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20 People Keeping Their Humor Low-Key

Jokes don't need to be overt and in-your-face to be funny. Sometimes, the subtle types of humor are the funniest. Having hints of a joke and allowing the audience put the pieces together themselves makes them feel smarter, too.

This list honors those who take that approach, whether they did so purposely or not. Either way, they're funny people who kept their humor low-key!

"Honestly can’t even be mad. Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery..."

At least this way they let everyone know immediately. Better to be warned than to find out by surprise.

"Due to squirrel."

The amount of chaos one small creature is able to cause is unparalleled. It's not the predators you need to watch for, it's the twitchy, skittish prey.

"How my kid views me and my wife."

This makes me genuinely curious about the relationship you have with your kids. They made you look a little...eccentric.

"A friendly reminder at the San Francisco Zoo."

Evidence that we have traces of werewolf in all of us? We have the primal urge to howl at wolves. None of us could resist it, so they had to put the sign up.

"My wife hid this in our backyard and waited days for me to discover it."

You mean your wife saw this and didn't even try to help? She let that poor gnome population be wiped out? Wow, talk about being a bystander.

"I work at a nature preserve. A lawnmower launched a rock that shattered the greenhouse’s glass door. So I mounted it on a plaque in the greenhouse."

It's important to preserve history as accurately as possible. In thousands of years, when archaeologists are digging up the remnants of that greenhouse, they'll find the break and wonder what happened. Your plaque will tell that story.

"My new sweatshirt’s care tag."

Wait, that does sound fun. Am I only not allowed with that brand of sweaters? Can I try with something else?

"My sister-in-law shared this photo with the family saying she's looking into new hobbies. We're concerned for my brother."

Maybe she's just been wanting to get into forensics? Detective work maybe? There aren't a lot of positive spins for this one.

"Really You Gotta Stop."

We need new tactics to make stop signs notable and respected again. I vote for cool neon lights and city-wide alarms if you don't stop at them.

"Follow Someone Home. Calling all stalkers."

Yeah, they wanted to be creative and such, but this sign could have been condensed into those three words at the bottom and have been just as effective.

"Advice that I can't argue with."

Hey, we don't know if alien civilizations have come up with beer. Maybe they'll take us there!

"Merchandising! Merchandising! Merchandising!"

I get that there was never any real Spaceballs merch made, and I even understand why, but I really think there should be some. Imagine if these were widely available, how great life would be!

"[Found] on a walk today.

It better only be one hour! Who would leave their puppy outside for any longer? Monsters, that's who.

"I ordered a Pad Thai with extra peanuts..."

I don't think that's true. I think you ordered peanuts with a side of Pad Thai.

"Went to the drive thru and wasn’t expecting my menu to stare back at me."

I can't quite tell if they're trying to persuade towards buying those two items, or away from buying them.

"The side of my big mug. It has a design saying 64oz in the style of gasoline's octane rating."

Anything is a beverage if you really want it to be, its just that some things can only be a beverage once.

"That's a real scary dog."

I've met cats scarier than the meanest of guard dogs, I would heed the sign's warning and beware.

"Best pic of my daughter and I at the beach."

It took me an embarrassingly long time to even register that there was another person in this photo.

"The neighbourhood kid loves my cat and insists that my cat loves her back. This picture accurately shows how much kitty loves her."

Aww, the classic glare of love! They must be absolute best friends.

"At my local bowling alley."

The sign is funny, but the thought of buying a VHS from a vending machine is funnier.

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