People like cheating, they like lying. You can give people an out, make them realize you are unorthodox. They don’t care about having a variety of options laid at their feet by someone who loves them. Society is not their issue, it is themselves.
Banter & wittiness is such a dying art because people don’t read and lack nuance. But I just loveee when I can be facetious with someone and they GET IT.