Is this a stupid status comment?

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His status: "my dream last night was so good. I woke up feeling like I'd watched the best movie ever."
My comment : "nobody wants to hear about your wet dreams "

He wasn't too fond of the comment. I suppose I should have taken into consideration his serious personality, but I still think it's a funny comment.

What do you guys think?

That is hilarious, but not very socially appropriate. You expressed a truth: "nobody wants to hear about..." Anecdotally speaking, most people do not want to hear about other people's dreams, it is one of the most boring topics of conversation evar!! ! Unfortunately no one likes to be told that no-one wants to hear what they have to say. Implying it was a "wet dream" was pretty rude.

But nevertheless I think it is champagne comedy, and I hope your friendship recovers.

I thought it was funny, and not rude at all. Obvious joke is obvious.

Thanks so much guys, y'all the best!

Thanks so much guys, y'all the best!

Doesn't really matter what we think. What matters is the context: who it's being said to, where it's being said, and what the relationship between two people is.

I myself am pretty bad at judging social situations, but from just reading the status and the comment reply, I could say, I can see where are you coming from, though the "wet dream" part is a bit insulting. Generally, when I'm posting things I usually steer clear of insults (even in a light-hearted manner) since I don't know how others will receive such responses.

Also, I think coffeebean sums it up pretty well. Usually with very good friends (I mean those that are close and understand each other) would be ok, but of course there are always exceptions and the like.

This joke would be fine if you and the person were close friends, as close friends tend to tease each other like this. However, if you are a casual friend or an acquaintance, this is definitely inappropriate as it 1) looks like you were trying too hard to be funny 2) it was crude in nature, usually when two people don't know each other well, they don't cross this boundary and 3) you don't know if the person likes you enough to accept the teasing, which again, is only done between good friends.

A good rule of thumb is to stick with neutral (i.e. not crass or rude) jokes unless you know the person well AND you are completely sure that they respond well to this type of humor.

Just tell him it had been a long day, you were tired, and had a few beers. Then keep his stuff G rated and serious.

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That's actually hilarious--but only to certain people. Some people really love sex jokes and some people hate them, or can't have them on their news feed because they have close friends or family members who hate them. You have to make sure a person is okay with sex jokes before making them to that person.

Usually older people, fundamentalists of Abrahamic religions, and children don't like sex jokes. In my experience, teenagers, college students, nerds, internet people, and musicians who play brass instruments or guitars are more likely to enjoy sex jokes.