The Failed Joke at the Office
At an office meeting, a guy decides to break the ice with a little joke. “Why don’t skeletons fight each other?” he says with a grin, excited to lighten the mood. “Because they don’t have the guts!” he finishes, waiting for the laughter. A few people in the room chuckle awkwardly, but the rest stare in silence. Trying to salvage it, he says, “Get it? Guts? Skeletons don’t have organs! It’s a pun!” The silence deepens. Someone coughs uncomfortably, and another person mutters, “Maybe just stick to the agenda, man.” The guy shrinks back in his seat, and for the next half-hour, he stares at his notes, thinking about how much better his career would be if he didn’t try to be funny.
