“–and then I said to her: ‘As if! You should stop teaching chemistry because it isn’t radical enough!”
Kali just giggled ever so lightly.
I hoped for a much bigger reaction after delivering the punchline, but it’s a sign that it went flat.
“Okay, be honest. What did you really think of that joke?” I had to know what she thought.
“It was a bit funny, but it’s pretty safe though.” Kali answered.
Safe? Did she have some kind of revelation or something? No offense to her music (even though I did enjoy it nonetheless), but it’s not like she’s doing some uber-political punk rock or some controversial pop stuff that would make others cringe.
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