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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Attendees to professional conferences or expositions are usually given big ostentatious badges to wear, as proof that they are legitimate visitors to the event. Generally it's considered embarrassing to continue to wear your badge when you leave the event.

This comic is meant to portray an ironic, comedic situation where two clowns leaving the clown expo are more concerned that their badges will make them look foolish than they are that their costumes will. In technical terms, it falls under the category of "expectancy violation" or "incongruity theory."

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for explaining it. I knew about having to wear badges, but I never knew about it looking silly to continue to wear them after the event.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 3 months ago

No worries, happy to do it.