Re: The guy that takes the joke one step too far
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pj,
One of my roommates in college was the king of this, I'll call him Beano.
Conversations would OFTEN go like this:
Me: Haha, of course that guy did well at the math test, he's Asian!
Friend: Yeah, hahaha, that's why Jose is so good at his jobs, those Mexicans are good workers!
Beano: EXACTLY GUYS, THAT'S WHY STEVE [black guy] IS SO GREAT AT HANGING FROM A TREE BY A NOOSE!!!!!
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IMO, you aren't taking a joke one step too far if it is much funnier than those that preceeded it. I think Beano would be lame in the following exchange:
Me: Haha, of course that guy did well at the math test, he's Asian!
Friend: EXACTLY GUYS, THAT'S WHY STEVE [black guy] IS SO GREAT AT HANGING FROM A TREE BY A NOOSE!!!!!
Beano: Yeah, hahaha, that's why Jose is so good at his jobs, those Mexicans are good workers!
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