch of angry ship are lined up staring at some wolves. The wolves are in business suits. They are talking.

The wolves are in suits. Wolves don't wear suits.

It seems you promised them herd immunity, sir.

scene: a field description: A bunch of angry ship are lined up staring at some wolves. The wolves are in business suits. They are talking. uncanny: The wolves are in suits. Wolves don't wear suits. entities: Wolf_in_sheep%27s_clothing, Sheep. caption: It seems you promised them herd immunity, sir.

A play on words: "Herd immunity" refers to a group immunity to a virus, but here -- the herd refers to a herd of sheep, and the immunity isn't viral: it's legal immunity, as evidenced by the two wolves dressed as lawyers. The sheep are mad because they are in unexpected legal trouble.

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a forest

A turtle is carrying a large amount of items under its shell. There is another turtle, which is normal, looking at him him. They are both on a log in the middle of a pond.

It is unusual for a turtle to have things humans use under their shell.

I know I have a book in me.

scene: a forest description: A turtle is carrying a large amount of items under its shell. There is another turtle, which is normal, looking at him him. They are both on a log in the middle of a pond. uncanny: It is unusual for a turtle to have things humans use under their shell. entities: Turtle, Turtle_shell. caption: I know I have a book in me.

"I have a book in me" is said by aspiring writers, but it's easier to say that one has a book idea than to actually write it. Here, the turtle literally has a book in him, somewhere in the stack.

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the side of a building

Several men in uniform are standing on a ledge on a severl story building by a window. A man is leaning out and talking to them

It's unusual to see so many differently uniformed people standing on a ledge next to each other

Fellas, your empathy for victims is outstanding.

scene: the side of a building description: Several men in uniform are standing on a ledge on a severl story building by a window. A man is leaning out and talking to them uncanny: It's unusual to see so many differently uniformed people standing on a ledge next to each other entities: Firefighter, Police_officer, Bar_joke. caption: Fellas, your empathy for victims is outstanding.

A dark joke: firemen, police officers, and priests might all be involved if someone was to commit suicide by jumping off a building, and in the process, they might build empathy for victims. But here, they take their empathy too far and literally step out on the edge to understand the victim.

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an office building

Two lizard monsters are having a meeting in the office. One of them looks happy after going over a piece of paper while the other looks bored.

Lizard monsters are not real.

Tell me about a time you identified a problem that others didn't see coming.

scene: an office building description: Two lizard monsters are having a meeting in the office. One of them looks happy after going over a piece of paper while the other looks bored. uncanny: Lizard monsters are not real. entities: Dinosaur, Meteoroid. caption: Tell me about a time you identified a problem that others didn't see coming.

In job interviews, people will often ask behavioral questions like this one. However, usually, the skillset they are asking about isn't one that the candidate is using in real time. Here, the interviewer literally doesn't see the giant asteroid coming down from space because he's facing away from it. In contrast, the interviewee can identify it. It's funny because the interview question is easy to answer because they can just describe the present moment, but they both may die because of asteroid impact.

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a doctor's office

A doctor is in his office and he is holding a chart and writing something down. On the wall is a shadow puppet figure of a rabbit that is speaking with the doctor.

The patient in the doctors office is a shadow puppet and not a real person or animal.

So, for the record, are you a duck or a rabbit?

scene: a doctor's office description: A doctor is in his office and he is holding a chart and writing something down. On the wall is a shadow puppet figure of a rabbit that is speaking with the doctor. uncanny: The patient in the doctors office is a shadow puppet and not a real person or animal. entities: Physician, Shadow_play. caption: So, for the record, are you a duck or a rabbit?

A shadows make a reference to a popular optical illusion depicting both a duck and a rabbit: the doctor is asking a biological question to prescribe the best care, but can't tell if he should be treating a duck or a rabbit.

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a laboratory

A scientist is reading some notes that a collection of monkeys has written. One of the monkeys looks nervously at him. This is a reference to the "Infinite monkey theorem," which posits that, eventually, a group of monkeys will write all possible books.

It's unusual that the scientist is checking the work of the monkeys. The infinite monkey theorem, too, is very odd, because monkeys generally don't use typewriters

Have you considered writing this story in the third monkey rather than the first monkey?

scene: a laboratory description: A scientist is reading some notes that a collection of monkeys has written. One of the monkeys looks nervously at him. This is a reference to the "Infinite monkey theorem," which posits that, eventually, a group of monkeys will write all possible books. uncanny: It's unusual that the scientist is checking the work of the monkeys. The infinite monkey theorem, too, is very odd, because monkeys generally don't use typewriters entities: Infinite_monkey_theorem, Mad_scientist. caption: Have you considered writing this story in the third monkey rather than the first monkey?

Stories can be told in first person (e.g., "I did X") or third person ("The character did X"), and editors will sometimes critique this choice or offer suggestions about the writing style. But here, the monkey is writing, so instead of first/third person, the suggestion about perspective is first/third "monkey".

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a grocery store

An Amish man and a whale are standing in line at the grocery store holding carts full of groceries. The man is looking at the whale with a happy expression on his face.

There is an extremely large whale standing on its tail fin inside of a grocery store pushing a cart with groceries inside.

Oh, hey, I almost didn't recognize you outside of work.

scene: a grocery store description: An Amish man and a whale are standing in line at the grocery store holding carts full of groceries. The man is looking at the whale with a happy expression on his face. uncanny: There is an extremely large whale standing on its tail fin inside of a grocery store pushing a cart with groceries inside. entities: Beluga_whale, Shopping_cart. caption: Oh, hey, I almost didn't recognize you outside of work.

A joke about "Moby Dick." In the story, the one-legged protagonist is a sailor ruthlessly chasing down the whale who ate his leg. The joke is that both the whale and the sailor only did these acts as a job, and that off the clock, they casually ran into each-other at the grocery store. While work colleagues not recognizing each-other outside of the office is a common occurrence, it's surprising that the obsessive sailor has disconnected from his work enough to not even recognize his biggest rival in life.

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a meeting room

A cat is leading a conference with a group of dogs. All the dogs are looking at the cat.

It is strange that the animals are at the table instead of humans. Also it is odd to see dogs being led by a cat, since they usually attack them.

I didn't get where I am by trying to please.

scene: a meeting room description: A cat is leading a conference with a group of dogs. All the dogs are looking at the cat. uncanny: It is strange that the animals are at the table instead of humans. Also it is odd to see dogs being led by a cat, since they usually attack them. entities: Dog, Cat. caption: I didn't get where I am by trying to please.

The CEO of a company will often explain who they had to make many sacrifices to get to the top. But here, the CEO is a cat and all the employees are dogs. The cat must have had to fight especially hard against the status quo to achieve her position.

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sheriff office

A cowboy is in a wooden room. There is a baby and several animals present, and guns on the wall.

The animals and the baby don't belong in there.

So, which one of you varmints is mine?

scene: sheriff office description: A cowboy is in a wooden room. There is a baby and several animals present, and guns on the wall. uncanny: The animals and the baby don't belong in there. entities: Infant, Raccoon. caption: So, which one of you varmints is mine?

A play on the word "varmint" (commonly used in the wild west by cowboys like this man) --- which can refer to a pest in the literal sense (e.g., a raccoon or a squirrel), but also, can refer endearingly to a troublesome child. Here, the man can't distinguish between literal and figurative varmints, which is surprising, because the baby is his own child.

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a restaurant

A couple is having a date over wine. One of the date is wearing a suit of armor. The other date looks at him in disappointment.

People don't go on dates in suits of armor because it would be hard to eat with a metal head armor on their head.

I wrote "middle aged."

scene: a restaurant description: A couple is having a date over wine. One of the date is wearing a suit of armor. The other date looks at him in disappointment. uncanny: People don't go on dates in suits of armor because it would be hard to eat with a metal head armor on their head. entities: Courtship, Knight. caption: I wrote "middle aged."

A play on the term "middle aged". People often specify age preferences for meeting potential partners on a dating app. While these two are on a date, it's an accident: the woman wrote "middle aged" to specify she was looking for someone between roughly 40 and 60 years old. But, she got someone from the "middle ages", which was a time period in Europe from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, when there were knights in armor.

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a ship

There are two pirates standing together on a ship. The pirate on the left has a rabbit sitting on his shoulder.

The pirate has a rabbit on his shoulder when traditionally it was a parrot that pirates are known for having.

I'm rebranding.

scene: a ship description: There are two pirates standing together on a ship. The pirate on the left has a rabbit sitting on his shoulder. uncanny: The pirate has a rabbit on his shoulder when traditionally it was a parrot that pirates are known for having. entities: Pirate, Rabbit. caption: I'm rebranding.

Usually, pirates will have a parrot on their shoulder. But here, the pirate has a cute bunny in place of the pirate. It's funny that the pirate is rebranding from the standard trope of a hardened, criminal seaman, perhaps to a softer image.

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a bar

Mr. Potato Head is at a bar. A man is taring at him.

Mr. Potato Head is in a bar. It's a kid's toy.

If I start to drink too much, just pull off my lips.

scene: a bar description: Mr. Potato Head is at a bar. A man is taring at him. uncanny: Mr. Potato Head is in a bar. It's a kid's toy. entities: Mr._Potato_Head, White-collar_worker. caption: If I start to drink too much, just pull off my lips.

Sometimes people request that their friends watch how much they have had to drink, and to stop them if they are drinking too much. Here, the Mr. Potato Head toy makes this request, but informs the person that he should simply pull his lips off his body if he over-consumes alcohol. This is funny because on the Mr. Potato Head toy, it's possible to remove his ears, eyes, arms, etc.

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a living room

There is a giant rat sitting in a recliner in a living room reading the newspaper with its legs crossed like a human being. In the background we can see a couple in the hallway near the door dressed in bath robes. The husband on the left looks concerned and is listening to his wife next to him who is talking to him with phone in hand.

It is unusual that there is a giant rat in someone's home reading the newspaper like a person.

He's been on that same story for hours. I'm beginning to think he can't read.

scene: a living room description: There is a giant rat sitting in a recliner in a living room reading the newspaper with its legs crossed like a human being. In the background we can see a couple in the hallway near the door dressed in bath robes. The husband on the left looks concerned and is listening to his wife next to him who is talking to him with phone in hand. uncanny: It is unusual that there is a giant rat in someone's home reading the newspaper like a person. entities: Rat, Newspaper. caption: He's been on that same story for hours. I'm beginning to think he can't read.

A surprisingly nonchalant response to a giant rat reading a newspaper in these people's living room. Instead of pointing out the number of odd things about the situation, the relatively benign "he can't read" is what is worrying the woman, which is funny, because obviously, rats can't read.

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in the sky

A plane is flying through the air. On a nearby cloud stands a man with his hands outstretched like he is hitchiking

It is unusual for planes to fly past hitchhikers in the sky

He's always had his head in the clouds, but THIS ???

scene: in the sky description: A plane is flying through the air. On a nearby cloud stands a man with his hands outstretched like he is hitchiking uncanny: It is unusual for planes to fly past hitchhikers in the sky entities: Airplane, Hitchhiking. caption: He's always had his head in the clouds, but THIS ???

A play on the term "head in the clouds" --- usually, this is a figurative expression to describe a dreamer, an absent minded person, etc. But here, the person outside the plane not only is absent minded, but also, literally has his heads in the clouds by virtue of standing on a cloud at cruising altitude for the plane.

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an office room

A man sits at a board room table. All the other board members are sitting a distance away from the table.

The executives are very far away from the table.

Welcome to orientation.

scene: an office room description: A man sits at a board room table. All the other board members are sitting a distance away from the table. uncanny: The executives are very far away from the table. entities: Rotating_unbalance, Employment. caption: Welcome to orientation.

This is a play on words. "Orientation" is a common part of company on-boarding, meaning to introduce new employees to the company. But here, the orientation meeting of this company is a literal rotational orientation: the room is tilted, and needs to be re-oriented to be horizontal.

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Piano store

The room is cluttered with pianos. Two men walk in to see the sight.

It was be hard to move around in the room with so many pianos.

Well, where did you think baby grands came from?

scene: Piano store description: The room is cluttered with pianos. Two men walk in to see the sight. uncanny: It was be hard to move around in the room with so many pianos. entities: Piano, Music. caption: Well, where did you think baby grands came from?

A baby grand piano is a small type of piano: the joke is that instead of being manufactured normally, pianos actually reproduce sexually, and the "piano farm" is in a fancy mansion in this house.

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a department store

Two women are looking through clothes at a store. A snowman is watching them.

There is a snowman in a snow.

He's not as bad as the last manager. That one was abominable.

scene: a department store description: Two women are looking through clothes at a store. A snowman is watching them. uncanny: There is a snowman in a snow. entities: Snowman, Retail_clerk. caption: He's not as bad as the last manager. That one was abominable.

A play on the term "abominable snowman", which refers to the Yeti, a popular fictional snow monster from the Himalayan mountain range. The current boss is a normal snowman, whereas, the previous boss was apparently not only abominable (i.e., very bad), but was also possibly literally the Yeti. The employees of this clothing store have a hard job, but it humorously used to be worse when the Yeti was their boss previously.

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ship

There are two pirates standing together on a ship. The pirate on the left has a rabbit sitting on his shoulder.

The pirate has a rabbit on his shoulder when traditionally it was a parrot that pirates are known for having.

I'm rebranding.

scene: ship description: There are two pirates standing together on a ship. The pirate on the left has a rabbit sitting on his shoulder. uncanny: The pirate has a rabbit on his shoulder when traditionally it was a parrot that pirates are known for having. entities: Pirate, Rabbit%27s_foot. caption: I'm rebranding.

Usually, pirates will have a parrot on their shoulder. But here, the pirate has a cute bunny in place of the pirate. It's funny that the pirate is rebranding from the standard trope of a hardened, criminal seaman, perhaps to a softer image.

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a bedroom

Two people are in bed. There are cracks opening up in the floor in the bedroom.

There are huge cracks in the floor in the bedroom.

Why don't you get the coffee this morning?

scene: a bedroom description: Two people are in bed. There are cracks opening up in the floor in the bedroom. uncanny: There are huge cracks in the floor in the bedroom. entities: Earthquake, Sleep. caption: Why don't you get the coffee this morning?

This bedroom is quite dangerous --- there are holes in the floor that would be easy to fall into. These two people are apparently taking turns navigating these hazards, and one is saying it's the other person's turn to brave them to grab them both coffee to bring back to the safe bed. It's funny because it's not clear why they are trying to live normally in this overtly dangerous place.

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the kitchen

A couple is looking at various traps set out in the kitchen. There are bear traps on the floor, spikes, and the fridge is chained up.

Everything in the kitchen is booby-trapped or locked.

He could have just written his name on his yogurt.

scene: the kitchen description: A couple is looking at various traps set out in the kitchen. There are bear traps on the floor, spikes, and the fridge is chained up. uncanny: Everything in the kitchen is booby-trapped or locked. entities: Trapping, Refrigerator. caption: He could have just written his name on his yogurt.

Roommates sometimes eat each-others food in a shared fridge, which causes tensions if people wanted to keep food for themselves. Writing one's name on food items is a common system roommates use with a shared fridge to make sure people don't eat what they shouldn't. But here, one of the roommates has gone over the top with a new system to prevent people from eating his yogurt: locking up the fridge/kitchen and putting traps everywhere it so it's inaccessible.

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a bar

A bald bartender with an impressive mustache is behind the counter of a well-stocked bar. An anthropomorphic fish, as tall as the man, is seated on one of the bar stools, with six finished shot glasses in front of it. The fish is gesturing towards the bartender for another round.

It's unusual to see a fish in a bar seated on the stools. It's uncanny to see a fish the size of a full grown man. Finally, it's very odd to see a fish consuming any amount of whiskey.

I heard today I'm getting canned.

scene: a bar description: A bald bartender with an impressive mustache is behind the counter of a well-stocked bar. An anthropomorphic fish, as tall as the man, is seated on one of the bar stools, with six finished shot glasses in front of it. The fish is gesturing towards the bartender for another round. uncanny: It's unusual to see a fish in a bar seated on the stools. It's uncanny to see a fish the size of a full grown man. Finally, it's very odd to see a fish consuming any amount of whiskey. entities: Fish, Complaint. caption: I heard today I'm getting canned.

A play on words: "getting canned" might be a worry of a human drinking at a bar who is about to be fired from work. But for a fish at a bar, "getting canned" is a literal worry because fish like tuna are put in cans as food.

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a grocery store

A man dressed like an Amish person is pushing a shopping cart around in a grocery store, shopping for groceries. Behind him stands a whal, doing the same thing.

It's unusual to see a man in amish clothing shopping in a supermarket, and it's considerably more unusual to see a giant whale shopping for groceries

Oh, hey, I almost didn't recognize you outside of work.

scene: a grocery store description: A man dressed like an Amish person is pushing a shopping cart around in a grocery store, shopping for groceries. Behind him stands a whal, doing the same thing. uncanny: It's unusual to see a man in amish clothing shopping in a supermarket, and it's considerably more unusual to see a giant whale shopping for groceries entities: Moby-Dick, Captain_Ahab. caption: Oh, hey, I almost didn't recognize you outside of work.

A joke about "Moby Dick." In the story, the one-legged protagonist is a sailor ruthlessly chasing down the whale who ate his leg. The joke is that both the whale and the sailor only did these acts as a job, and that off the clock, they casually ran into each-other at the grocery store. While work colleagues not recognizing each-other outside of the office is a common occurrence, it's surprising that the obsessive sailor has disconnected from his work enough to not even recognize his biggest rival in life.

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a bar

A fish is at a bar, talking to a bartender. They are the only ones there.

There is a fish on the stool instead of a human.

I heard today I'm getting canned.

scene: a bar description: A fish is at a bar, talking to a bartender. They are the only ones there. uncanny: There is a fish on the stool instead of a human. entities: Fish, Complaint. caption: I heard today I'm getting canned.

A play on words: "getting canned" might be a worry of a human drinking at a bar who is about to be fired from work. But for a fish at a bar, "getting canned" is a literal worry because fish like tuna are put in cans as food.

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the living room

Cats are piled up in a tower formation. A man is on the phone staring at them.

Cats cannot do tricks like this. They are not smart enough.

Yes, Officer, they say he was about six feet four, with pointy ears and abnormally short arms.

scene: the living room description: Cats are piled up in a tower formation. A man is on the phone staring at them. uncanny: Cats cannot do tricks like this. They are not smart enough. entities: Acrobatics, Cat. caption: Yes, Officer, they say he was about six feet four, with pointy ears and abnormally short arms.

A man is reporting a crime to the police that was perpetuated by the four cats standing on top of each others shoulders. It's a common trope in fiction that shady characters are secretly several people standing on each other, generally concealed by a large trenchcoat. But here, the man humorously doesn't seem to realize the cats are not a single entity, even though they are not concealed by a trenchcoat.

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a bedroom

A man and woman are in the bedroom with the woman on the bed and the man on the ceiling. The woman is looking at the man on the ceiling, who is in a resting position as if he were in the bed with her.

A man cannot defy the laws of gravity and sleep up on the ceiling without falling down.

Now don't you wish you hadn't done so many helium shots?

scene: a bedroom description: A man and woman are in the bedroom with the woman on the bed and the man on the ceiling. The woman is looking at the man on the ceiling, who is in a resting position as if he were in the bed with her. uncanny: A man cannot defy the laws of gravity and sleep up on the ceiling without falling down. entities: Marriage, Buoyancy, Roof. caption: Now don't you wish you hadn't done so many helium shots?

People often regret drinking so much because being drunk can be unpleasant, as is having a hangover. But here, instead of doing too many alcohol shots, the person on the ceiling did too many helium shots. Helium is less dense than air, and so things filled with it tend to float, e.g., like balloons, or this man. As his partner points out, he might regret it because he'd probably rather be in bed vs. on the ceiling.

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debate

A man is juggling chainsaws. There is also another man whispering to another at a microphone.

People don't normally juggle chainsaws so easily.

Wave to him.

scene: debate description: A man is juggling chainsaws. There is also another man whispering to another at a microphone. uncanny: People don't normally juggle chainsaws so easily. entities: Juggling, Chainsaw, Election. caption: Wave to him.

While his political opponent is putting on an impressive show, if the politician getting advice were to wave to the juggling politician, it might distract him enough such that the chainsaws would kill him by sawing into his body. If his political opponent was dead, he would win the election, which makes it good practical (albeit dark) advice

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a fishbowl

Two men are sitting at their desks and working. The man on the right is working on his computer while the man on the left is turned around to speak to him. The two desks are located inside of a large round fishbowl.

The men are working inside of a giant fishbowl rather than being in an office.

My last office had a castle.

scene: a fishbowl description: Two men are sitting at their desks and working. The man on the right is working on his computer while the man on the left is turned around to speak to him. The two desks are located inside of a large round fishbowl. uncanny: The men are working inside of a giant fishbowl rather than being in an office. entities: Proxemics, White-collar_worker. caption: My last office had a castle.

A silly joke about employees who work in fish bowls --- sometimes, fish bowls have decorations like fake seaweed or castle sculptures. While in the real world it would be impressive to work a desk job in a castle, here, the castle of the previous job is just a small, fake castle decoration in a fish tank.

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a cloud

On the left we see a giant beanstalk where Jack (Jack and the Beanstalk) has climbed up and is now eyeing to the right where a board meeting is taking place on top of a cloud. There is a man with a chart behind a conference table surrounded by people in suits. One woman is looking back at Jack.

It is unusual for a board meeting to be taking place on top of a cloud.

I thought you said the cloud was secure.

scene: a cloud description: On the left we see a giant beanstalk where Jack (Jack and the Beanstalk) has climbed up and is now eyeing to the right where a board meeting is taking place on top of a cloud. There is a man with a chart behind a conference table surrounded by people in suits. One woman is looking back at Jack. uncanny: It is unusual for a board meeting to be taking place on top of a cloud. entities: Jack_and_the_Beanstalk, Meeting. caption: I thought you said the cloud was secure.

A play on words: companies often invest in cloud computing technologies to increase security --- but here, the company has invested in a literal cloud to host their meeting. But, this literal cloud is insecure: the man on the beanstalk has inadvertently infiltrated the meeting by climbing up.

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