2006-10-03 03:46:04 · 20 answers · asked by landgirl60 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I think it's wishful thinking. But boy does it piss you off.
2006-10-03 03:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by tradcobdriver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be because they are suprise about it, or do not mentally prepare for it... may be the news is too shock and unexpected for them that they cannot believe it... some may say that just because they are hiding there own emotions.... just let them have time to calm down. To me. I feel that telling bad news is like an art, you should have the specific way and also some talents to do it also, since some people just cant take the bad news so easy, they might be shock or can blow off on you...
2006-10-03 10:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah Ho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a colloquial expression for expressing disbelief, meaning: "Are you serious?" or "Really?". The information presented is so unexpected or so horrendously bad that they are momentarily taken aback at the thought (or with the though) that the statement could be true. A more meaningful response, although a far more aggressive one (and which may well be the intention) would be: "Prove it" or "What is the documentation for your assertion?"
2006-10-03 13:11:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are joking, pull the other one, I'll go to our house, kid me not, get out of here, you're kidding, - all statements of surprise and denial.
Nobody wants bad news and so these statements are expletives that show the speaker really hopes the news isn't true.
2006-10-03 11:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by drstella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The news is so bad that they can't believe it so they say your joking
2006-10-03 10:54:11 · answer #5 · answered by funshine_81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that should be you're (you are) joking.
It is because what you are saying to them comes as a shock or surprise and that is just a way of expressing it.
2006-10-03 10:49:23 · answer #6 · answered by peewit 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its usually when people receive bad news they are in denial sometimes it takes a while for the seriousness of the situation to sink in to them, it will happen to most of us in our life time, we may not just realise it
2006-10-03 10:51:02 · answer #7 · answered by bluestar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure where it came from but i use it myself coz somewhere in my brain someone would be sick enough to make jokes like that (well there is a glimmer of hope they are even thats better than bad news!!)
2006-10-03 10:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by bella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Denial. It's one of the defense coping mechanisms, and also the first stage of grief.
Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
Anger (why is this happening to me?)
Bargaining (I promise I'll be a better person if...)
Depression (I don't care anymore)
Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever comes)
2006-10-03 10:51:15 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. Quest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may be a form of denial against the shock of bad news
2006-10-03 11:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by Peter T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they hope that u r, n so ask as they want u to say yes u r jokin... even thou when u give sumone bad news its usually always serious,
just an instant reaction i suppose
xox
2006-10-03 10:59:19 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋