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Explanation

This single-panel comic depicts an angry snowman wearing a top hat (evoking Frosty the Snowman from the classic children's song) ranting aggressively at some children. He says "Spring is in two months, kid. Two months. You think I give a frozen shit about lung tissue?" The caption reads: "Reluctantly, we gave Frosty back his pipe."

The joke references the original "Frosty the Snowman" song, in which Frosty has a corncob pipe. The humor comes from reimagining Frosty as a belligerent, foul-mouthed character who was apparently denied his pipe (presumably for health reasons, since smoking damages lung tissue) but doesn't care about the health risks because he's going to melt in two months anyway when spring arrives. It's a darkly funny take on applying human health concerns to a snowman who has a very limited and predetermined lifespan.

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