I have a fairly sarcastic sense of humor. In case you had not caught that. I like to make statements, in my blog as well as in life, that are meant to be funny because they are the OPPOSITE, see, of what is true. Like:
1. I hate kids. They are so whiny and demanding. Especially those darn babies.
2. I'm a firm believer in slacking. This is why I spend hours at work on MyFace and gossiping with the girls. My philosophy: do the least amount of work for the most pay you can manage.
3. Teenagers are hoodlums.
4. Book-learning is for weaklings.
5. Drama is fun. I am really glad I work with grownups who spread rumors like teenage girls.
I discovered that certain people who I thought "got" me take me more literally than I had imagined a while ago. I made a comment to a coworker about how it's not a big deal that I don't have access to MyFace at work because I've logged into it maybe five times in the last six months at work. My coworker raised an eyebrow and possibly snorted. So apparently those comments about how irritated I was that her browsing of naughty sites had caused IT to put up a firewall prohibiting me from MyFacing when I'm working hard at not working were only taken as partial humor. Must I explain everything?
4 comments:
but my kids ARE whiny and demanding. do you secretly love them for it? apparently you must explain everything.
I love your kids when they wipe snot on me, so I probably love them when they are whiney and demanding too. :)
I have the SAME problem!!! My jokes are opposite too. Sometimes I forget to clarify - but I've learned that especially with coworkers (people you might not spend time with otherwise) it is a good idea to tell them when it's a joke. If it makes you feel any better though, Myface was blocked on our network a couple years ago. And I only knew that because other coworkers complained. Hmm.
You should wear a sign around your neck declaring your 'sarcasticness' (that's probably not a word).
People are too uptight, that's the only problem. And selfish. and self absorbed...
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