AIBU to ban my 2yr old grandson thread is *A JOKE*

What is it they say about having to explain a joke grannyactivist

I can't understand why some posters jump in with comments, without reading the whole thread, then often get the wrong end of the stick.

Because reading the whole thread is not what a forum is for, apparently.
The joke needed no explaining to me; it was obvious.

Trouble is....the OP was not quite up to the linguistic task of subtle irony.....when something has to be explained......it's not quite hitting the mark.

Well it made it to F.B. so they obviously didn't see the joke

Indeed, Hilda

Humour’s a funny thing.

I’m afraid there’s no hope for some people- still posting on that thread and taking seriously. It's actually disturbing that so many people don’t actually read the threads. I spend far more time reading on Gransnet than posting. It should be like a conversation, where you listen first, then reply.

Oh for goodness sake!

Why not just let the thread die a death?

the OP was not quite up to the linguistic task of subtle irony.....when something has to be explained......it's not quite hitting the mark.

That's it, Hilda.
In writing there is no clue.
We have so many weird and wonderful posts on here of late that this one seemed like a neurotic Granny who resented the implication her home was messy. Yes, the child was two, but haven't we had threads about toddlers making a mess, babies being sick on rugs etc?

By her own admission the OP said it she wanted to deliver it "dead pan" - long after she got responses to her being offended by a toddler. It didn't work. If you have to explain it, it isn't funny.

It really did need a 'wink' emoticon at the end. Storm in a tea cup though.

Can I rescind my previous comment please? I don't think the thread is going to die a death. At least not for another four pages at least.

All pretty pointless really! But at least we got some amusing tales of cute, innocent toddlers.

I thought it was funny! And some of the outraged responses were even funnier. It brightened my day anyway.

Gonegirl, takes all sorts eh?

namsnanny yep! (Makes for an interesting forum )

Well - I tried! And GNHQ did their bit by allowing this thread to stay up for a while.

It really tickled my sense of humour, and even more so when it became apparent that so many people were taking it seriously ?. I mean, for heaven's sake, it was so obviously a joke, how could it have been anything else? ?

I fail to understand how anyone could have taken it seriously. It was clearly meant light-heartedly.

We need a face palm emoji!

I still like the mumsnet approach RTFT ?

It was clearly a spoof!

This is turning into a competition now. Who "got it" and who didn't.

Yes, you win Gonegirl with 4 posts! ??

It's like some of the comments you get on Facebook, particularly with Brexit. Someone posts something completely outrageous and finishes it by saying This Is Sarcasm! This is followed by an outpouring of indignation from people who can't read a couple of lines of a post, never mind a whole thread#