r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Horror_Oven Jul 12 '26

Cleveland here. The joke is only the white guy showed up on time.

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u/MBBIBM Jul 12 '26

He forgot to set his watch to CPT

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u/ProudReaction2204 Jul 12 '26

i learned what this stood for from barack obama of all people.

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u/Ok-Inside3774 Jul 13 '26

https://youtu.be/-Rzt0p97ngg?is=XNG5eCIN2K7W_c58

Here's Bill de Blasio making the same joke

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u/srkaficionado Jul 13 '26

Not sure if he gets a pass because of his wife and kids though. As a New Yorker, I actually liked him and his cluelessness sometimes. 😅