lol. For _years_, a friend and I who do the exact same thing (but escalate it to full ridiculousness), end with a proviso along the lines of "to anyone reading

lol. For _years_, a friend and I who do the exact same thing (but escalate it to full ridiculousness), end with a proviso along the lines of "to anyone reading this, the above is in jest and in no way represents real intentions." We mostly put that in jest. Now the proviso seems less jestful.