Don’t Argue With A Joke

You always want people to participate with posts, but some kinds of comments are just aggravating. They distract from the main post and despite the best intentions of the poster, just seem rude. Usually, they indicate that the person didn’t take the time to understand the post, wanted to make their own post instead, or just didn’t care for the post and should have moved on. Commenting instead, as they always do, is just rude and makes everyone but them feel bad.

Pet peeves for a post that’s clearly just a quick joke:

– People who ask you to explain. This is rude. If you don’t get it, take it off line. You’re ruining the joke for everyone else, including the author, by having your comment chain hanging out there like someone took a crap in the middle of a floor at a party.

– People who argue with the joke. Jokes may not be perfect. Move on and don’t be a pedantic ass. Often, you haven’t really taken the time to understand the joke and are either arguing something that is already there or are off gibbering like an angry, incoherent drunk. Regardless, your contribution just makes everyone else feel worse.

– People who are trying to tell a joke themselves but are so off topic as to make the joke chain incoherent and uncomfortable. Seriously, don’t just rave on someone else’s joke. This indicates you didn’t really like their joke and wanted to tell your own. Go do that, somewhere else.

Someone do something in a joke that needs to be called out? Do it. Think of a comment that goes with the joke and plays off it? Go for it. Just don’t be a dick and make them sorry they posted their joke. It’s just rude. Fine if you’re a troll, because f*ck you anyway, but really shitty if you think you’re that person’s friend.