When jokes fall flat.

[B00]

Ever get the feeling that others just don't "get you?"

Today was Mini Boo's school sports day and she did wonderfully, however her team didn't win so as a joke I jokingly told her, in front of the other mums that she now wouldn't be getting any tea due to her miserable failure. Mini Boo just rolled her eyes at me as she "got me" and is sadly used to my sometimes quite odd humour, however the mums surrounding me looked at me in horror.

I'm sure at least 3 of them were on the phone to social services before we'd even left the playing field :-(

[Barmaid]

jno - you just reminded me of something I did when I managed a large department in a major charity. We were due to have one of our patrons visit one day some Baroness (I don't recall who). Anyway, I called all the department together and told them what the program was for the day and then very sarcastically said "and if you are very good, I'll give you some time off to practise your curtseys".

So the dreaded day came and said dignified person arrived (NOT a member of the royal family). Imagine my horror when half the sodding department curtsied.

[Old_Geezer]

And worse, it was all the men !

[zebo]

I once told a parent who I vaguly knew that there was nothing wrong with his daughter's Maths work that a good kick up the backside wouldn't cure. His reply was That's the most honest assessment I've heard all evening! Luckily, it was a few years ago, many in fact, and no-one else heard. Sadly, there'd be an investigation by Child Protection and we'd both be in bother these days. PC has taken the fun out of life.

[Nini74]

while shopping in wilkinsons once when the baby was just a few weeks old, and in the baby seat part of the trolley, we decided to pick up a new toy for the dog.....nothing amazing in that. anyway, the baby was asleep so i put the blue plastic dog bone on top of the baby's legs, and we carried on shopping. when we got to a very busy aisle i said (loud enough for people to hear), "Aw Rob - can't we get him proper baby toys? I don't like that". Fairplay to my husband, quick as a flash he replied "no love - that's only £1 and ts blue for a boy, what's wrong wtih you?". Oh the looks we got were priceless, but i loved the fact that he got me so quick! x

[lady-janine]

love this thread.

don't think i can go into B**ts, in our main town for a while. was in there the other week chatting to one of the assistants (me only half concentrating on what was being said) when she suddenly started to complain bitterly that she didn't like her job. fool that i am forgot she wasn't one of my firends and said "well at least it keeps you off the streets". her gasp and horrified look made me realise what i had said. tried to say i meant me and it was a joke but don't think she believed me. haven't been back since. wonder if i am banned.

[boxtops]

LOL - interesting responses to my story but no, it was perfectly OK, and yes under those circs, we didn't see anything wrong with an in-joke. The rest of them were far too po-faced about everything.