Some people can't take a joke, be careful of what you said

There are really people who are too serious to joke with. They could hardly see it as a joke. The best way you can avoid a brush with these kind of people is to feel the waters first before striking a joke. Sometimes, a joke could be an insult to them and that would spark an unpleasant exchange of words.

True indeed. Not all jokes are funny and meant to be laughed at. We must always be careful on the things we say to other people. We should always be sensitive to others's feelings. I actually had experienced one incident just this past few days.. and damn!! I just can't take to be silent with the joke thrown to me. In the end of the day, I was relieved because the person who offended me, apologized. Good that he has the power to do that. Better if he'll not do it anymore.

A pleasant day kingparker, Indeed, not all people welcomes a joke. Perhaps it is because of the nature of the family that they have. Having a family of serious members, then a joke would not be entertained. And as the many people are saying, jokes are half meant, as a result, some people will react that much due to this saying. As they dont want to be treated in that way. However, there are times, jokes are necessary, especially if there are a lot of pressures surround on the office. Hence, this jokes can somehow eliminates the tension in a situation.

Yes,what you said is just the case.Some people would not like to accept joke from other people around them.They consider all of the things strictly,they think that joke is a kind of impolite to them.So we should careful on joking on some people

i agree with you.we will meet all kinds of person in our life.some one maybe optimistic and open,but the other is endocentric,we are not sure which kind they are only when i knew him well.i will be carefully when joking especialy to the stranger.as for me,i like to get on with the open man,i like joking too

you know making a joke to someone you must find the time when you said the joke to his/her it means that there are proper timing to blast a funny joke, and yes sometimes people can't take the joke to his/her so proper timing is the key. and in my case in joking i will blast a joke if he also doing a joke to me so it means GIVE AND TAKE, so all of you will be happy, always be careful because if they mad at you they can kill you seriously.

haha I understand you. I have been a victim of this or was part of something like this in my previous work all the time. I am the type of person who is very jolly, and friendly and well when i am with people that i work with all the time i feel close to them already and i joke around with them. There was this instance when one was kidding with us, she started the joke and 2 of my other workmates shot back at her with a joke meant for her and i thinkthat offended her. we said sorry and she just kept her quiet and did not talk to us. so we let her cool down first and then she approached us after a few hours before our work should end and told us she was hurt by what we said. then we told her we thought it is okay to kid with her because she was even the first to start with it and she was the first to not able to take the joke. =)

Amen to that. I always hated dealing with people like that. They make the atmosphere so unpleasant.

I understand what you mean. I am a person who laughs and jokes a lot, but some people get angry or offended if I joke. Sometimes I think that it was so obvious that I didn't mean what I said and that it was just a joke, but some people take everything seriously. I used to have a friend who was like that. One day I joked about something she got angry and I thought that I was trying to offend her which really wasn't the case at all, but she misunderstood my joke and took it seriously. Today I try to avoid jokes if I know that people are going to misunderstand me.

Well, when we throw a joke we really should make sure that they are obvious to the person you are throwing a joke. Some people have a hard time catching up on a joke and when that happens anger will be elicited . I think, the lady took the joke as an insinuation of her doing that , so she got angry. In such a case, i think it is proper that the person should apologize to the lady and emphasize that it was indeed just a joke.

Yup, it's true that some people really can't take jokes. However, I think there are those who initially might not be able to take jokes when you are new to them. But over time, as you get to know them well enough, they might be able to take a joke or two.

yes, not all people can take jokes. it is really uncomfortable to deal with those people especially when we are in the same place with tensed ambience. nice thing is, this kind of people is reliable, as when they say things, it will just as it is. no ambiguous meaning. and well, not all jokes compatible with all sort of people, since people have various humour sensitivity level. there are good jokes, naughty jokes, satire. I think maybe she thought your jokes weren;t funny because it was serious matter. try to get some witty jokes and constructive jokes ^_^

What we need to know is the type of people you work with or mingle with, then from there, you can decide the right way to handle them or else you will always end up m with those unending hurting arguments.

Well, I think there are not only two kind of people - who can take jokes and who can't. Maybe some people have a different sense of humour, they might not find funny what you said, but if they learn that this is how you joke then they will be ok. Others might be going through a difficult time and can be too sensitive about a few topics. Yes I'm one of those who can't all the take jokes all the time.

hey there! i see what you mean. I know people are different and have different feelings and opinions. That's why they are called people. I know I would have to becareful what I say. We have to know when we can be jokeful and humorous and when not to be jokeful and humorous. It's hard to deal with some people. Oh well. That's life.

Don't you hate that when someone cannot take a joke? I can't stand that. All I do is joke around all the time. We call people like that anal retentive. Meaning, they take everything way to serious. I do not watch what I say, I basically say whats on my mind. I like to be blunt and to the point and love to joke.

Thats true We have to get to know someone first or observe him or her to know what is he like . Not too many people like jokes. I like people who can stand a joke , but , some people makes jokes for everything that I dont like. There is a moment for everything , moment for having fun or for working , or to remain in silent or to laught , or to cry . We have to be aware of that. Have a happy day or night .

Unfortunately there seems to be far too many people who can not take a joke these days it seems somehow that people have just started taking everything entirely to serious. Perhaps this is why disease and young deaths are up by so much in the world, laughter is good not only for the soul but for the body...so for all those who can not take a joke lighten up a bit you'll live longer...all jokes aside