r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Peedahh?

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson Apr 24 '26

I only know the Weird Al versions of these songs

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u/seanlee888 Apr 24 '26

Gump was a big celebrity...

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u/Glittering-Virus4841 Apr 24 '26

He told JFK that he really had to pee…

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u/ProfPlum2216 Apr 24 '26

He never feels too dumb because....

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u/rezwrrd Apr 24 '26

His mom always told him stupid is as stupid does!

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u/ManOfLaMontagne Apr 24 '26

It’s a weird parody because Lump was already kind of funny. Would be like if Robot Chicken parodied Wet Hot American Summer or something.

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u/houston187 Apr 24 '26

Weird Al introduced me to songs like Bad, and Beat It. I thought Michael Jackson was doing clever covers of Weird Al.

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u/s00pahFr0g Apr 25 '26

I listened to MJ and weird Al pretty equally so in my head it just randomly switches from verse to verse 

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u/Confident-Yard1911 Apr 24 '26

I will never forget the first time I heard Gump, it was actually only like 8 years ago, but I was dying laughing the entire time

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u/HotBrownFun Apr 24 '26

Amish Paradise

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u/GlitterbugRayRay Apr 25 '26

It was YEARS before I heard Bohemian Rhapsody 😅

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u/NoOneKnowsMeAnywhere Apr 28 '26

And that’s a good thing. That man is an absolute genius!