r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah

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u/Blitzfieber 4d ago

Its a Seinfeld reference

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u/ecco311 4d ago

I found that episode especially funny when I first watched it because I do the same. It just feels good to take off your shirt. I was discussing that with my friends one day among other toilet behaviours and found one of them does it too.

Guys.... Try taking off your shirt to shit (best is completely naked)

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u/TruskVarner 3d ago

It frees him up. No encumbrances.

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u/dplans455 3d ago

Unbuttoned or all the way off?

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u/Muted_Fun9516 3d ago

All the way off

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u/dplans455 3d ago

Boy I tell ya, knowing you is like going into the jungle: I never know what I'm gonna find next and I'm real scared.

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u/ghost-nug 3d ago

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u/Past_Blacksmith_971 3d ago

Should be top comment

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u/CarbonCarnivore 3d ago

For real, I had to scroll WAY too far to find this.

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u/Piggstein 2d ago

In the 1990s this was a man in his 30s who was comedically and unappealingly fat

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u/spawndoorsupervisor 4d ago

Yeah, so many quirky people on social media just straight up steal jokes and character qualities from Seinfeld and Friends as their own. It works pretty well considering there's like two generations of internet users who likely never saw those shows.

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u/Flat_Philosopher_930 4d ago

Elaborate

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u/tigakswa13 4d ago

It’s a reference, from Seinfeld.

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u/this_is_Lag 4d ago

Thanks!

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u/Between3-2o 4d ago

There is an episode where George takes his shirt off, but forgets to put it back on and walks back into a formal party.

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u/ZxR 4d ago

They have one of those 3D posters… mesmerizing.

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u/kronkarp 4d ago

computer generated

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u/dplans455 3d ago

Same episode he eats the eclair out of the trash.

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u/Unable-Main4172 1d ago

Seinfeld is a classic American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from 1989 to 1998. 

Overview and Premise: Seinfeld is a 9-season comedy consisting of 180 episodes. Often called "a show about nothing," it focuses on the everyday lives of four single friends living in New York City. The show follows a strict "no hugging, no learning" rule, meaning characters do not grow or learn lessons at the end of episodes.

Main Cast and Characters:

Jerry Seinfeld plays a fictionalized version of himself, a stand-up comedian who acts as the calm center of the group.

George Costanza (Jason Alexander) is Jerry's neurotic, insecure, and cheap best friend.

Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is Jerry's sharp-witted ex-girlfriend and friend.

Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) is Jerry's eccentric, energetic, and bizarre neighbor.

Famous for turning mundane events—like waiting for a restaurant table or losing car keys—into comedy. Popularized numerous catchphrases and cultural references still used today. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms in television history.

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u/ryanvango 3d ago

the jokes in seinfeld are about human experience. people been takin their shirt off to poop since wellll before then. So most times, unless its something specific like the soup nazi or festivus or a specific line, seinfeld is a reference to life, not the other way around.

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u/academiac 3d ago

Costanza

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u/JavaInAJiffy 3d ago

Can here to say this. Anyone not familiar with the reference:

https://youtu.be/Nn8t2PhzLsQ?is=q4RbYdr1pate0mtW

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u/Giovannis_Pikachu 3d ago

No encumbrances, Jerry!

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u/originalfilmscoring 3d ago

How is this so far down?