But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need!
The problem with trying to start a joke thread isn't that we're all humourless drones, but that it derails the conversation. There's nothing wrong with humour per se, so long as it's used as part of a germaine contribution to the discussion. When it's just a throwaway line like this, it doesn't add anything and simply detracts from the topic at hand.
I agree with your comment but the parent might have something valid to say within that joke. Perhaps the posting only needs someone who has good design skills - not someone with experience with a particular technology.