A Tree Falling in the Forest

I have heard people who can impersonate the sound of crickets. I wish I could do that, then anytime someone tells a geeky technology joke that I don’t get I could make cricket noises instead of insincere laughter.

Co-worker: And they said they were going to use the AT&T VPN concentrator for tier4 access, and I said, ‘not that VPN Gateway.’
Other co-workers: HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Me: **crickets**

Today, someone sitting next to me in a meeting wrote an elaborate joke on paper and showed it to me. I couldn't tell you what it said to save my life.