How to Mock Meta Humor Without Understanding It

Faking Depth Since Whenever

You don’t need to get postmodernism to mock it. Here’s how to pretend you’re in on the joke when you’re really just confused.

Step 1: Use the Word “Meta” Randomly

“This joke is so meta… like a metaphor for metaphors or something”

Step 2: Reference Other References

“As that famous thing said about the other thing – you know what I mean”

Step 3: Blame the Audience

“If you don’t get this, that’s part of the joke (that I also don’t get)”

Advanced Techniques

1. The “Infinite Regression”

“This sentence is referencing itself referencing the concept of reference”

2. The “Pseud-Intellectual”

“The Derridean deconstruction of this premise is… [insert academic-sounding nonsense]”

3. The “Self-Canceling”

“This joke critiques itself so thoroughly it no longer exists. Did it ever?”

Conclusion

True meta humor understands itself about as well as you understood this article. Wait – was that meta? I can’t tell anymore.