"Maybe I should have put a smiley face or LOL on my posts to indicate sarcasm, or my lame attempt at one."
I missed my window of opportunity to post on April Fools Day about my April Fools Day experience, so, to make up for it, y'all will hear it now. I hate AFD because it leads to misunderstandings. Now, someone sent me an email saying something happened to her, whom we shall call Jane. Jane sends me an email saying that a very important event has happened in her life. Of course, I'm shocked at that event and what she's telling me. I'm really surprise that it happened to her. But Jane sounded happy about it, so I was/wanted to be happy for her too.So I write back, saying my congratulations and such. I also added a few "jokes" in there to tease her a little. Unfortunately, here's the problem. You may know, since I put quotation marks around jokes. Also, know that it didn't occur to me it was an April Fools joke being played on me although I knew it was April 1st. It was really surprising news, and for me to say, "I don't believe you. You're lying" would have been harsh. And if it was true, then my response was uncalled for, at least this is my thinking. So I responded as if it was true.
Getting back to the problem. I responded; she send back a reply that stated that it was a joke, and the joke was on me. Ok, so then I replied back in a joking manner, or what I thought was an obvious sort of joke. More like sarcasm on my part, but I guess Jane didn’t interpret it in that way. Ok, now, I'm being incredibly vague here, but I felt it necessary because I don't think it's fair to discuss details about my friend online without her knowledge and approval. And I hate to be that detailed about other people anyways. That may seem hypocritical, but let's ignore that detail for now. I hope you can follow along. If need be, I'll go back later and invent a story to fit what I’m describing.
After her first response, I replied with yet another sarcastic-like comment poking fun of myself. Here's where I don't really think Jane got what I was trying to get across. I got an angrier, or what I interpreted as angrier, response. Maybe even impatience. See, I guess people don't get my jokes or attempt at sarcasm. But I thought sarcasm wasn't meant to be obvious. If it was, then what's the point, right? Maybe I should have put a smiley face or LOL on my posts to indicate sarcasm, or my lame attempt at one. Plus, I don't believe in LOLs as you'll see in one of my yet to be published post. I think it ruins the joke or punch line if you make it obvious, especially with sarcasm. Maybe that's just me.
I responded by saying that I was implying sarcasm, and that's all. In my response, I essentially said that I was joking and it wasn't meant to go further than that. I'm hoping that's the end of it. See, April Fools creates misunderstandings. Was I duped? Sure! But the occasion warranted it because I would've felt like an ass if I responded any other way. That's my excuse for not knowing better. Again, this is a warning to believing in the goodness of human beings. You’ll end up getting used.
What's more perplexing is that I fell for this one although I admitt, I was more shocked at Jane's relevation than anything else. Maybe that should've been my clue. But, as I was saying, I fell for this one, but I didn't fall for another more elaborate one. The elaborate joke was greatness, and I really enjoyed it. Weird. I guess the simple things just take you by surprise.
ETA: She said she knew about my sarcasm? Hmm...I don't know if that came across well at all. I guess I'm not getting the sarcasm vibe in the posts; it's more condesending than anything else. Or even pissed. Is this what it feels like at the end of the stick? Boy, do I feel ever so slighted again. She had to have the last laugh, and I'm letting her have it. I'm not getting what she's getting at, so I'm dropping this once and for all.
