At about age 9-11 a group of us young boys were walking in a new housing development on a weekend when we say a girl about our age who appeared hot to trot. We all struck up a conversation and were really feeling lucky when a bigger guy (not sure if it was more than one) appeared from nowhere. We ran away quickly. To this day I have often wondered what happened to that girl.
I know what you mean, but is there a time when we need to see the seriousness of the situation before we crack a joke?
For example, I was in a meeting recently and my boss said he might be out of a job. Of course I giggled because I knew (thought) he was joking. Of course nobody else laughed.
RE: Useless Information
So far I have not stolen any, honest.