::::::When someone fails to comprehend jocular banter, and instead takes it at face value and reacts to it seriously, they are often said to have a stick up their ass. Now, I would never accuse you with such a thing, as you seem to have a clear grasp of the seriousness and gravity of the conversation between me and , but I warn you that some people might have actually thought we were joking, in which case they might, however unjustly, consider you to be a bit of a frumpy ninny.