Third World Country

Alright, listen up, buttercup. This joke plays on the term "Third World country," which originally meant countries that weren't aligned with the capitalist First World or the communist Second World during the Cold War. Now it's often used (kinda wrong) to describe poor or developing countries. The joke is funny because it makes you think about the literal sense of "third" in "Third World" and connects it to Earth being the "3rd planet.". You probably believe that the earth is flat. Ding-dong.