My cow-orker drives me crazy, and I try to ignore him, but it often doesn't work. However, he's full-time, and I'm a lowly student worker, so it would be stupid of me to yell at him (though I've done mildly once - when he did something really stupid). He embraces the whole 'high five' thing (think David Puddy), and called me "four eyes," in a joking manner (he really didn't know what a wrong, cruel thing that is to say). The latter, I called him on every time, until he finally stopped, probably after the fifth-or-sixth time of me saying, "name, that's not a funny thing to say - I don't have four eyes - I have two - my glasses give me very good sight... I really don't like you saying this, and it insults me when you do this. Please stop." I felt stupid for saying this, but anything rougher than that, and I could really antagonize him, and cut down on my job security (even though I'm eminently more qualified for his job).

Anyway, I think I'm getting far offtopic here, so I will say this much: I will understand your playful attitude, and assume you aren't really serious about what you say unless you disclaim it. If I make a comment following something you say, it will be assuming the above disclaimer. I have had a few frieds who maintain such a style, and I've gotten along fine with it, so there's no reason why I can't embrace it here. So take this comment with a grain of salt, from an older, miscellaneous relative (brother might be a bad comparison, since that would deem some of my comment quite inappropriate).

(This is what I think of YOU, GRANDMA!!!) Inside joke.

"YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT TUPPERWARE!"

...and, of course, one of my all-time favorites:

"There's a little man in that tampon box! Meeaahh! Get me a quarter! AAHH!"

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"My whole life is in this box."
-Thats a pretty small box....

Ha,
Another I.J.
~Clemmie, I mean Cutie, dang it, that stupid space bar is so far away.... Can't reach it....aaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!