Re:Getting the ^D
by lifthrasiir on Monday April 10, 2023 @03:07AM
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I initially didn't get either of you, all I can think of was a half-face emoticon. It turns out that "getting the D" means something (I'll refrain from explaining this), and with this context "take a joke" is really unacceptable---it means you know the joke and you think it's fine, which isn't.
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I don’t really get why this is so offensive. It’s some guy’s webpage, where we are just visitors, on which he has shared some knowledge with a title that plays on a double entendre. It’s not about taking a joke as it’s not something addressed to you at all. People need to stop being hall monitors on the internet. Just close the page, move on.
The title makes some absolute sense, so it is per se acceptable. You may take this case as a reminder to remain focused and disregard unnecessary potential lateral reads.
Re:Getting the ^D
by lifthrasiir on Monday April 10, 2023 @04:14AM
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I didn't take offense to the title; it is not even clear whether the author intended that joke (I didn't know that phrase so could the author). I merely pointed out that, if you think the author intended this particular joke, then it is inappropriate to say "take [the] joke".