this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2026
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[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I'm no chud, but I'm afraid the thought occurred to me unbidden & it was honestly the only excuse I could come up with to hide behind while also not wasting the joke. Weird mixture of embarrassment & yet wanting to share the joke. I don't know what to say for myself...

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

In other words... it was projection.

Thus, your journey to the Dad Joke side begins...

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Funny thing. I had a similar situation. I made the joke and the person it was intended for liked it, but other people heard and I had to admit that I overstepped. But live and comment section are different