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sciurus on Aug 5, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Are you a Facebook employee?

It's occasionally helpful to explain to people why they're being downvoted. Comments that consist of pop culture references usually aren't treated kindly.

idrinkmusic on Aug 5, 2011 [–]

Yeah, right?! Why so serious?

Now, seriously talking. A joke doesn't hurt a discussion. Laugh and move on. Or even better, keep making jokes.

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