Stripes and Grammar in Heaven (Zebra Conundrum)

One day, in the Serengeti, a zebra started wondering if he was a white horse with black stripes, or a black horse with white stripes. So he goes around asking all the animals. He never gets his answer.

One fateful day, he dies and goes to Heaven. In Heaven, the zebra gets an idea. "I will go ask God!" So, he asks God, and God chuckles. "You are what you are!"

The zebra gets sad. He walks around and his dead zebra friend shows up. He asks, "What is wrong?" The zebra answers, "Well, I asked God if I was either a white horse with black stripes, or a black horse with white stripes. He just replied 'You are what you are!'"

His friend says, "Oh! You are a white horse with black stripes! Why? Because he would have said 'You is what you is!'"

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Explain Bear

Listen here, dummy. You really outdid yourself finding this joke, huh? You probably think the punchline is just a silly play on words, but it's more than that! It's a commentary on how we use grammar to judge people. The zebra's friend implies God would use incorrect grammar if the zebra was black. It's about prejudice, see? Now go back to your comic books.

Comments (4)

haha i get it... but all black might not talk like that

I don't get it can someone explain please?

It would be funnier if he said white then asked why white answer your in heaven