• Melonius [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      I asked an AI and it said

      The joke is a play on words and emphasis.

      The first frame asks someone to say “I’m a security guard,” which they do.

      The second frame asks them to say “I’M a security guard” with emphasis on “I’m.” However, given the context of the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door, the phrase “I’M a security guard” sounds like “I am a security guard,” implying the person inside the room is claiming to be a security guard, perhaps to deter someone from entering.

      It’s a lighthearted and humorous way to poke fun at the idea of someone trying to sound authoritative or intimidating.

        • I was thinking it did ok finding a “joke” in text that doesn’t really contain enough context for there to be a “joke” but really, if its wordplay it should be based around the difference between the subject of “I’m.” As in, is person 1 telling person 2 to say “[person 1] is a security guard” or telling person 2 to literally say the words “I [person 2] am a security guard.” So it didn’t even manage to connect its own ideas together in a way that makes sense

    • Copied from my other comment:

      Teodor is worried that if Philippe grows up with lots of money and no guidance he will end up “indulg[ing] a perversion that comes to define his life” which I guess he imagines as some sort of security guard based roleplay.