I wasn't really sure what to say about this comic, until I followed the advice of Abraham Lincoln and "Simplified.":
MY HOBBY: LYING
No, that's not quite right, not in this internet age of Mouth Sounds and 4chan vs tumblr.
MY HOBBY: TROLLING
Once I realized that this comic really boiled down to that, I realized the problem that this comic has. The premise isn't the issue, which reminds me vaguely of The Onion in its subtle bitter satire.
The issue is that the idea isn't taken far enough. The humor in trolling (when it's done right) is in the shocked, confused, or offended reactions of the trolled. We don't see that, we just see one guy lying to another, followed by the caption.
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