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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I feel like I'm missing the joke. Can someone explain why Saddam is there?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's a famous meme

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't explain much.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

The development of the meta of the meme became adding him to more and more outrageous hiding spots, which isn't really captured on knowyourmeme.

I think this works because it's a surprisingly good hiding spot because he sort of blends in to the aesthetic of the image, but is silly for obvious reasons to anyone who's tried hiding inside a forearm.

Also the fact that he was snuck into images like this makes his appearance come with a sort of "gotcha" moment, a little like recognising Loss or similar memes. The humour is for people who've seen it before, but not for a while, who go "haha mouse... Oh goddammit" when they see it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The fact that Saddam Hussein was explicitly labeled in a USA Today graphic is funny.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cuz he's twisted

like your ulna & radius are forced to twist over each other when you grab an old-fashioned non-ergonomic computer mouse

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Ah, gotcha