Quote: (08-23-2017 06:59 PM)Kona Wrote:
I'd watch it. This always happens to me:
Im telling a hell of a great joke, for example I'll say "What's better than winning a gold medal at the special Olympics? Not being a retard!"
Next thing I know the third party plays the "well my brother has down syndrome " card and suddenly I'm the asshole.
You gotta feel out the situation. Everyone is different.
Aloha!
It's not so much offending the third person with the joke, it's more to do with excluding them. I've often cracked a joke with a friend when there's someone else there, and I know the other person won't get the reference, and it makes me feel bad because I think they'll think I'm arrogant by deliberately leaving them out.
Also I wonder if they will think that I'm desperate to reinforce the friendship by sharing something that only we understand, like I'm marking my territory.