I had a joke that hit well: "California is in a drought? Who would have thought it doesn't rain in a desert."

dragonwriter 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It does rain in deserts, California isn't mostly desert (about 38% by land area), and drought is defined relative to normal rainfall, so even a place that usually has very low rainfall can have droughts.

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quesera 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't get it.

It does rain in deserts, of course. But most of California is not a desert anyway.

	▲	recursive 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		And also droughts are defined by lower than normal precipitation. So if it didn't rain in a desert, and it's still not raining in a desert, that wouldn't even be a drought anyway.
	▲	dragonwriter 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It’s a joke relying on several layers of not understanding basic concepts for its humor. Kind of worried about the environment in which it “hit well”.

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dcrazy 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It must only be funny to people who are unfamiliar with California’s climate.

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gbnwl 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are you under the impression that California as a whole is a desert?