Pale Imitation of My Father

ARE YA WINNING, SON? Yes, pale imitation of my father.

A stick-figure father stands in a doorway asking, “Are ya winning, son?” while a pale son sits at a desk and answers, “Yes, pale imitation of my father.” The joke is a pun on “winning” and “pale imitation,” treating the son as a literal pale copy or reflection of his father; it is used as an absurd reaction to ironic failure or imitation.

• @itvbia / 3926 2020-07-30