[panel 1: a large dodo approaches a clean, well dressed vagrant youth sat beside a well fashioned wood and stone building. The youth warily guards a bag holding their belongings and the stick they use to travel with it. The dodo asks “Pardon me, do you have the time?” and the youth replies “yes, it’s -“]
[panel 2: the dodo exclaims “You have the time!”]
[panel 3: a quartet of dodos appear and excitedly chatter over one another: “He has the time.” “The time! he has it!” “At long last! Our desperate search is at an end! The time has been found!”]
[panel 4: they lean in amongst one another and whisper “PSSHHWSSSSPTT SSHSSHHPSSTT”]
[panel 5: the group approaches the youth and asks “Will you… give us the time?” And the youth replies “It’s nine fifteen.” The dodos exclaim “AAAAAHHH! NOW WE HAVE THE TIME!”]
Well the dodos seem to think that "the time" is a relic of some sort that one can possess. But you understood that.
I don't think there's anything I can explain that will make it funny for you. I suppose it's a matter of taste.
Do you know offhand what culture this joke was created for?
Fair enough.
The creator is a big fan of absurdism from North America, and he does lots of various creative projects. Other than that I couldn't say.
https://wondermark.com/
Ty.
https://wondermark.com/c/1543/
This is funny!
Exactly this. I enjoyed it, but I was high enough. If I was sober I probably would’ve thought it was ok.