I don't think it's a bad joke. It's worth a chuckle. I think the problem wasn't the joke, though, but that you were making it. Probably wouldn't have garnered such a reaction if it was some random schmuck in the crowd doing so, but I don't think your friend expected it of you. From there it's just a matter of a guy standing his ground.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI