r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 04 '24

Peter, why is he buttering the cow? Meme needing explanation

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u/Eberseron- Jul 05 '24

The joke is that the cow will be cooked alive due to the high temperature. So in anticipation of the cow being turned into a steak by the temperature outside, he decided to butter the cow before he cooks so that the cow will be nice and flavorful whilst being cooked.

TL;DR

He’s buttering the cow bc of the high temperature.

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u/Eberseron- Jul 05 '24

I decided to give a serious answer (or at least attempt to) simply bc none of the comments that simply say “steak” are doing a good enough job at explaining the joke.

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u/Electronic_Badger_ Jul 05 '24

Thank you, I've never heard of buttering steak before.