Yo, Reader's Digest, please adjust your humor

[elfs]

Reader's Digest "Life Is Funny" joke:

Overheard: Little girl reading a book about knights: "Mom, what's our family crest?"
Mom: "Poor people being crushed by a boot."

Can someone tell me why this is "funny," rather than trenchantly, obviously, painfully true?

Comments

[kenshardik]

Wait, you read Reader's Digest?

[elfs.livejournal.com]

I was stuck at a doctor's office.

[kenshardik]

Ugh. Those are the times when "Golf Digest" catches my eye....