>>> Why is it funny that he stood up and said he had a beard, since everyone can see he has a beard.
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>Would it be funny if his name was Baird? What if instead of offering everybody a beer, he offered them a beard?
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>Alternatively: previously you described how sometimes you act obtuse to see how long you can string it on. Are you doing that to poor BF? ;-)
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>More importantly, why is it funnier than somebody who has a beard, admitting it? Next you'll be asking questions about the game of Cricket.


Well, first JB doesn't have a beard, only I do.

Second....yeah, I'm busted. I'm surprised you remember that. When JB and I worked for the same place back in 2003, a co-worker would sometimes email jokes out to the team. I'd pull those kind of "I don't get it" replies. The funniest part was that the person sending the jokes ALWAYS thought I was being serious, while the other developers were trying not to laugh. (And if I recall, I think our supervisor once went to JB on the side and said, "Is there something wrong with Kevin? Doesn't he get these jokes?")

Third, I've never placed Cricket. Insects freak me out, I usually just avoid them.