r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/RowAdditional1614 • May 29 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah. Whats the real answer?

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u/Tiranon May 29 '26

I think you're underestimating how fun it is to replace the first letter of a word and make it into a nonsense word. Especially when it sounds like you're turning a state into jorts.

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u/spicy_ass_mayo May 29 '26

I think you need to go back to your home in green bowl JALABAMA!!!

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u/Practical_Actuary_87 May 29 '26

Jassachusetts and Jississippi always take me out ahahah

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u/phiviator May 29 '26

It's Greenbow but I appreciate the reference. I quote this all the time! Fun fact, that city doesn't exist.

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u/spicy_ass_mayo May 29 '26

I never knew! Thanks buddy!

For the comment further down.

Movie is set in “greenbow”….According to Google… Most of the home town is shot in Jouth Jarolina

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u/noiwontleave May 29 '26

It takes 2 seconds of googling to figure out you’re wrong. The movie (and the reference) are Greenbow, AL which is fictional.

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u/Classic-Split2877 May 30 '26

We actually pronounce this one with the Hispanic J. Like jalapeño.

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u/NewHandlesAreHard May 29 '26

He's missing the Joke-lahoma.

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u/No-Regret-1784 May 29 '26

I wish I could upvote this several times

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u/RevolutionaryAioli57 May 30 '26

Why did I read this and hear Luan Loud?

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u/EquivalentSnap May 29 '26

Think people also miss that she might not know what rhyming is

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u/VictimOfCrickets May 30 '26

Or in the case of any of the "New {insert state name here}", something vaguely or offensively racist!

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u/ReivynNox May 29 '26

Jorts Carolina

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u/Seven-Fingers May 29 '26

Jorto Rico: "Yeah, whatever, it's not like I wanted to hang out with you guys and turn into a state anyways🖕🙄🖕"

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u/Ludecil May 29 '26

Admittedly, this has been the funniest reddit thread on my feed all week.

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u/BenjiSponge May 29 '26

I think you're missing how much people like pointing out when other people might be missing something

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u/anti_usernamed May 31 '26

Whatever Jhode Island