To think I said nothing funny

[Whitecottage]

At lunch today a perfectly normal conversation went a bit awry. I don’t think I dealt with it particularly well, to be honest. Someone misheard something I said (Greek for geek) which was maybe a bit funny but a colleague started laughing hysterically, screaming and saying that she couldn’t look at me over and over.

I am just wondering if anyone else would have felt a bit awkward and odd?

Your colleague sounds the odd one. I can see how it might raise a smile but it’s not that funny

Could she possibly have just got the giggles, i can get that at times and nothing wrong with a good old laugh at something stupid. Wouldnt worry about it

Sometimes something not that funny just really tickles you.

Sounds like me when I really get the giggles, it only happens about once every few years but sometimes something randomly makes me hysterically laugh for no reason, it’s not because of the person who said it so there’s nothing for you to be bothered about, it’s just uncontrollable giggles.

I hate when people find not really funny things extremely funny makes me cringe.

I will do something and my boyfriends dads girlfriend will start screeching and laughing hysterically and say I'm doing it in a funny way and it really irritates me. Hate being around her, no one else finds things I do funny

I think this is one of those AIBUs where nobody can really say if YABU unless they were actually there to witness the conversation. From your description, her reaction sounds OTT, but her account of things might be quite different for all we know. When you say 'I don't think I dealt with it very well to be honest' that kind of suggests to me that this whole thing might have seemed funnier for that reason.

But really, you don't need to worry about this. Just because someone finds something funny, it doesn't mean they think less of you in any way.

Depends on the context surely.

Messing up a word in some sentences can be very amusing.

Sorry I would find that extremely funny. He's a bit of a Greek.... instead of geek. That would tickle my funny bone.

What was the context?

I can't stand people that react like that to a slip of the tongue. Reminds me of all the kids that used to piss themselves laughing every time anyone said anything vaguely sexually related at school. OMG!11!! That's sooooo funny!! You're so funny!!! That thing you said!! OMG I can't even!! Christ almighty, calm down Mavis.

Fancy a geek salad?

You sound like you were fun at school...

There isn’t much context really. It was just a bit embarrassing.

@AppleHa thats because that was funny at school...

Sometimes things just tickle us. I think your overeacting to be honest

Well you hardly just said the word Greek randomly.

Tbh if you had that would be funny in itself for different reasons.

He was so handsome, like a geek God.

No wonder you ended up feeling awkward and odd, you seem to be exactly those things

To be clear - they misheard.

I’ve no issue with having a laugh about it but there comes a point when laughing at something like that is quite aggressive and unpleasant. I mean, screeching and so on while everyone else is trying to carry on talking?

I am surprised at how uncomfortable I felt about it actually. Anyway, it’s not a big deal.

OP I used to work with someone who did this all the time. If I ever misspoke, misspelt, tripped, dropped something - minor little embarrassments she’d cry laughing hysterically like I’d really made a dick of myself and then bring it up all the time. ‘Oh LottieTx remember when you said shop instead of shot’ and always in front of other people.
She seemed to enjoy the feeling of making me feel like I’d really embarrassed myself when I hadn’t. After I left I didn’t speak to her again, she took joy out of making me feel shit. This story is exactly the type of thing she’d do!

I get you OP, they were having a right old
laugh at your expense rather than laughing with you. I’d find that uncomfortable. If you’d found it funny as well it would be different as you’d all be laughing along together. I think your colleague sounds like they need some self control.

@LottieTx - I’ve had that before too. It’s a form of bullying. I’m unsure if that was the intention here (she was behaving so oddly that I think it was genuine, albeit odd, behaviour) but I know what you mean.

Yeah, I had a so-called friend like this in secondary school. It's an attempt to put you down as a bumbling idiot and for them to elevate themselves. I'd put all the attention back on them and make them aware of how weird they're behaving.