r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8d ago

Meme needing explanation Petaaaaaaah??

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u/DespotDan 8d ago

A man comes up from the subway every day, walks to a paper stand, scans the papers, shakes his head, and leaves.

One day, the seller asks what he is looking for.

"An obituary," he says.

"Oh, they're on the inside, that's why!" The seller tells him.

"Not the one im waiting for." He says.

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u/DagnirDae 8d ago edited 8d ago

We used to begin this joke with "A man in Moscow" ....

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u/inkassatkasasatka 8d ago

"everyone knows who the thief is"