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There's nothing wrong with "harmless good humour", and there's definitely a place for it. HN isn't that place, unless it adds to the discussion. Most HNers don't want it to turn into reddit, where comment threads are filled with such harmless good humour and very little content, and so will downvote it.

I'm not trying to berate you or be condescending. I'm just telling you why you're being downvoted, and why such comments will continue to be downvoted in the future. It's up to you to do with that information what you will. If you choose to take that as condescending, then I apologize for the offense.