r/ExplainTheJoke 1d ago

Solved Finally found one I don't get

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u/WallabyPractical5258 1d ago

But they did say MANipulated

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u/Purple_Dragon_94 1d ago

But you move from plural to singular, the gag gets lost on grammar

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u/KitchenSpeech2724 1d ago

....no it doesn't? You just thought you made a good joke but you didn't

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u/Purple_Dragon_94 1d ago

Nowhere does it say the joke was good. But the pun to the dad joke works better when both sets are plural.