Someone is joking on the internet

[undyingking]

I was reminded recently how humour sometimes doesn't work on the interwebs. A sarcastic comment may just look like idiocy when unaccompanied by frantically wiggling eyebrows and other such facial gurning signifiers.

Research suggests this has been the case ever since the very early days of the internet, back in the Middle Ages.

henry_the_2: that @becky_thomas is like right up in my face i mean haha will no-one rid me of him?
fitzurse_etc: we will!!
henry_the_2: hah yeah lol ur my favourite knights
fitzurse_etc: no yeah we totally will!1!
henry_the_2: haha lol yeh right guys ;-)
...
henry_the_2: hahh u do no i was just jokg right guys?
...
henry_the_2: guys?

Comments

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I was originally planning to style it up like a Facebook thread, but eventually couldn't be arsed :-)

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

It's surprisingly hard to do since FaceBook doesn't have very clean markup or an easily accessible stylesheet.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

In that case I'm doubly glad I didn't bother!

[metame.livejournal.com]

There are websites: http://fakebookquotes.appspot.com/205066 is generated from just a cut and paste (and ellipsis removal) of your text above.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Ah, terrific, do you mind if I share link to that?

[metame.livejournal.com]

You wrote the text, someone else wrote the web app...

If I minded it being shared I might just wrest the "hypocritical abuser of copyright" title from Disney.

[mr-malk.livejournal.com]

On the subject of Disney and Abuse, Daredevil was on TV last night, and I was reminded that Disney are remaking Miss Marple with the actress who was playing Elektra.

I mean I had shuddered when I first heard about it, but watching her in action really brought home the full appalling horror of it.