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[**GENERAL RULES**](https://www.reddit.com/r/ExplainTheJoke/about/rules/) <- link for clarification

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**1 - Be excellent to each other** No toxic discourse or harassment and respect the humanity of others. This implies no tolerance of any kind of harassment, including their ethnicity/race/gender-orientation. No dogwhistle posts. No witch hunts.

**2 - If text on a meme can easily be googled for the answer or it explains itself, it doesn't belong here**

**3 - Low-effort posts/titles are not allowed**

**4 - Complaining about someone "not getting the joke" is not allowed** Gatekeeping is not tolerated in this sub.

**5 - If you already understood the joke, don't post it just to get some karma**

**6 - If your post is not a joke, it will be removed.**

**7 - Current events/celebrities/influencer questions should instead be posted to /r/OutOfTheLoop**

**8 - NSFW posts/comments must be tagged appropriately**

**9 - No sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement**

**10 - Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information**

**11 - Keep it about explaining the joke (posts and top-level comments only)**

**12 - Specific Banned Comics/Memes** As requested by the community:

* [Loss](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/loss) memes
* [The Far Side](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/the-far-side) comics
* [Piper Perri Surrounded](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/piper-perri-surrounded) memes
* [StoneToss comics](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/stonetoss) [{2}](https://www.reddit.com/r/StonetossIsANazi/s/ajhu5kgEJj)

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**Non-Rules** 

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* PLEASE report any bots that you see. They typically have 6-7 month old accounts that only just started their first post 1-2 days ago, but sometimes they can be 1yr old.
* DO NOT abuse the report button. I will report any abuse of the button to reddit admins, and you can enjoy your site-wide punishments.
* Repost removal gets handled by bots. If it's a bad crop of a previous post, report it as breaking Rule 1 so mods can remove it.
* I recommend using websites like [saucenao.com](https://saucenao.com/) | [Google Images](https://images.google.com/) | [Tineye](https://tineye.com/) to search for your joke first, but it is NOT required.
* Send a modmail if you have any other rule suggestions/questions.

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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ExplainTheJoke/about/rules/">GENERAL RULES</a> &lt;- link for clarification

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1 - Be excellent to each other No toxic discourse or harassment and respect the humanity of others. This implies no tolerance of any kind of harassment, including their ethnicity/race/gender-orientation. No dogwhistle posts. No witch hunts.

2 - If text on a meme can easily be googled for the answer or it explains itself, it doesn&#39;t belong here

3 - Low-effort posts/titles are not allowed

4 - Complaining about someone &quot;not getting the joke&quot; is not allowed Gatekeeping is not tolerated in this sub.

5 - If you already understood the joke, don&#39;t post it just to get some karma

6 - If your post is not a joke, it will be removed.

7 - Current events/celebrities/influencer questions should instead be posted to <a href="/r/OutOfTheLoop">/r/OutOfTheLoop</a>

8 - NSFW posts/comments must be tagged appropriately

9 - No sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement

10 - Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information

11 - Keep it about explaining the joke (posts and top-level comments only)

12 - Specific Banned Comics/Memes As requested by the community:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/loss">Loss</a> memes</li>
<li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/the-far-side">The Far Side</a> comics</li>
<li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/piper-perri-surrounded">Piper Perri Surrounded</a> memes</li>
<li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/stonetoss">StoneToss comics</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/StonetossIsANazi/s/ajhu5kgEJj">{2}</a></li>
</ul>

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Non-Rules 

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<ul>
<li>PLEASE report any bots that you see. They typically have 6-7 month old accounts that only just started their first post 1-2 days ago, but sometimes they can be 1yr old.</li>
<li>DO NOT abuse the report button. I will report any abuse of the button to reddit admins, and you can enjoy your site-wide punishments.</li>
<li>Repost removal gets handled by bots. If it&#39;s a bad crop of a previous post, report it as breaking Rule 1 so mods can remove it.</li>
<li>I recommend using websites like <a href="https://saucenao.com/">saucenao.com</a> | <a href="https://images.google.com/">Google Images</a> | <a href="https://tineye.com/">Tineye</a> to search for your joke first, but it is NOT required.</li>
<li>Send a modmail if you have any other rule suggestions/questions.</li>
</ul>
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Your friend sent you a meme and you don't get it? Random image has everyone laughing and you're too dense to understand? Verbal joke a friend said, and you wanna type it out and ask the internet what the punchline was? We've got you.

<div class="md">Your friend sent you a meme and you don&#39;t get it? Random image has everyone laughing and you&#39;re too dense to understand? Verbal joke a friend said, and you wanna type it out and ask the internet what the punchline was? We&#39;ve got you.
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1 - Be excellent to each other.

2 - If text on a meme can easily be googled for the answer or it explains itself, it doesn't belong here

3 - Low-effort posts/titles are not allowed (please be descriptive in what you aren't understanding).

4 - Complaining about someone "not getting the joke" is not allowed.

5 - If you already understood the joke, or submitted it to multiple meme subreddits, don't post it just to get some karma.

6 - If your post is not a joke, it will be removed.

7 - Current events/celebrities/influencer questions should instead be posted to /r/OutOfTheLoop

8 - NSFW posts/comments must be tagged appropriately

9 - No sale/promotion/giveaway threads or assistance/fundraising requests or self-advertisement

10 - Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information

11 - Keep it about explaining the joke

12 - Specific Banned Comics/Memes (see list in link below!!!)

For rule clarification, please visit https://www.reddit.com/r/ExplainTheJoke/about/rules

<div class="md">1 - Be excellent to each other.

2 - If text on a meme can easily be googled for the answer or it explains itself, it doesn&#39;t belong here

3 - Low-effort posts/titles are not allowed (please be descriptive in what you aren&#39;t understanding).

4 - Complaining about someone &quot;not getting the joke&quot; is not allowed.

5 - If you already understood the joke, or submitted it to multiple meme subreddits, don&#39;t post it just to get some karma.

6 - If your post is not a joke, it will be removed.

7 - Current events/celebrities/influencer questions should instead be posted to <a href="/r/OutOfTheLoop">/r/OutOfTheLoop</a>

8 - NSFW posts/comments must be tagged appropriately

9 - No sale/promotion/giveaway threads or assistance/fundraising requests or self-advertisement

10 - Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information

11 - Keep it about explaining the joke

12 - Specific Banned Comics/Memes (see list in link below!!!)

For rule clarification, please visit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ExplainTheJoke/about/rules">https://www.reddit.com/r/ExplainTheJoke/about/rules</a>
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What’s the joke, Police are chickens?