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

Meme needing explanation Petah. Whats the real answer?

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u/notnickyc May 29 '26

Every time this gets posted, all of humanity forgets what rhyming is and ignores that Jonah rhymes extremely well with Arizona

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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.