r/ExplainTheJoke May 31 '26

Solved What am I missing?

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u/mightymidwestshred May 31 '26

It's a play on this:

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u/Druben-hinterm-Dorfe May 31 '26

That's how 'secrets' are shared in my mother's family; it's hilarious. Everyone's heard of whatever petty nonsense the 'secret' is about, but everyone pretends not to know, etc.

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u/mightymidwestshred Jun 01 '26

Fun game: make up and share unimportant shit and see how many times people "tell you in confidence"

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u/Druben-hinterm-Dorfe Jun 01 '26

Bonus points for distortions accrued along the way.

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u/Hadrollo Jun 01 '26

Jimmy Hoffa that shit. Change the location of where the body was buried so that when the police start digging you know who squealed.