(09-05-2015, 11:27 AM)Oli! Wrote: I don't really see why people are taking this post seriously.
If it were meant to be taken seriously, it would be written differently.
Why wouldn't many people take it at face value? Most of us don't know the OP, we're unfamiliar with his writing style and personality. If I'm joking around with my friends then they're likely to understand that I'm joking around. If I choose to joke around with acquaintances and strangers, however, then they're liable to misunderstand my intent.
There's also the unfortunate fact that there are people who post this sort of thing in a serious manner and so that's another reason why the 'humour' may be lost. Added to the fact that 'humour' is very subjective in itself and there's people with English as a second or third language who post on this site...
