A couple of weeks back I saw my boss hadn’t eaten all her lunch. She said it was because her mother had made it, and always tried to give her too much; just like when she was little.
I replied that my childhood habit was to clear the plate every time, just in case there wasn’t enough next time. She laughed because she thought I was making a joke, and then went really quiet.
I had the opposite experience. I was laughing about it and then realised no one else was.
Oh, oops.
When you tell a funny story from your childhood but instead of laughing, your friend hugs you and says “I’m so sorry you went through that” :
Lol I was gonna say, the dramatic music would really ruin the punchline
Or would it enhance it through ironic dissonance?
sad trombone noises
A couple of weeks back I saw my boss hadn’t eaten all her lunch. She said it was because her mother had made it, and always tried to give her too much; just like when she was little.
I replied that my childhood habit was to clear the plate every time, just in case there wasn’t enough next time. She laughed because she thought I was making a joke, and then went really quiet.
Yeah.