sudo-what?

Here's a funny comic:


At least I thought it was funny, but something in the back of my head was nagging at me like I wasn't really in on the joke, and I thought,

"Wait, maybe I don't get it. I think I do, but I could be wrong. (pause) No.... I definitely get it. (pause) But what if I try and tell it at a party, and I'm wrong???"

So I asked JR.

Here's why it's actually funny, and why I would never get it in a million years:

JR (via IM):
its about administration
on linux
Many Unixes, and Linux, use "sudo".
allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser.

Ahhh... I see. Huh.

Here's my reasoning as to why I thought it was funny:

Me (via IM):
due to the insane popularity/obsession with Sudoku, all you have to do is preface something with Sudo- and people will like or do whatever you say.

Now let's all have a hearty laugh at my mild computer-admin-related retardation. ha ha ha.

I still think my reasoning makes it funnier.