GIP: I'm joking!

[alias_sqbr]

Because I have this unfortunate need to make sarcastic jokes in the ljs of strangers, and then they think I'm sincere, and it's all very embarrassing. (It's also sometimes a problem with people I know, but on the whole I think you guys have learned to go "Sophie just said something nonsensical or out of character, so even though it wasn't funny I'll assume she was joking")

Comments

[col-ki.livejournal.com]

I think you need less disclaimers in your life!

As is often said (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bernard_Baruch):
"Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter."

[ataxi.livejournal.com]

I agree.

[alias_sqbr]

Given the choice between disclaimers, constantly re-explaining myself, or alienating a large proportion of the people I meet, I like disclaimers :P (If the only people I alienated were stupid I wouldn't mind so much, but my humour really doesn't seem to translate for a lot of people)

Anyway, I think it adds to the humour of a joking comment to have a giant THIS IS A JOKE disclaimer attached to it(*) (If you don't that just proves my point)

(*)Except when it totally spoils the joke, I'd probably not use it then

[col-ki.livejournal.com]

The negative side effect of disclaimers is similar to appending "or not, whatever" to every sentence - it means that you don't have a position on anything.

Fences are pointy, you know.

[alias_sqbr]

How is a giant blinking sign saying "THIS IS A JOKE" ambiguous?