Greyhound wrote:
Thanks for your replies. What I did was I went over to her computer and typed 'dsdsdsdsds' and the keys seemed to work fine. She didn't say anything and just sat there looking at me so I explained that I was trying to help her because she had said that her keys weren't working properly. She said something like, 'yes, I know. I was only joking. You are so easy to wind up, the temptation is almost irresistable'. The other person in the room seemed to know that she had only been joking. I felt silly, but how was I supposed to know she had been joking?
Joking ?
How was it a joke ?
I mean, in what way was it meant to be funny ?
Simple.
It wasn't a joke.
She was initially probably expressing frustration at hitting the wrong keys.
But amazed that you hadn't picked up on it as a throwaway comment borne of frustration, she let you take it further having taken the comment at face value.
Don't feel sh*te about it.
It wasn't initially aimed at you.
That's all you need to know.