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That moment when your joke falls flat ...

penrbrown
penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
edited February 7 in Chit-Chat
and nobody else sees the humor in what you just said.

Strange things amuse me.

A few weeks back I discovered I have homicidal tendencies when it comes to birds and I kind of thought it was funny but when I retold the story the reactions were either shocked horror or matching amusement.

What do YOU do when you have a funny story but you're not sure how others will react?

Do you just tell the story anyway?
Or do you keep it to yourself and company who share your twisted way of thinking?

And also, got any controversial stories which you thought were funny but everyone else winced at?
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  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    Never happens to me. Everything I say is funny. Truly.
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    If it's funny to me, I don't care. I can amuse myself and move on :)
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    Never happens to me. Everything I say is funny. Truly.

    QFT
  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    When it happens I just say "Well maybe you had to be there"

    It's rare though, I'm hilarious 99% of the time.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    dont tell inappropriate baby jokes
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    dont tell inappropriate baby jokes
    No one wants to hear about inappropriate babies anyway.
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    Just an FYI. Homicidal tendencies are rarely a crowd pleaser. Unless your playing to a group of terrorists. Or feminists.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    dont tell inappropriate baby jokes
    No one wants to hear about inappropriate babies anyway.

    No one wants to hear about babies at all unless they're able to then start telling you about THEIR baby.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Just an FYI. Homicidal tendencies are rarely a crowd pleaser. Unless your playing to a group of terrorists. Or feminists.

    LOL. Damnnnnnn... >.<

    I must hang out with gamers too much or something because we're all like: YEAH! KILL IIIIIIIT!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Anything involving death only had a chance perhaps to be funny to a person in a trade that has to deal with that too much. Like dr's, officers, EMT's etc. Even then tread carefully. Get to know your crowd first. Nurses IMO don't always have such a humor callous built up even though dr's do. unsure why that is, but at least that's what I notice. Okay enough for job generalizations....can I do races now?
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    i fail to see anything funny about jokes. :angry:

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  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    i fail to see anything funny about jokes. :angry:

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    I am SO sorry.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    and nobody else sees the humor in what you just said.

    Strange things amuse me.

    A few weeks back I discovered I have homicidal tendencies when it comes to birds and I kind of thought it was funny but when I retold the story the reactions were either shocked horror or matching amusement.

    What do YOU do when you have a funny story but you're not sure how others will react?

    Do you just tell the story anyway?
    Or do you keep it to yourself and company who share your twisted way of thinking?

    And also, got any controversial stories which you thought were funny but everyone else winced at?

    I flirt.


    O hai.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    and nobody else sees the humor in what you just said.

    Strange things amuse me.

    A few weeks back I discovered I have homicidal tendencies when it comes to birds and I kind of thought it was funny but when I retold the story the reactions were either shocked horror or matching amusement.

    What do YOU do when you have a funny story but you're not sure how others will react?

    Do you just tell the story anyway?
    Or do you keep it to yourself and company who share your twisted way of thinking?

    And also, got any controversial stories which you thought were funny but everyone else winced at?

    I flirt.


    O hai.

    Hai! Kill any birds lately?
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    and nobody else sees the humor in what you just said.

    Strange things amuse me.

    A few weeks back I discovered I have homicidal tendencies when it comes to birds and I kind of thought it was funny but when I retold the story the reactions were either shocked horror or matching amusement.

    What do YOU do when you have a funny story but you're not sure how others will react?

    Do you just tell the story anyway?
    Or do you keep it to yourself and company who share your twisted way of thinking?

    And also, got any controversial stories which you thought were funny but everyone else winced at?

    I flirt.


    O hai.

    Too much effort.
    Your username already flirts with the entire forum:
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    Wat?
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    and nobody else sees the humor in what you just said.

    Strange things amuse me.

    A few weeks back I discovered I have homicidal tendencies when it comes to birds and I kind of thought it was funny but when I retold the story the reactions were either shocked horror or matching amusement.

    What do YOU do when you have a funny story but you're not sure how others will react?

    Do you just tell the story anyway?
    Or do you keep it to yourself and company who share your twisted way of thinking?

    And also, got any controversial stories which you thought were funny but everyone else winced at?

    I flirt.


    O hai.

    Hai! Kill any birds lately?
    I shoot bunnies in my game. Dinner and a movie?
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    and nobody else sees the humor in what you just said.

    Strange things amuse me.

    A few weeks back I discovered I have homicidal tendencies when it comes to birds and I kind of thought it was funny but when I retold the story the reactions were either shocked horror or matching amusement.

    What do YOU do when you have a funny story but you're not sure how others will react?

    Do you just tell the story anyway?
    Or do you keep it to yourself and company who share your twisted way of thinking?

    And also, got any controversial stories which you thought were funny but everyone else winced at?

    I flirt.


    O hai.

    Hai! Kill any birds lately?
    I shoot bunnies in my game. Dinner and a movie?

    Absolutely. But only if I get to drive.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    that-awkward-moment-when-your-sarcasm-is-so-advanced-people-actually-think-youre-stupid.jpg

    ^^ this... me... often.

    either that... or I'm just stupid.

    :laugh:



    note: no need to confirm or deny the truth of the last statement
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Hai! Kill any birds lately?

    A mockingbird. Turns out though, he didn't do anything wrong.

    I are shamefaced.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Too much effort.
    Your username already flirts with the entire forum:
    ad515b40e3011f53c7713db1fb820866.png

    Wat?

    WAT? I didn't realize that's how it read. This is embarassing.
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    Too much effort.
    Your username already flirts with the entire forum:
    ad515b40e3011f53c7713db1fb820866.png

    Wat?

    WAT? I didn't realize that's how it read. This is embarassing.
    Hope you're not falsely advertising :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Too much effort.
    Your username already flirts with the entire forum:
    ad515b40e3011f53c7713db1fb820866.png

    Wat?

    WAT? I didn't realize that's how it read. This is embarassing.

    *suspicious look*

    Well if you didn't know....
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    that-awkward-moment-when-your-sarcasm-is-so-advanced-people-actually-think-youre-stupid.jpg

    ^^ this... me... often.

    either that... or I'm just stupid.

    :laugh:



    note: no need to confirm or deny the truth of the last statement

    It's like you lapped everyone and they think you're at the back of pack right?
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    that-awkward-moment-when-your-sarcasm-is-so-advanced-people-actually-think-youre-stupid.jpg

    ^^ this... me... often.

    either that... or I'm just stupid.

    :laugh:



    note: no need to confirm or deny the truth of the last statement

    It's like you lapped everyone and they think you're at the back of pack right?

    EXACTLY!

    though... it seems to happen more often in the forums than anywhere else...
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    Hai! Kill any birds lately?

    A mockingbird. Turns out though, he didn't do anything wrong.

    I are shamefaced.

    Mocking is a form of bullying. Therefore, that was a bullybird, and he deserved what he got.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    "Got your nose!"

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  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    yeah last halloween a friend on my list got her period. my dumb *kitten* said at least you don't have to buy blood for halloween. i should of never said any thing bad taste and yes i said sorry a few time i felt terrible after and still do
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Hai! Kill any birds lately?

    A mockingbird. Turns out though, he didn't do anything wrong.

    I are shamefaced.

    Mocking is a form of bullying. Therefore, that was a bullybird, and he deserved what he got.

    Heheheheheheheheh.
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    yeah last halloween a friend on my list got her period. my dumb *kitten* said at least you don't have to buy blood for halloween. i should of never said any thing bad tast and yes i said sorry a few time i felt terrible after and still do

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    yeah last halloween a friend on my list got her period. my dumb *kitten* said at least you don't have to buy blood for halloween. i should of never said any thing bad tast and yes i said sorry a few time i felt terrible after and still do

    lol@bad taste
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