Our old beagle once barked "guilty" during a tense Monopoly game. We just laughed it off and kept playing.

Way out of square" - did you check your jig setup first?

Ever think the lightest gear was best? You just changed my mind about that.

That's not a rush, Logan had to wait months.

What if the joke showed a real pattern of behavior that never changed? Terry_wood51, sometimes the "dumb joke" is just the first public sign of a bigger problem. Forgiving past mistakes is good, but ignoring a clear track record is naive.