In the pod Every Little Thing, they often play with words making jokes with intricate references. Recently, I heard an exchange where a person made a joke about the former president Ronald Reagan being the president of the planet Mars. I simply do not get it. Even the host admitted it was deep.
A: Did you want to hear a space joke?
B: I would love to.
A: Um so, it's a little out there…that's the first part…you didn't get it…the space joke is "out there".
B: I love it!
A: But here is the actual joke. "Who is the president of Mars?".
B: "Who's the president of Mars?…Hmmm…Tell me.
A: Ronald Reagan.
Source at time "16:40
That's it. No explanation, no nothing. I'm not even sure if the first part before the pause is an independent joke (space joke – it's out there) or if it's a build-up for the main part. Is it the actual former president they refer to? The program was about space junk so I assume that Mars actually refers to the red planet but I'm unsure about that too.
Best Answer
The joke is a play on the pronunciation of his last name. In the U.S. his name is pronounced Ronald Ray Gun. Get it? Ray Gun? Bzzzaappp!
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