that's not Not funny

andr70 · Post by **andr70** » 15 Nov 2010, 11:00

What do you usually do if somebody tells you a joke that's not funny at all? Do you try to laugh so as not to offend the person or tell the truth?

Tip the Bottle · Post by **Tip the Bottle** » 15 Nov 2010, 11:15

It really depends on the person telling the joke. Obviously if it's a child I laugh my ass off, if it's someone I know but not well I'll probably snicker, if it's a good friend and their joke falls flat I will makes sure they know it and will ridicule them to no end about how horrible the joke is and may end with dissecting every line and pointing out why it is so far from funny, again that happens with only the best of friends. It sounds cruel but I know they will and have done it to me.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 15 Nov 2010, 17:59

andr70 wrote:What do you usually do if somebody tells you a joke that's not funny at all? Do you try to laugh so as not to offend the person or tell the truth?

Suggest they hold on to the day job.

Aspasia · Post by **Aspasia** » 15 Nov 2010, 21:32

I usually think about it for a sec, then say "I don't get it"

Ampharos · Post by **Ampharos** » 02 Dec 2010, 01:05

If I find the joke offensive for some reason, I'll tell them so. (For example, gender stereotypes annoy me, so I generally don't like jokes based on them.) But if the joke is just plain bad, I usually just say, "Heh."

Mairin · Post by **Mairin** » 02 Dec 2010, 16:46

Ampharos wrote:If I find the joke offensive for some reason, I'll tell them so. (For example, gender stereotypes annoy me, so I generally don't like jokes based on them.) But if the joke is just plain bad, I usually just say, "Heh."

I do that too. One of my coworkers once sent me some very racist jokes and I told her the next day to stop emailing any jokes to me at all.

srittyx3 · Post by **srittyx3** » 05 Jan 2014, 13:51

I just smirk and smile.

gali · Post by **gali** » 06 Jan 2014, 02:20

I just smile politely.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 06 Jan 2014, 08:20

smile and roll my eyes...haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Fran!

( if anyone else laughs at a dumb /insensitive joke, i'm known to say: " please don't encourage him / her " )

Aaaah " old-age i " ROCKS!.............FINALLY, ya can say whatevuh you damn well please!

let's face it, if you try to please everyone you please no one...

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 06 Jan 2014, 10:29

Usually shake my head and walk away. If its an old one, I say the first time I heard that one I laughed so hard I kicked the slats out of my crib.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 06 Jan 2014, 10:32

good one, i'll hafta remember that one...

Bfrisco · Post by **Bfrisco** » 28 Jan 2014, 15:15

I'll usually just say something along the lines of "Ha ha." Or mention that I enjoyed it the first time I heard it (if it's true).

LoveMusic_AK · Post by **LoveMusic_AK** » 10 Mar 2014, 18:18

It depends on who the person is. If its my close friend then I'll just say, "that was not funny." If its someone I'm not really close with then I will laugh as to not hurt their feelings.