Just Kidding Around

Ain't no one will cry if I shoot you dead. I'm only kidding around. Oh, you scared now? Damn pissant.

In a western video game scene, a cowboy threatens a man standing in a doorway, then claims he was only joking and walks away. Moments later, the man is violently shot through the head from off-screen, leaving the armed cowboy to return and approach the closed door. The joke is the sudden escalation from fake intimidation to an absurdly lethal punchline, making it useful as a reaction to someone who jokes about a serious threat and then follows through. EN: In a western video game scene, a cowboy threatens a man standing in a doorway, then claims he was only joking and walks away. Moments later, the man is violently shot through the head from off-screen, leaving the armed cowboy to return and approach the closed door. The joke is the sudden escalation from fake intimidation to an absurdly lethal punchline, making it useful as a reaction to someone who jokes about a serious threat and then follows through.

Ain't no one will cry if I shoot you dead. I'm only kidding around. Oh, you scared-

• @eternalclassic / 48827 2024-04-02