• flying_sheep@lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    I get it, I’m also confused that not even the vine thing was enough to clue a bunch of people in this thread in.

    It’s just some light-hearted trolling. Pretty sad that the dude gets so much hate for something so harmless.

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      6 days ago

      what’s the joke?

      Edit:

      ok i read his explanation. so it was a joke to him. not to anyone else. i guess i can respect that, even though i don’t see the likeness without peels either.

      • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 days ago

        the “joke” is the lie is so stupid, it shows that anyone that believes he could believe potatoes are almost apples are the real stupid ones….

        the same game any compulsive liar is playing.
        “oh you actually believed that! hardy har har… just a little troll…”

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          6 days ago

          So you really think that he believes that both apples and potatos grow on vines. Wow.

          • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            6 days ago

            so you really can’t read and took the exact opposite from what i was saying?
            or is that your super clever troll technique?

                • flying_sheep@lemmy.ml
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                  3 days ago

                  Which isn’t the case here.

                  “lying” means “saying something that you know is untrue with the goal of deceiving someone into believing it”

                  You can lie as a mean joke on someone’s expense (haha look at that idiot believing my lie)

                  But if you don’t actually intend to deceive someone beyond the end of your joke, you’re not lying. You’re joking.

                  • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                    3 days ago

                    But if you don’t actually intend to deceive someone beyond the end of your joke, you’re not lying. You’re joking.

                    you’re just a compulsive liar with a pinch of rationalization… but you still get off on deceiving people… even if you ‘intend’ to let them know you were lying… as a ‘joke’… haha….

                    the ‘joke’ being that you find it funny when you successfully lie to people, but when caught, “it was just a joke, bro”.

                    oh hey, let me think of all the classic, hilarious jokes that involve lying to people… hmmm… i guess most people don’t do that, unless it’s a setup for a punchline….

                    everyone hates compulsive liars.