So this conversation happened.

[seren_bach]

Customer: what lightbulb do I need for this light

Comments

[jazzybabe56]

people are soooo freaking touchy these days....and drama queens/kings to boot....

[author_by_night]

Sounds like a combination of defensiveness and no sense of humor. :/ I have that exact kind of humor, and I lose people ALL the time. Or like you, I assume they were joking, and they weren't.

Still, sense of humor or not, this person needs to get a grip. "I thought you were making a joke' is not an insult. (Well, in some cases I guess, but not this one!)

[squidger]

I don't see why the person needs to get a grip? Once the unintended pun was explained, he did find it funny.

[joie_]

I have unintentionally made a pun before. I was really confused when my chiropractor laughed DX.

[danthered]

Um…yeah! How dare you lord your fancy-pants lightbulb school education over that hapless customer! Pfft.

(NASA needs lightbulb experts? Where do I sign up?)

[chocolate_frapp]

this reminds me of the "Mr. Smoketoomuch" bit in Monty Python.