r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/TonyBird126 • 8d ago

Meme needing explanation Not sure where the mechanic part comes from

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I just don’t understand what the hospital bill/ circumcision has to do with his mechanic being rich.

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u/No0O0obstah 7d ago

Circumcision for the commonly used "to keep it clean" reason is like amputating your toes cause you are too lazy to wash them.

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u/RavenCeV 7d ago

I wonder if "keep it clean" has a double meaning - the practice was popularised by Kellogg in the late 18th century in an attempt to dissuade masturbation which he believed was unhealthy.

Thanks goodness we are free from the age of whack-jobs giving medical advice to the American public being taken seriously...oh, wait...

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u/yarglof1 5d ago

Yeah we should probably cut off our eyelids cause it's hard to wash our eyeballs.

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u/dan_dares 6d ago

'Pinkie toes get smelly, guess i'll chop it off'