Quote:
Originally posted by Nachtrafe:
What I meant was, if you hadn't added the words 'as well', I would probably assumed you meant that you were *just* going to pray for the Iraqi soldiers, and I imagine that I would have been offended by that, since the implication would have been, that you weren't concerned about the British, US, and other troops involved. I was actually trying to make a bit of a joke, but it seems it fell flat. You have my most sincere apologies my friend.
|
Just a general comment - people probably aren't going to be in much of a joking mood right now, especially if the joke is somewhat ambiguous. On the other hand jokes provide levity and ease the tension. I won't tell people to stop joking (because that would be silly
) but to a) think more carefully about how any jokes might be perceived; and b) before flying off the handle at what might be a joke, to clarify it by email or PM with that person. Amazing how that can smooth down any misunderstandings.
