I had something similar to this happen at a work holiday party.
I was having a chat with one of the sysadmins, and had him absolutely laughing his ass off (very crude, highly nerdy, somewhat intellectual humor - I’m a very niche flavor, and not that funny at all generally, but someone with a good rapport and similar style? Oh man - we were rolling!). This particular sysadmin is known for being a tough nut to crack, not very social, very stoic (basically how I am in social situations), even “weird”, so this drew a ton of attention, and people, including HR, were coming over to ask what was so funny…
Not my company (partner’s) so I’m not about to repeat shit! Plus they probably wouldn’t have understood the context anyway (tho at this point I don’t even remember; it was years ago, I just remember thinking “there’s really no point explaining this, it won’t be funny to them…)
An old Jew dies and goes to heaven. He’s waiting in line at the gates, and he’s telling a joke that has everyone cracking up. God is curious so he wanders over and asks what the joke is. The Jew says, “oh, it’s a Holocaust joke”. God says, " I don’t think Holocaust jokes are funny." The Jew says, “eh, you wouldnt get it, I guess you had to be there”
I had something similar to this happen at a work holiday party.
I was having a chat with one of the sysadmins, and had him absolutely laughing his ass off (very crude, highly nerdy, somewhat intellectual humor - I’m a very niche flavor, and not that funny at all generally, but someone with a good rapport and similar style? Oh man - we were rolling!). This particular sysadmin is known for being a tough nut to crack, not very social, very stoic (basically how I am in social situations), even “weird”, so this drew a ton of attention, and people, including HR, were coming over to ask what was so funny…
Not my company (partner’s) so I’m not about to repeat shit! Plus they probably wouldn’t have understood the context anyway (tho at this point I don’t even remember; it was years ago, I just remember thinking “there’s really no point explaining this, it won’t be funny to them…)
“You had to be there” lol
I hate those situations especially when it’s weird niche humor. You can’t explain the joke or tell them they won’t get it, it’s a lose-lose.
An old Jew dies and goes to heaven. He’s waiting in line at the gates, and he’s telling a joke that has everyone cracking up. God is curious so he wanders over and asks what the joke is. The Jew says, “oh, it’s a Holocaust joke”. God says, " I don’t think Holocaust jokes are funny." The Jew says, “eh, you wouldnt get it, I guess you had to be there”