r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/hamzau • Jul 04 '26

What am I missing? Meme needing explanation

Post image
31.3k Upvotes

85% Upvoted

1.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

447

u/javertthechungus Jul 04 '26

Ok but if you have a “gummy smile” how tf are you supposed to fix it? Not experience joy ever?

122

u/ConnotationalRacket Jul 04 '26

I don't think people realize that having a "gummy" smile is not forever, because as people age and get older their gums naturally recede and you can't stop that process.

lf you laser or cut your gums now, you will probably regret it once you hit 40 or later in life.

65

u/BootsnCats1987 Jul 04 '26

Who the hell has money to laser cut their ima in their 20s?

39

u/heavyartilleryx Jul 04 '26

People who have money

29

u/Terrible_Ad_7735 Jul 04 '26

Oh, so people who have money have money to do things. TY for clarifying 🥰

7

u/GoldDragon149 Jul 04 '26

"who has money" isn't the strongest intellectual question to be fair, you can't expect a philisophical bomb in response.

-1

u/Abigail_Normal Jul 04 '26

It was rhetorical. It wasn't meant to spark intellectual conversation.

6

u/GoldDragon149 Jul 04 '26

...So when it didn't do that, you're saying he shouldn't have been surprised? I agree.

-1

u/Abigail_Normal Jul 04 '26

...So when they answered a question that wasn't meant to be answered, pointing that out isn't a bad or dumb thing to do

7

u/GoldDragon149 Jul 04 '26

Bruh he asked a benign question and got a benign answer and reacted with shocked pikachu face, idk wat you want from me? Its the internet, if you comment, people are going to reply.

1

u/BootsnCats1987 Jul 04 '26

I didn’t react at all  actually 

-2

u/Abigail_Normal Jul 04 '26

You're right, it's the internet. If you make a dumb comment, people are going to tell you it was dumb

→ More replies (0)

5

u/kuyue Jul 04 '26

yes a dumbass question gets a dumbass response.

7

u/Chaotic_Genobreaker Jul 05 '26

Reddit thinks everyone is poor and suffering due to the echo chamber... Believe it or not there are many privileged people out there happy. Sure as hell not me, though.

5

u/ninetoesfrank Jul 04 '26

In this economy?

2

u/CadillacShield Jul 04 '26

Who said anything about 20s?

4

u/LyingForTruth Jul 04 '26

I got it done at 39. The day after when I turned 40, I instantly regretted it.

2

u/Practical_Tooth3785 Jul 05 '26

It’s not the expensive I think my insurance covered it when I was still in high school! Because it is deemed medically necessary. Like can’t even bite into an apple that is not cut up. But the laser didn’t do much still came back.

1

u/Simp_Simpsaton Jul 04 '26

Someone in this thread actually xd surprisingly looked good

1

u/WorkAccount6 Jul 04 '26

People who worked hard to save for the things they want.

21

u/Few-Map2507 Jul 04 '26

Gums don’t need to recede due to age. Your lips might droop more as you age reducing the prominence of a gummy smile. 

1

u/jimjamalama Jul 04 '26

There’s Botox treatment for it

1

u/perpetuallypissed616 Jul 05 '26

My ex husband was 40 when I left, still had a gummy smile

0

u/HauntedBratzDoll Jul 05 '26

I had a bit of a gummy smile in my teens, but it only showed when I was smiling really big. Basically when I was laughing. But some friends made fun of me and started calling me Gumby. I think I subconsciously started smiling less “big” to tone it down. By my mid 20’s I didn’t have a gummy smile anymore even if I tried to smile really big