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Posted January 13, 2017
I feel so bad. I made a joke about being a granny and then found out the person had just lost her grandmother yesterday. I hope the person forgives me. It's so easy to say hurtful things without meaning to, and I feel like a jerk.
Posted January 13, 2017
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Fran67: I feel so bad. I made a joke about being a granny and then found out the person had just lost her grandmother yesterday. I hope the person forgives me. It's so easy to say hurtful things without meaning to, and I feel like a jerk.
That's tough.

My grandmother recently passed away.

We had her cremated.

We think that's what did it.
Posted January 13, 2017
Yep, that could do it. lol. Thanks for your humor.
Posted January 13, 2017
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Fran67: Yep, that could do it. lol. Thanks for your humor.
All joking aside, that is awkward but how could you know?

I have made the most seemingly unoffensive comments before and got nailed because of some bizarre coincidence with who I was talking to. It's going to happen and the only way to prevent it is never talk which isn't an option. You have nothing to feel bad about.
Posted January 13, 2017
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Fran67: snip
No, that doesn't sound terribly good, but I don't think you should beat yourself up about it either. It's simply bad timing. =/

I wish I would have gotten to know my American grandparents better, but they were already gone by the time I had enough opportunity to do so, after moving to the States. I very much enjoyed my time with my German grandfather, aka Opa. He was more the silent type, just like me, but I could tell that we enjoyed each other's company. I also loved the big old model railroad he had set up in his workshop's attic. So German. Heh. That said, I never was that close to Oma. She was always a bit weird, in not the best ways.
Post edited January 13, 2017 by mistermumbles
Posted January 13, 2017
Oh well, such things happen, at least you didn't have malign intent. In a way it's a good sign you feel bad about it, at least you have a conscience.
Posted January 13, 2017
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Fran67: I feel so bad. I made a joke about being a granny and then found out the person had just lost her grandmother yesterday. I hope the person forgives me. It's so easy to say hurtful things without meaning to, and I feel like a jerk.
I had pretty much exactly the same thing happen to me... only worse, because I knew. A friend whose mother recently passed away (well, it was recent then) called me on the phone early in the morning, when I was still sleeping, so I was barely awake as we spoke, and I basically made a "yo momma" joke during the conversation. I felt terrible when I realised how that came across. Thankfully he didn't hold it against me, and probably has long since forgotten about it. But I didn't :P
Posted January 13, 2017
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Fran67: I feel so bad. I made a joke about being a granny and then found out the person had just lost her grandmother yesterday. I hope the person forgives me. It's so easy to say hurtful things without meaning to, and I feel like a jerk.
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tinyE: That's tough.

My grandmother recently passed away.

We had her cremated.

We think that's what did it.
UNDERTAKER: Morning!

MAN: Ah, good morning.

UNDERTAKER: What can I do for you, squire?

MAN: Um, well, I wonder if you can help me. Um, you see, my mother has just died.

U: Ah, well, we can 'elp you. We deal with stiffs.

M: (aghast) What?

U: Well there are three things we can do with your mother. We can burn her, bury her, or dump her.

M: Dump her?

U: Dump her in the Thames.

M: (still aghast) What?

U: Oh, did you like her?

M: Yes!

U: Oh well, we won't dump her, then. Well, what do you think: We can bury her or burn her?

M: Well, um, which would you recommend?

U: Well they're both nasty. If we burn her, she gets stuffed in the flames, crackle, crackle, crackle, which is a bit of a shock if she's not quite dead. But quick. And then we give you a handful of the ashes, which you can pretend were hers.

M: (timidly) Oh.

U: Or, if we bury her she gets eaten up lots of weevils and nasty maggots, which as I said before is a bit of a shock if she's not quite dead.

M: I see. Well, she's definitely dead.

U: Where is she?

M: She's in this sack.

U: Let's 'ave a look.

(sound of bag opening)

U: She looks quite young.

M: Yes, she was.

U: (over his shoulder) Fred!

F: (offstage) Yea!

U: I THINK WE'VE GOT AN EATER!

F: (offstage) I'll get the oven on!

M: Um, er...excuse me, um, are you... are you suggesting eating my mother?

(pause)

U: Yeah. Not raw, cooked!

M: What?

U:Roasted with a few french fries, broccoli, horseradish sauce ...

M: Well, I do feel a bit peckish.

U: Great!

M: Can we have some parsnips?

U: (calling) Fred - get some parsnips.

M: I really don't think I should.

U: Look, tell you what, we'll eat her, if you feel a bit guilty about it afterwards, we can dig a grave and you can throw up in it.
Posted January 13, 2017
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tinyE: That's tough.

My grandmother recently passed away.

We had her cremated.

We think that's what did it.
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Randalator:
Shit, you're in Europe so i can't tell my Packer joke. :P
Posted January 13, 2017
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Randalator: U: Look, tell you what, we'll eat her, if you feel a bit guilty about it afterwards, we can dig a grave and you can throw up in it.
It's much funnier when the audience gets up and tries to lynch Graham Chapman for the skit.
Posted January 13, 2017
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tinyE: All joking aside, that is awkward but how could you know?
That was so touching and therapeutic, I think you should have your own Oprah-approved show.

DrE.
Posted January 14, 2017
Don't feel bad, the other week I was in the supermarket, there was a woman with no hands at the checkout, her trolly was moving about as she picked up her items.

So I said to her 'Excuse me, I don't mean to be patronizing, do you need a hand'

Her husband gave me a dirty look

it could have been worse, I could have sang 'You need hands'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBslXprykHA

Have a great weekend
Post edited January 14, 2017 by Cavenagh
Posted January 14, 2017
I thought you meant with a shotgun or something.
Posted January 14, 2017
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Fran67: I feel so bad. I made a joke about being a granny and then found out the person had just lost her grandmother yesterday. I hope the person forgives me. It's so easy to say hurtful things without meaning to, and I feel like a jerk.
A: <Tells a cancer joke>

B: Not cool. My dad died of cancer.

A: Not cool. My dad died when he told a cancer joke and someone complained about it.
Posted January 14, 2017
Death

It happens to the best of us. :D
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