What Takes the Wind Out of My Sails:
Making a joke that requires background knowledge to be a appreciated; background knowledge which is not possessed by the person to whom the joke is being told.
True example:
Me: "[When you're rich and I am a famous architect] I could design you a house on a lake and call it "Sitting Water"! Hahahahahaha!
Conversational partner: Huh, sounds like an Indian name to me.
Me: Oh, you haven't heard of "Falling Water"?
Grrrr.
2 comments:
That certainly can be awkward...and aggravating!
Definitely know the feeling (although I didn't get the joke at first and had to go on the link to find out why it was a joke). Har har har...
I didn't get it either.
Very impressed with your educated humor!
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