Everyone is sitting around the table after dinner.
Your friend is telling a story about the date she went on last weekend.
“He was actually really nice.”
“Wow,” you say. “Even after he saw you?”
A couple of people laugh.
She doesn’t.
“What?”
“That was kind of shitty.”
“Oh, come on. I’m kidding.”
“I know.”
“Then why are you getting upset?”
“I’m not upset. It just wasn’t funny.”
You shake your head.
“Jesus. You used to be able to take a joke.”
The conversation goes quiet.
A few seconds later, someone changes the subject.
You lean back in your chair.
“Apparently we can’t joke about anything anymore.”