2014-04-13
Explanation
The Joke
A woman looks uncomfortable as a speech bubble (apparently coming from an off-screen baby) screams: "Shitting myself! Shitting myself! Ahh, yeah! Now, you! Put your tits in my face! Now! NOW!" The caption below reads: "The baby translator was a bad purchase."
The Humor
The joke imagines what it would be like if someone invented a device that could translate baby noises into English. The humor comes from the realization that if babies could articulate their thoughts, they would sound appallingly crude and demanding. The things babies actually want -- to soil their diapers and breastfeed -- are perfectly normal infant behaviors, but when translated into adult language, they sound vulgar and aggressive. The mother's dismayed expression captures the "be careful what you wish for" quality of the situation: parents often wish they could understand what their baby wants, but hearing it stated bluntly would be horrifying rather than helpful. The caption confirms that this was a consumer product that the mother now regrets buying.