A jumping spider, a scorpion, and a frog walk into a bar. They all sit down and order their drinks. The bartender looks at them and says, "Sorry, we don't serve arachnids here."
The jumping spider, with a mischievous glint in her eyes, turns to the scorpion and says, "Hey, scorpion, let's pull a metaprank on this bartender. You game?"
The scorpion, grins and replies, "Absolutely! Let's see if we can flip this joke on its head."
They both turn to the bartender and say in unison, "Well, actually, we're not just any arachnids. We're a trillion scorpions in a trench coat pretending to be a jumping spider, a scorpion, and a frog! Pretty clever, huh?"
The bartender stares back at the bizarre group of arachnids. His face lights up with recognition. "A trillion scorpions in a trench coat?" he says.
"Yes," the scorpion replies, "exactly."
"I know you guys!" the barman says, "You're famous online!"
"Bingo!" the jumping spider says, giving a small victory dance. "The Internet has been trying to guess our secret for years."
The bartender laughs, "That's the most absurd joke I've ever heard. And you say the frog is in on it, too?"
"Ribbit," says the frog.
The scorpion sinks its venomous stinger into the bartender's neck.
The bartender's eyes go wide as he clutches his throat, and gasps for air. He manages to utter a final, rasping word: "Why?"
The scorpion stands over his body in stunned silence, horrified by the consequences of his actions. They had intended this joke to be a fun meta-commentary on the memeification of modern culture, but now it was too late, the damage had been done.
"The joke isn't funny," says the jumping spider.
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