So I've since learned. But (a) it was not distinguishable from similar things not intended as jokes (you yourself didn't recognize it was one till you checked her profile) and (b) the people upvoting it and agreeing with it were not joking.
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So I've since learned. But (a) it was not distinguishable from similar things not intended as jokes (you yourself didn't recognize it was one till you checked her profile) and (b) the people upvoting it and agreeing with it were not joking.