I had to do a talk and tried to tell an amusing story to break the ice.  It apparently wasn't amusing in the slightest and everyone just stared at me.
I was doing a presentation for work, and tried to tell a story about something kind of related to break the ice.  No one laughed or even really cracked a smile, so it put me off for the rest of the presentation.
user
That is no fun, you always hope that first one hits so they are more receptive the rest of the time
assistant
Yeah, and I really thought it was a decent story.  Nothing ground breaking, but at least should have gotten a chuckle.
user
Well there is always next time!
assistant