# This will never not be funny **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360 "2026-07-02T16:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/1 "2026-07-02T16:18:21Z")
On Hulu, each episode of _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_ is preceded by the disclaimer “The following is intended only for mature audiences. Viewer discretion advised.” So, to be clear: they want only mature people to watch _these_ characters do the stuff they do. LOL. Yeah, I get that there’s stuff in that show that most parents wouldn’t want their kids to see and be amused by. A _lot_ of stuff. I’m not disagreeing with that. I’m just saying that the way the message (the warning) is presented to the viewer is, well, always funny in context of a show that has, for example, Danny DeVito clawing his way out of the inside of a sofa, stark naked, in the middle of a company Christmas party. What are the things, probably but not necessarily small and insignificant in the big picture, that strike you as “this will never not be funny”? It doesn’t have to be television in particular or even pop culture in general. Anything that answers the question is fair game here. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/2 "2026-07-02T17:39:10Z")
Kitten Mittens, from the show you mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/3 "2026-07-02T17:40:48Z")
Penguins walking. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/83/92/b083928118053c1620efa9031fcecc06.gif) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/83/92/b083928118053c1620efa9031fcecc06.gif) ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/4 "2026-07-02T17:41:18Z")
A nut warning on a jar of peanut butter. I understand why but… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/5 "2026-07-02T17:45:23Z")
I’d rather have a warning on a jar of peanut butter if it _didn’t_ have nuts in it. That’s information I’d like to be informed of. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/6 "2026-07-02T19:35:47Z")
Guys taking a shot to the nutsack. (At least, when it happens to _somebody else_ it’s funny.) ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/7 "2026-07-02T19:46:10Z")
Well they _are_ legumes, not nuts… ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/8 "2026-07-02T19:48:48Z")
Well, enjoy: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyXhysmMNhE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyXhysmMNhE) Note: not safe (or funny) for anyone who does not have the sense of humour of a certain type of 10-year old boy. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/9 "2026-07-02T20:09:41Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > Well they _are_ legumes, not nuts… Botanically yes, but for culinary purposes they are nuts. So it’s not accurate to say that they’re not nuts in any sense. And they are very unique among legumes in that the plant burrows into the soil to form its pods unlike other legumes, so calling them “legumes” isn’t very useful. Almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, and pistachios are also not nuts. In fact, few of what we call “nuts” are actual botanical nuts. Acorns, hazelnuts, and chestnuts are actual nuts. Look at this: [![](https://www.planters.com/wp-content/uploads/Web_800_-PLANTERS-Salted-Mixed-Nuts-macadamias-2-oz-1.png) ](https://www.planters.com/wp-content/uploads/Web_800_-PLANTERS-Salted-Mixed-Nuts-macadamias-2-oz-1.png) None of those are nuts from a botanical perspective. Which is completely useless information that is meaningless to consumers. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/10 "2026-07-02T20:42:07Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Botanically yes, but for culinary purposes they are nuts. Here in the UK at least ‘peanuts’ and ‘nuts’ (or ‘tree nuts’) are two distinct categories in food, with separate warning labels for allergy purposes. Both need to be listed separately on ingredients if both are present. Peanut butter will typically be labelled ‘contains **peanuts** , may contain **nuts** ’, and they mean two different things. So nyah. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/11 "2026-07-02T20:48:38Z")
I gotta admit, it’s hard for me to keep it together when I see someone step in something, then look at the bottom of their foot. It slays me for some reason! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/12 "2026-07-02T20:55:58Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > Peanut butter will typically be labelled ‘contains **peanuts** , may contain **nuts** ’, and they mean two different things. I can only speak from a US perspective, but that’s not how it works here. There is a specific “tree nut” allergy warning, but “nuts” does not exclude “peanuts”. Here is the back of packaging for a bag of store brand pistachios from Target (a large retail store chain here): [![](https://www.labelvalue.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/contains-allergen.jpg) ](https://www.labelvalue.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/contains-allergen.jpg) It says it contains pistachio (which again, is pretty damn funny; and it gets back to what I said about how I’d rather be warned if it _didn’t_) and that it “may contain peanut and other tree nuts”. Which seems to imply that “peanut” is a tree nut, when it isn’t in any sense. (Just a clumsy way to write it I guess; it seems to get the message across well enough anyway.) Another label from a bag of cookies in the US: [![](https://www.labelvalue.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/allergy-information-nutrition-facts-example.jpg) ](https://www.labelvalue.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/allergy-information-nutrition-facts-example.jpg) It lists various kinds of nuts, none of which are tree nuts, and just call them out individually. Any one of those items might trigger a different allergy so are listed separately. I don’t think a warning about “nuts” in itself actually appears on any US packaging, because there is no such thing as an allergy to “nuts”, but rather certain kinds of nuts. I think what the UK calls “nuts” on their packaging, the US calls “tree nuts”. Because again, a peanut _is_ a nut for many usages, as are many other foods that aren’t tree nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/13 "2026-07-02T20:59:58Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I gotta admit, it’s hard for me to keep it together when I see someone step in something, then look at the bottom of their foot. It slays me for some reason! 😁 Similarly, when someone trips while walking, they inevitably turn around and glare at whatever it was that dared trip them. mmm ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/14 "2026-07-02T21:07:02Z")
That reminds me of something a friend pointed out to me. If you’re out in public and see someone look at their watch, walk up to them and ask them what time it is. Chances are, they’ll look at their watch again–seconds later, mind you–before they answer. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/15 "2026-07-02T21:09:40Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Kitten Mittens Of course, you mean “Kitten Mittons.” ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/16 "2026-07-02T21:10:01Z")
If you order your pizza online from Casey’s (for those who don’t know, a convenience store chain in the US mostly concentrated to the South and Midwest - with fucking awesome pizza), you can, of course, add toppings to only one half of the pizza. Hand to Og, they ask you which side of the pizza you want your half toppings on. I’ll give you all a moment to think that through. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/17 "2026-07-02T21:11:30Z")
“The outside.” ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/18 "2026-07-02T21:19:23Z")
I have watched _Seagulls! (Stop it Now)_ at least twenty times and it’s always funny. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U9t-slLl30E/maxresdefault.jpg ""SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)" -- A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E) ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/19 "2026-07-02T21:57:42Z")
No. The top. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360/20 "2026-07-02T22:00:55Z")
That actually makes sense to me. Makes it more clear when you want different combinations on each side of the pizza. Like, onions, olives and mushrooms on one half, but sardines, corn, and peanut butter on the other half. Nobody would want to get onions on the peanut butter half, would they? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360.md?page=2)