How Expensive Things Were Last Month According To My Parents
How Expensive Things Were Last Month According To My Parents
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W00T!
Good, but I’d prefer less MS Paint.
Ahh c’mon, this is one of the first original graphs we’ve had here in ages. Don’t rain on the poster’s parade for using a crappy drawing program.
I use MS paint. The crappy graphics are not because of MS paint, its because of lack of effort. I could do a 10 times better graph in MS paint than this peice of garbage. The window is not even truly square.
Frankly, the ‘primitiveness’ adds to the charm, and gives the graph that ‘everyman’ appeal.
You might be good at drawing the house, but dunno is using his brain power to light it.
Thank you!
Tell it! =]
calm down
But you didn’t. It’s OK if you’re jealous. Really.
Don’t be a whiny little b*tch.
“T” to the “R” to the “O to the double “LL”!
Wouldn’t a double “LL” make it trollll?
Through the roof, ftw
nods
I never would have gotten it if you hadn’t been here to explain the joke to us.
ALL HAIL TOCATH!!!
*bows*
Oh my god! Congratulations! I think this is actually the billionth time some one has made this exact joke! Really, thank you for the 1999 era joke. Got any president Clinton jokes while you’re at it?
You’re boring.
Because GraphJam is, like, the most original website ever!
Yeah it’s not as though half these graphs are copies of old graphs or other peoples jokes… is it?
Well I missed the first 999,999 times, so I lol’d.
Oh right a billion. Well in that case I must have missed 999,999,999 iterations of this joke.
They had cell phones in 1999? I thought they used smoke signals back then.
Nuh they ddn’t, easy enough mistake to make though. They used drums bak in ‘99, that’s y most drum n bass artists use to work in communications
@Hailey. Where are your posts so we can see what a post should look like.
Good idea but poorly executed.
Horrible comment, but well executed.
executed comment, but horribly well.
horrible comment, but we’ll execute it
Horrible execution. I’ll comment well.
I’ll just comment on the execution of the horrible comment, about the previously executed comment.
While you comment on the execution of the horrible comment, about the previously executed comment, I’ll horribly comment on the excution of the first well-executed yet horribly comment, which was horribly executed. Any comments?
Aye!
Smartly executed, good joke.
Congrats.
well executed..finally something original..even if the joke isnt..the graph is
Win.
Maybe putting a house on a bar graph to illustrate that something has “gone through the roof” has been done before… but it’s the first time I’ve seen it, so… WIN!
Brilliant!!!
Oh, shut up.
Do you people seriously just sit around and complain about how every graph submitted isn’t the most beautiful, hilarious, wonderful thing to grace the internet?
I think the joke is funny, and original. Just stop bitching and laugh.
I second that
Thirded.
fourthed
fifthed
Everyone just calm down… its going to be alright again.
You know what tickles me the most about this comment? The fact that it doesn’t take into account that some parents (or people in general) will complain about anything regardless of whether it’s something they pay for. My parents, for example, have never paid for my cell phone and yet they still complain about how much my bill is.
I haven’t lived at home for almost 4 years now and my mom still blindly complains about my bills.
I haven’t lived at home for over 10 years and my dad makes generalizations like, “I bet your phone costs a fortune, since you’re always on it. You should save yourself some money and hang up” blah blah blah. It doesn’t matter to him that it’s a company phone, and I don’t pay the bill.
To reply to that, hang up on him
This is truly creative.
The only one complaining is YOU. But you just loooove to rain on everyone’s parade. That’s why you probably don’t have friends.
Can everyone just STOP complaining about this graph and/or what it is about?!
Seriously, this graph is funny, and if you want to complain go to a different site.
And the graph is already made and up, so will arguing change it?
Big win
hehehe, pun
punt
Kudos, graphmaker. Not sure if it’s original graph-wise or content-wise. But, the execution got a slight chuckle from me.
Your parents ought to check into pay-as-you-go phones or a capped plan. Or dropping text and data and just go to a voice plan.
Yeah, I think a lot of the humor of graphjam is repackaging things we’ve heard before in original and exciting ways. This is actually adorable.
adorable? i’ve never heard a graph referred to that way…
That’s a very clever way of expressing “through the roof.” Good job, even if people want to complain about it.
My first thought was along the lines of: Your parents pay for you to have a cell phone and you can’t even use it responsibly?
And your second thought was… “It’s okay though because the graph isn’t necessarily autobiographical”? Even if it is, so what? Folks can stop paying for their kids’ phones anytime they want.
And his third thought was “Why am I spending so much time thinking about this instead of going out and doing something productive with my life?”
Aww, that’s a bit harsh, considering we’re here too
And his fourth thought was “I suppose I’ll go and get a sense of humor and THEN join the lovely folks at graphjam. That way, when I comment, I won’t sound like such an old man that can’t appreciate some kid’s graph for what it is.”
i really like this graph, its funny and original
besides, its the first i’ve seen that uses ms paint and done well
Of course, in every graph that wins there HAS to be an asshole who would bitch about anything.
Go crawl back in your hole.
The visual pun is clever, and should be really funny. I can’t help but think that the poster probably has entitlement issues every time I look at it though. That sadly ruins the joke for me. Great, now I feel old.
Why do you say entitlement issues? Parents overreact to these things all the time. The gas bill can be $200 (from running the heat at 75 all winter) and the cell phone bill $5 over what it was last month (basic plan being ~$30) and they would still complain that the cell phone bill is through the roof.
I agree. You don’t hear me bitching to my 1 year old about how much his diapers are costing me every month.
Don’t take that crap. Make ‘em go without.
Also, read the post made 45 minutes before yours. You win at stating an opinion without being a prick, though
I agree completely.
Clever little graph. One of the best that’s been submitted in recent memory.
I don’t understand why parents even give their kid cell phones. When I have kids, the only way they’re getting a cell phone is if they can pay for it themselves.
when i got my first cell, i paid for it and the plan, and my parents still made me turn it over
Stephen, it’s funny. Don’t worry about the whiners, they’ll always be there regardless of what the actual circumstances are surrounding your lol. Just know that you’ve made some people smile today!
O_O sense of humor fail
Your comment here is win except it’s all intents and purposes, not intensive
I second both of MLD’s sentiments
I give you points for creativity.
clever!
It’d be even funnier if the cell bill beat the mortgage, too. But it’s still pretty funny as is.
Hah! Because of the house, and the mortgage is the, and the, yeah…
yuk yuk!
This is the funniest graph I have ever seen.
LOLOLOLOL.
First graph I actually laughed at for a really really long long time.
laughing out loud out loud out loud out loud?
It was really loud. I heard him.
I think it’s “laugh out loud all all all”. No?
calm down
I have a new favorite.
This… this should get an award! Well done!
One of the best I’ve seen on this site.
Whatever, I thought it was funny. Sorry I called you a kid up there, lol…
Welcome to gj!
FTW
I would like to nominate it for a pizza trophy
tHATS TRUE for me (caps lock sry), i has an iphone
You’re not responsible enough to have a cell phone until you’re responsible enough to pay for it yourself so your parents don’t have to.
it’s not a gun, dude. it’s a phone. how much responsibility do you think it takes to own and operate?
100th!!!
But they use electricity, heating, and insurance a lot more than I do. They always have the house at literally 80 degrees and then complain that I run up the phone bill and have the refrigerator open to cool down! Seriously dude, get a life that doesn’t involve yelling at kids for being unhappy at not having rights promised by the constitution( freedom of speech/opinion, religion, etc)
mehehehe.. The graph made me chuckle.. For the first time in quite a while, on GJ.. Great Job!
First laugh out loud funny graphjam I’ve seen in a while.
LMFAOO!!!! Epic WIN!!!
Why are people so mean on this website?? Geez!
I thought this graph was really cute and creative! The graphic was much better than if he had typed “through the roof” on the side of the graph. I give it a vote of 5.
the funny (scary) thing is that this graph is accurate for a LOT of 14-21 year old girls. what’s insurance for 2 cars and house? lets hope it’s not more than $300.. i’ve seen cell bills in the $2000 range
I LLOL’ed (Literally Laughed Out Loud)
that sure made me giggle