Moral dilemmas

[kentonio]

Ok, say you jokingly told someone a character died at the end of a popular book series, which was completely untrue. Then that person freaked at because they thought you'd spoiled it. How could you admit you were only joking without actually spoiling the ending by confirming that the character doesn't actually die?

Discuss.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

You don't.

It's not much of a discussion though.

[C0ckney]

say something that re-establishes the situational ambiguity.

'you know, you shouldn't believe everything you hear...'

[BeBMan]

"I was joking, I don't know the end actually" (possible, but rather lame )

[Lorizael]

Claim you haven't actually read the series at all and were just making **** up.

Edit: BEBROOOOOOO!

[Dinner]

Tell them you were joking, that you actually have not read tge book in question, and that you were just ****ing with him/her.

[BeBMan]

"I did just say it cuz I wanted you to freak out" ...

/true friend

[Ben Kenobi]

Ok, say you jokingly told someone a character died at the end of a popular book series, which was completely untrue.

Apologize for spoiling the end of the book, but encourage them to carry on and finish. "It's really quite well done, you'll be impressed". Then after a week or so when you see them next, casually ask if they've read to the end yet.

[Aeson]

Kidnap the author. Make them write another book in the series where the main character does die. Publish it. Then when the poster blames you for ruining the series for them, point to the date on your post and berate them for stupidly believing your prediction was a spoiler.

[Dauphin]

Say "Yeah, dead, like Schrödinger's cat"

[Thoth]

Tell them it's only a fuking book and that they should get some perspective.

[The Mad Monk]

Ok, say you jokingly told someone a character died at the end of a popular book series, which was completely untrue. Then that person freaked at because they thought you'd spoiled it. How could you admit you were only joking without actually spoiling the ending by confirming that the character doesn't actually die?

Discuss.

I will never forgive you for telling me Hermione died. **** off.

[rah]

Well that's one series I won't be reading. Bastard.

[Giancarlo]

"Get over it, I was joking!"

Keep it simple and direct.

[Lorizael]

Tell them it's only a fuking book and that they should get some perspective.

Disagree. If people saved their anger for online discussions of books rather than the bleak injustice and misery of our civilization, the world would be a more peaceful place.