Maybe your expectations. There was no suspension of plot or conclusion or anything “absurd” about this. It started absurd with the zombie cats and basically didn’t establish anything weirder. The zombie cat under the bed wasn’t even a living cat, which would have added a juxtaposition.
You should know, it is possible that other people find this comic funny even though you don’t. And no matter how much you ‘explain’ why it isn’t humorous, you can’t undo the fact that other some people have found it funny. So then, what do you think people learn from your explanation?; Probably something about you rather than something about the comic.
“Suspension of plot or conclusion” are not really “things” at all, much less defining characteristics of humor. You just don’t get it, and that’s ok! It doesn’t make you less than or anything.
It’s funny because you don’t expect kids to want there to be monsters under their beds. Typically, or rather trope-ically, children ask their parents to make sure there are no monsters under their beds and at first it would appear the same is true here. However, the child and parent themselves appear ghoulish, and when it’s revealed that there is in fact a monster under the bed, ostensibly the father as it is similarly ghoulish and tells a pretty decent double-layer dad joke, the child is relieved. It’s irony! And puns. And just good Halloween vibes, which I admit aren’t inherently humorous. But I’d argue they are almost always inherently light-hearted. I give it 9/10, especially compared to a lot of the shit I see posted around here.
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Why is this funny?
Same reason most things are funny, or at least mildly amusing: inversion of expectations.
Maybe your expectations. There was no suspension of plot or conclusion or anything “absurd” about this. It started absurd with the zombie cats and basically didn’t establish anything weirder. The zombie cat under the bed wasn’t even a living cat, which would have added a juxtaposition.
Not humorous.
You should know, it is possible that other people find this comic funny even though you don’t. And no matter how much you ‘explain’ why it isn’t humorous, you can’t undo the fact that other some people have found it funny. So then, what do you think people learn from your explanation?; Probably something about you rather than something about the comic.
“Suspension of plot or conclusion” are not really “things” at all, much less defining characteristics of humor. You just don’t get it, and that’s ok! It doesn’t make you less than or anything.
Certainly shouldn’t mean people are less than for being amused by it either… O.o
It’s funny because you don’t expect kids to want there to be monsters under their beds. Typically, or rather trope-ically, children ask their parents to make sure there are no monsters under their beds and at first it would appear the same is true here. However, the child and parent themselves appear ghoulish, and when it’s revealed that there is in fact a monster under the bed, ostensibly the father as it is similarly ghoulish and tells a pretty decent double-layer dad joke, the child is relieved. It’s irony! And puns. And just good Halloween vibes, which I admit aren’t inherently humorous. But I’d argue they are almost always inherently light-hearted. I give it 9/10, especially compared to a lot of the shit I see posted around here.
What’s the pun?
Dead/dad
Edit: “good-bite” is a pun too
I got the good bite one. I guess the second one also explains what “hung-ee” was supposed to mean :D
Oh. Oooh. It’s “honey, I’m dead”
That’s how I readnit the first time. Now I’m thinking it’s “hi hungry, I’m dad”
Yeah, that’s the quintessential dad joke, which they spun to match the monster theme.
It isn’t.
I’m getting down voted to hell for saying that in a reply below. People are weird.
Different people think different things are funny