Should I feel guilty about this stupid joke?

MarkSummers · #1 10-04-2005, 02:42 PM

I'm home for the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashannah and my mom is busy making dinner for our guests coming over tonight. The phone rings and I answer it and it's one of my mom's friend who asks if any of the food she's making has nuts in it (presumably because someone she's bringing is alergic?).

I ask my mom and she says no there's nothing with nuts she's making. Her friend asks, "You sure, absolutely nothing?"

I relay to my mom, "You sure there's nothing mom? What about that nut salad?" My mom laughs as she picks up on my dumb joke and says that there's nothing with nuts. So I tell the friend that there's absolutely nothing. She says, "Wait, what about the nut salad?" I tell her that it was just a joke but she doesn't seem think it's funny.

Should I feel bad or was this harmless? I guess if you're alergic to nuts it's not very funny.

TheMainEvent · #2 10-04-2005, 02:45 PM

[ QUOTE ]
I guess if you're alergic to nuts it's not very funny.

[/ QUOTE ]

Is it very funny if you're not allergic to nuts?

MarkSummers · #3 10-04-2005, 02:46 PM

No, I wasn't trying to funny. I was just trying to be affable. I guess I failed.

Richie Rich · #4 10-04-2005, 02:47 PM

[ QUOTE ]
I relay to my mom, "You sure there's nothing mom? What about that nut salad?" My mom laughs as she picks up on my dumb joke and says that there's nothing with nuts.

[/ QUOTE ]
Very clever...I would write that one down. Oh wait, you already did.

btw- Do you know how many Jewish grandmothers it takes to screw in a lightbulb?

A: <font color="white">(in a whiny tone) Forget it...I'll sit in the dark. </font>

cdxx · #5 10-04-2005, 02:48 PM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I guess if you're alergic to nuts it's not very funny.

[/ QUOTE ]

Is it very funny if you're not allergic to nuts?

[/ QUOTE ]

it's alright. not very funny, but definitely not offensive. i used to work with a guy who was allergic to nuts, alcohol, chocolate, and tofu (probably other things too, but i can't remember). we used to joke with him about how his life sucks. he was not offended. neither should this person.

Lazymeatball · #6 10-04-2005, 02:49 PM

You could be just as offended by her asking you the same question a second time after you had just given her an answer, like you are some kind of moron or something. You were mocking her persistence, not the actual medical condition.

MarkSummers · #7 10-04-2005, 02:51 PM

[ QUOTE ]
You could be just as offended by her asking you the same question a second time after you had just given her an answer, like you are some kind of moron or something. You were mocking her persistence, not the actual medical condition.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, but better safe than sorry.

#8 10-04-2005, 02:52 PM

no you shouldnt feel guilty for being jewish

ddubois · #9 10-04-2005, 02:54 PM

I thought it was funny and I think she's a bitch for asking a second time.

CardSharpCook · #10 10-04-2005, 02:56 PM

[ QUOTE ]
no you shouldnt feel guilty for being jewish

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, that's about what I see in this post too. She just didn't pick up on your sense of humor, man. No biggie.