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Phantom36 01/02/25 9:52:06 AM #1:	"I told my wife I'd fix the broken doorknob. She doesn't have to remind me every 6 months!" It's rooted in ignorance of the spouse saying the line, but it's not quite self-depreciating humor but it kinda is. It's not quite sarcasm, but kinda is. It's not quite observational comedy but kinda is. It doesn't quite seem to fit the basic forms of irony by definition. What is this? --- The Phantom has spoken! <cite>Phantom36 posted [p:983512114] in What kind ... [t:80911584]...</cite> <quote>"I told my wife I'd fix the broken doorknob. She doesn't have to remind me every 6 months!"It's rooted in ignorance of the spouse saying the line, but it's not quite self-depreciating humor but it kinda is. It's not quite sarcasm, but kinda is. It's not quite observational comedy but kinda is. It doesn't quite seem to fit the basic forms of irony by definition. What is this?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 01/02/25 9:58:46 AM #2:	It's standard spousal comedy (nagging wife), but with a self-deprecating inversion of expectations (lazy husband). --- 'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'. Let in the refugees, deport the racists. <cite>ai123 posted [p:983512166] in What kind ... [t:80911584]...</cite> <quote>It's standard spousal comedy (nagging wife), but with a self-deprecating inversion of expectations (lazy husband).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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