THIS JUST IN NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS DRINKING COFFEE
The image displays a humorous scene that parodies a news broadcast setting. It features a puppet character resembling a news anchor, with a strikingly amusing appearance. The character has a comically broad nose, wears a suit, and seems to be seriously presenting a piece of breaking news. The overall aesthetic of the character and the background reminiscent of a news studio create an amusingly absurd context for the message being delivered.
The top of the picture has the bold caption "THIS JUST IN...," a phrase commonly used in news media to signal the immediate reporting of breaking news. The typographic style of the caption, along with the newsroom setting, reinforces the mock-serious tone of the image, as viewers are primed to expect a piece of significant or impactful news to follow.
Centered in the image is the headline of the mock news story which reads "NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS DRINKING COFFEE IN THE MORNING HELPS OTHERS LIVE LONGER." The statement subverts expectations by suggesting that the consumption of coffee has a health benefit for others, rather than the drinker, which is a twist on the typical health benefit claims reported in actual news stories.
The humor in the image arises from the satirical nature of the claimed research finding. It plays on the idea that many people rely on their morning coffee to become more agreeable or easier to interact with, indirectly benefiting the people around them by making them less irritable or more sociable. It implies that not having THIS JUST IN NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS DRINKING COFFEE IN THE MORNING HELPS OTHERS LIVE LONGER
