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The real problem is the "joke" wasn't funny. Telling someone it went "over their head" comes off as arrogant when done for an unfunny joke.
by isoskeles 7y ago
The real problem is the "joke" wasn't funny. Telling someone it went "over their head" comes off as arrogant when done for an unfunny joke.
- antasvara 7y agoThere's a difference between someone saying the premise of the joke doesn't make sense and not finding it funny. It seems like it went over someone's head if they say "Yeah, but oil isn't sold that way" versus saying "That joke wasn't funny."
- isoskeles 7y agoNot acknowledging the joke at all is one of the best ways of stating that it wasn't funny.