Trying not to get angry at co-worker

[Nighthawk]

If you can't laugh with them, you are setting yourself up for more ridicule. On the other hand, if you can't laugh at yourself, maybe you shouldn't wear a kilt. No criticism there just sayin'...take it easy.

The problem with that is that there some people who just won't stop. You can only laugh with them for so long. I understand that some people will poke a little fun. My best friend in this life is a Native American and he and I give each other a hard time all the time on cultural issues. He'll tell me to quit wearing a skirt and I'll tell him that he should stay away from it because it's a blanket infected with malaria! (Funny aside- when he and I went camping after our high school graduation, I had bought a Coleman white gas stove. I couldn't figure it out. He took it, put it together, looked at me and said "The white man invents it; the indian has to teach him how to use it!" I've never forgotten that!) But this kind of thing is teasing between brothers, and we know when to to quit and what lines not to cross. Coworkers are a completely different situation. There comes a point where good natured teasing stops being so good natured and starts to get offensive, and can start to effect your state of mind. That's when you have to say "Hey! Enough is enough! It's not funny any more. I laughed along with you, now it's time for you to get the heck over it."