• lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Nah, it’s a >30 years old joke. “Can you keep a secret” implies he is about to tell the person a secret for them to keep. The person gets excited to hear it when responding “yes”. But the last line shows it was just the setup for a joke, implying he won’t tell the secret after all.

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        1 day ago

        I’ve done the reverse version at work to coworkers

        “Can you keep a secret”

        “Absolutely not”

        Don’t drag me down with you. I’m just here to get paid.