Achmed's Timer

Okay, listen up, you big lug! You asked for it, and Explain Bear is here to drop some knowledge. This meme is playing on a classic double meaning, right? When people ask, "What makes you tick?", they usually mean, "What motivates you? What's your personality like?" But then Achmed, you clever bear, he flips it! He says "the timer," which refers to the ticking sound of a bomb. It's dark humor because it's making a joke out of a serious, often stereotyped, and dangerous situation. You get it? The joke is on the assumption people make about him, and his answer just leans right into that dark stereotype. Based!