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Given a cartoon image and a caption. Caption: If I'm not back at the maze by eight, my wife reels in the damn string. Question: Generating an explanation of why this image/caption combination is funny. Answer: 
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A minotaur famously lives in a labyrinth/maze. But, this mythical creature is at a bar lamenting about everyday problems with everyday people --- in this case, the minotaur's everyday problem is that his wife wants him home early (by 8PM), but his home is the maze. To "reel in the string" means to figuratively shorten his leash, i.e., his wife reduces his freedom (e.g., to go to a bar).