Why do people not understand questions that are meant to be jokes?

Question

Why do people answer questions as if the person asking it is an idiot because they were trying to be funny and bring a little comedy to the Yahoo!answers dealy? I don't get it, I saw a question earlier that I thought "wow, this person asked a question with the hope of a humorous answer." so I clicked on it to give it my best shot, and half the answers were "your dumb, why would you ask that" Lighten up! Have a sense of humor, and give the person a funny answer. For serious!

Answer 1

Maybe this will at least answer part of your question.

In The South, They Walk Amongst Us

And most of them Vote. They're all over the place!

IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD:
I live in a semi-rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road.
The reason: "Too many deer are being hit by cars out here!
I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore."
From Little Rock, Arkansas

IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE:
My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce".
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg.
He was a Chef?
Yep...From Austin, Texas.

IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?
To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?"
He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask."
Happened in Birmingham, Alabama.

IDIOT SIGHTING:
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when its safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?!"
She was a probation officer in Huston, Texas.

IDIOT SIGHTING:
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker.
She was leaving the company due to "downsizing."
Our manager commented cheerfully, "This is fun. We should do this more often."
Not another word was spoken.
We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.

IDIOT SIGHTING:
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her own life, couldn't understand why her system
would not turn on.
A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office no less.

IDIOT SIGHTING:
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
"Hey," I announced to the technician, "its open!"
His reply, "I know - I already got that side."
This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississippi.

STAY ALERT!
They walk among us ... and they REPRODUCE !!!

Answer 2

You nailed it! They just don't have a sense of humor.

They are always seemingly uptight and too serious about this, that they don't "pick-up" on a meant-to-be humorous Q&A. Sadly- but they just fail to distinguish between the two.

On the other hand, they may be jerks- and want everyone else to feel dumb or stupid instead of playing along and giving a humorous answer.

Answer 3

Sometimes its tough to know when someone is asking something to be funny or if they're serious. The spell casting Q would have been funny. ;) Lots of folks lack a sense of humor or feel a sense of superiority when they are anything but. I say, lets have fun with this thing. I've gotten LOTS of laughs off this forum!

Answer 4

Applauding you!!! I am glad that you asked this question because it happened to me once. I was trying to make some humor & all I got was remarks about it being stupid, you need to work on your jokes better.....Who do they want me to be?? Albert Einstein?? Well, I am not Mr. Einstein & don't want to be him. All I want to do is have some humor in my life so I can laugh!!!

Answer 5

Yeah some people are so ******g stupid that because they cant understand it's a joke and because they don't get it they say the person who asked the joke is stupid and dumb.

Answer 6

I agree, I asked one about using an analogy between spell casting and prayer and got some very uptight concrete answers, so what, keep them dry and witty, some kindred soul will catch it and hoot back to you.

Answer 7

i agree,pople are really evil on here,but hey i say F*ck em.just tell them to kiss your round *ss.

Answer 8

yeah what they ^ said