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Slartibartfast

How do you react when your joke questions get serious answers?

Happens quite a bit, perhaps the puns are too obtuse.

Posted - May 25, 2017
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  • It happened to me a LOT on Answerbag. 9 times out of 10 when I explained it was a joke, it led to an argument because the person didn't understand that it was a joke. It was like they didn't even read what i was writing. After a few minutes of arguing, I'd end it with Jesus loves you, then just walk away. 
      May 25, 2017 5:02 AM MDT
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  • 53509


    Wait, you're joking, right?
    ~
      May 25, 2017 6:02 AM MDT
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  • What  the %^##@ do you mean by that?
      May 25, 2017 1:25 PM MDT
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  • 53509


    Two Karens and a Randy D walk into a bar  . . .

    ~ 
      May 25, 2017 9:37 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Sometimes I write, "Er, um, it was a joke!"

    Orher Other times I add onto the serious response with another joke or even sarcasm. 
    ~ This post was edited by Randy D at May 25, 2017 9:38 PM MDT
      May 25, 2017 6:01 AM MDT
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  • 44620
    Other
      May 25, 2017 8:03 AM MDT
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  • 53509
    Doh!

    ~
      May 25, 2017 9:41 PM MDT
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  • 16795
    That's what the tildes are for, right? (If you can stop WW and I from cooking and eating all of them).
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Sarcasm%20Mark This post was edited by Slartibartfast at May 25, 2017 1:20 PM MDT
      May 25, 2017 8:08 AM MDT
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  • 44620
    I usually just ignore them. It happened more on AB. Some here ask figurative questions and I will answer literally. They usually don't like that.
      May 25, 2017 8:06 AM MDT
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  • 13071
    I realize my question wasn't that funny. 
      May 25, 2017 8:09 AM MDT
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    I disagree; I love your sense of humor.  If someone doesn't understand a joke or doesn't enjoy a joke, it's not always the joker who's at fault.

    ~ 



      May 25, 2017 9:40 PM MDT
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  • It gives me great amusement and pleasure.  My parenting questions did just that.
      May 25, 2017 8:22 AM MDT
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  • 53509
    LOL!

      May 25, 2017 9:40 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    not sure how i would react since i dont usually ask those kind of questions
      May 29, 2017 5:56 PM MDT
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