• Klear@lemmy.world
    212·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
      123·
      6 months ago

      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@lemmy.zip
        17·
        6 months ago

        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.

        • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
          61·
          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.