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I need that dramatic sad music lol

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[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 3 days ago

I had the opposite experience. I was laughing about it and then realised no one else was.

Oh, oops.

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 18 points 2 days ago

When you tell a funny story from your childhood but instead of laughing, your friend hugs you and says "I'm so sorry you went through that" :

[-] Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Lol I was gonna say, the dramatic music would really ruin the punchline

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 6 points 2 days ago

Or would it enhance it through ironic dissonance?

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 2 days ago

sad trombone noises

[-] SharkWeek 5 points 2 days ago

A couple of weeks back I saw my boss hadn't eaten all her lunch. She said it was because her mother had made it, and always tried to give her too much; just like when she was little.

I replied that my childhood habit was to clear the plate every time, just in case there wasn't enough next time. She laughed because she thought I was making a joke, and then went really quiet.

Yeah.

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