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Smooth Dunk | Bluesky
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5 panel comic
Panel 1: Pink guy saying: I just made a silly joke!
Panel 2: Pink guy turns to see a door swing open, revealing a Weird Greenish Guy in the doorway
Panels 3-5: Weird greenish guy begins to walk towards Pink Guy in a very creepy manner. He says: Iβm Gonna take it SERIOUSLY
By panel 5 Weird Guy has Pink Guy in a death grip. Heβs going to throttle him for having the audacity to tell a silly joke on social media
Uh no... people aren't just lurking in the comments to jump on any little joke you make...
What makes you think people here would take comics like this so seriously that they would feel the need to come into the comments and type up a big rant to criticise you for posting it?
This is a total misrepresentation of the community. You should delete this.
This is identical to what your maternal parent related to me last night, when we engaged in coitus to her satisfaction.
Thatβs really nice for both of you, sheβs been lonely since my stepfather passed away from syphilis and untreated scabies last week.
Yeah, sorry about that. I did tell him to get checked.
My litmus test is i ask "what is the joke?" If theres a clever turn of phrase or twist to expectations I chuckle to myself and move on. If I cant figure out what the clever turn of phrase or twist in expectation is, or the punchline being some kind of -ism or -phobia then yeah I'm gonna take it seriously. Unfortunately making jokes where the punchline is racism, sexism, homophoboa, transphobia, or any other kind of punching down gets a lot of engagement and responses.
"It's just a joke, bro" only goes so far, you're right
Homophoboa sounds like a not-so-fabulous fashion accessory.
"Gaysoupsnake" sounds messy but hot
Lmao it kinda does.
What if the point if the joke is to make fun of racists for genuinely having those views?
I sometimes put on a voice and give a conservative sounding statement and optionally end with my normal voice "or something like that" - where while I honestly mean to make fun if those views; if there is something wrong about that, I would like to be corrected, if that's okay to ask
I already described my litmus test. You explained who your punchline is hitting. Punching up at the jerks is fine by me.
I made a joke the other day about how some people don't pay attention and forget they have to pay at the register. Some dude in the comments lit me up about him having arthritis and how I'm an insensitive asshole because he can't hold a credit card.
Like dude, obviously I'm make a general joke and observation and am not commenting on your bitch-ass traitorous joints. Chill tf out.
Me: "I'm going to make a joke"
Me: proceeds to say the most obnoxious, offensive, and flatly banal thing you've ever heard in your life.
Me: Waggling eyebrows "Get it? Huh? Huh?"
Me: Did ya get my joke? Huh? Huh?
Them: Yes, chuckleslord
Me: Cool, could you explain it to me, then?
This guy alway has to shows up in the comments to give their 2-cents.
βAckshually this humorous situation would never happen if _______.β
Yβall know who you are.
Actually that guy would never show up if fuck it i cant even commit to the bit its too hot
......it's too hot? Ok,now I just imagine you jerking yourself silly over the idea of making a joke where the punchline is gaslighting him. Is that really what turns you on? What kind of a guy gets turned on by THAT???
Oh.....oh wait. You might be onto something!
furiously masturbates
I am you and what I see is me
as long as I laugh at my own jokes one person laughed, so it was worth it.
now if you'll excuse me, my dead babies won't blend themselves.
Just because something was a joke doesn't mean it isn't serious. Some of the best comedy is about really serious subject matter or comes out of really serious moments, surgeons humor or trench humor.
This and restating the joke/comment you made in a slightly different way, sometimes also concluded with a "FTFY".
Repeating a comment, but in a more accurate way.
FTFY
No need to thank me.
Or debbie downers. There was a comic strip about being a hero to your kids like in an RPG and the first comment I see is something like "you must have come from a loving family as not all parents are heros." Did you really need to say that? We know life isn't all sunshine and rainbows.
My sister still won't speak to me for a joke I made months back- and it's her birthday next week. I'm printing this and putting it in her birthday card. Maybe I'll get lucky and she'll never speak to me again. [/joke]
But no really- fingers crossed. [/joke?]
The thing about feelings is, regardless of how silly they seem to you they are very real to the person experiencing them and should be approached from that angle. Whether the relationship is one you want to put that effort into is a different question I suppose.
This is 80% of my jokes
When you make a joke, you must accept the risk -- and honestly, inevitability -- of it not being funny. Refusing to accept this risk is what makes so many "comedians" into insecure shills.
Example: https://piefed.world/comment/6031281
Lol people not being able to read sarcasm easily on the internet is what I take that as
I upvoted every reply, they were comedy gold!
Sometimes playing the straight man and taking the joke seriously is part of the fun.
Pretending to take it seriously can be a fun bit. Starting fights on the internet while pretending to be a victim ruins everyoneβs day.
Yeah, that's how i gained the "Insecure European with false sense of superiority" label on Reddit.
I can relate. You make a throwaway comment about how your wife doesn't let you come with her to the hardware store because you'll inevitably staple a finger to a display stand and someone always always replies to harrumph about wasting staples you obviously don't plan to buy*.
*Example only. Srsy guys.
If it makes you feel better this is probably a "spreading hate" ban on reddit because neck beards.