All joking aside...
Seriously... keep it out.
The world is in a too fragile state to joke about anyone.
As playful as you may be and well-spirited, most are not in that place and while on the surface appear to accept and handle your joking, in reality they can't handle it and almost always will go into secret retribution.
For best results, keep in your politeness with others and joking aside.
Thus we have what we have today... many finally coming out and expressing their unwillingness to play and it doesn't come out in a friendly manner, but in a vicious defensive/offensive stance against thee.
Best to make non-personal jokes... about things and non-human entities, no need for any defence in this case or any feeling of rejection, defencelessness or a need to attack.
Keep it polite and we may reach a new height.
Roasting is toasting your fellow man however fun and playful it may seem it is putting in place a game where it builds a vicious 'I' in the word team.
Blade
