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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

While I agree that the joke is not very good, invasive plants are a thing and prying uncomfortably into a stranger's personal life is considered invasive, so it definitely has some sense.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This was the intended joke. But when was the last time you called a person invasive? Maybe it's a dialect thing, but I've never heard that used about a person. Nosy, nagging, annoying, that's what I use.

[–] Sombyr 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've definitely heard "invasive" used to describe people quite often. It's not usually the first word people will pick, but it's not uncommon.
But on a related note, what's up with Lemmy (and previously Reddit) insisting that just because they didn't get a joke means it's not funny/poorly written? You're allowed to just not understand jokes sometimes. You can't explain away why something is objectively not funny any more than you can objectively explain why a joke is funny.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Yeah, that's a thing. I've noticed people here tend to have a "I didn't like it so it's wrong" attitude, instead of a "I didn't like it so maybe it's not for me" attitude.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I hear it all the time. If someone asks a question that's over the line, it's too invasive.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Ooh, that's an even better interpretation. I like that one

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Ohh that's the word...