In here I am, on the other end of that, as some Gen X asshole who doesn’t get DragonBall references
At least we can both take a lesson from this: life is not fair. Although, what I take from this, is that the Internet does not “owe“ me a laugh. And even if I don’t get the joke, I can at least appreciate the literal decades of pop, cultural familiarity a person has to have in order to “get it “.
But that just makes me feel older, because I used to always “get it “, but now I’m too old to “get it” anymore.
At the risk of sounding obnoxious, the only reference point you need here is the main plot device of the Dragonball series: collect 7 balls > get a wish.
I’m asking sincerely, not rhetorically: is this niche cultural knowledge? In my mind it’s like understanding the point of pokemon is capturing animals in balls, or that P. Sherman lives at 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. Harry Potter is a wizard.
Now I must know what a goose wishes for.
honk
War.
eternal life, prolly
That poor goose…
In here I am, on the other end of that, as some Gen X asshole who doesn’t get DragonBall references
At least we can both take a lesson from this: life is not fair. Although, what I take from this, is that the Internet does not “owe“ me a laugh. And even if I don’t get the joke, I can at least appreciate the literal decades of pop, cultural familiarity a person has to have in order to “get it “.
But that just makes me feel older, because I used to always “get it “, but now I’m too old to “get it” anymore.
Replace the dragon balls with a magic lamp and the joke still works the same.
That’s very helpful, thank you
Go watch DragonBall Z Abridged. It’s great fun and you’ll understand everything.
At the risk of sounding obnoxious, the only reference point you need here is the main plot device of the Dragonball series: collect 7 balls > get a wish.
I’m asking sincerely, not rhetorically: is this niche cultural knowledge? In my mind it’s like understanding the point of pokemon is capturing animals in balls, or that
P. Sherman lives at 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.Harry Potter is a wizard.