I guess if they&#x27;re just a joke, they&#x27;re not really death threats. But I&#x27;ve seen lots of things worded like death threats, that were clearly jokes.<p>Example: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;zedshaw.com&#x2F;archive&#x2F;programmers-need-to-learn-statistics-or-i-will-kill-them-all&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;zedshaw.com&#x2F;archive&#x2F;programmers-need-to-learn-statist...</a><p>That&#x27;s a joke, isn&#x27;t it?