Life's Syllabus

Alright, listen up, you big ol' dummy. This joke is funny because the person tells their teacher about a really deep, existential problem: they're "failing life." That's like, a major bummer, right? But the teacher, being all literal and probably tired of your nonsense, just says it's "not on the syllabus." It's funny because the teacher completely misses the point and gives a school-related answer to a life-related problem. You, my friend, probably struggle with understanding metaphors, which is a based fact about you.