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Old 21 January 2009, 01:24 PM
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Presumably all the arseholes that use sarcasm so much on this site aren't aware that they are making themselves look like ignorant ill-educated morons.

Old 21 January 2009, 01:27 PM
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Personally I like to use sarcasm. Most people I know use it and we find it funny when someone didnt "get it" and they make themselves look a twit by trying to correct you for something that you obviously meant as a joke
Old 21 January 2009, 01:29 PM
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I couldn't agree more
Old 21 January 2009, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jasey
Presumably all the arseholes that use sarcasm so much on this site aren't aware that they are making themselves look like ignorant ill-educated morons.

I don't know what you mean!

Old 21 January 2009, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jasey
Presumably all the arseholes that use sarcasm so much on this site aren't aware that they are making themselves look like ignorant ill-educated morons.


You're being sarcastic, yes?
Old 21 January 2009, 01:44 PM
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Isn't the response "But the highest form of humour" ?

Sure i heard that once. Sarcasm can be very funny if you aren't on the end of it. It is the basis of a lot of stand up.

5t.
Old 21 January 2009, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by fivetide
Isn't the response "But the highest form of humour" ?

Sure i heard that once. Sarcasm can be very funny if you aren't on the end of it. It is the basis of a lot of stand up.

5t.
Without sarcasm and Schadenfreude, how boring would most humour be. The best humour is always at someone elses expense.
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It's all I know
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sarcasm is the highest form of intelligence...... that is why Americans do not get it
Old 21 January 2009, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mrtheedge2u2
sarcasm is the highest form of intelligence...... that is why Americans do not get it
That's ironic



or is it
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Originally Posted by stilover
You're being sarcastic, yes?
Of course I am.
Old 21 January 2009, 01:56 PM
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It is ironic that americans dont get our irony, though if we had any irony left, Gordon Brown would have sold it off
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Originally Posted by jasey
Presumably all the arseholes that use sarcasm so much on this site aren't aware that they are making themselves look like ignorant ill-educated morons.

But don't you find that in most cases those arseholes using sarcasm are replying to other arseholes?

Les
Old 21 January 2009, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
But don't you find that in most cases those arseholes using sarcasm are replying to other arseholes?

Les
A good point well made .

We're all arseholes - It's just a question of size
Old 21 January 2009, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jasey
Presumably all the arseholes that use sarcasm so much on this site aren't aware that they are making themselves look like ignorant ill-educated morons.

Chip on the hard skull then is it?
Old 21 January 2009, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jasey
Presumably all the arseholes that use sarcasm so much on this site aren't aware that they are making themselves look like ignorant ill-educated morons.

Well aren't you the clever one ?
Old 21 January 2009, 03:47 PM
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Whatever.....
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This is the greatest thread ever, in the history of Scoobynet
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Originally Posted by mrtheedge2u2
sarcasm is the highest form of intelligence...... that is why Americans do not get it
I like that.
Old 21 January 2009, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ronjeramy
This is the greatest thread ever, in the history of Scoobynet
Ya think??!!
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BBS

whatever
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
BBS

whatever
There I was thinking I'd found the lowest form of wit
Old 21 January 2009, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jasey
There I was thinking I'd found the lowest form of wit

not sure what way to take that
Old 21 January 2009, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jasey
Presumably all the arseholes that use sarcasm so much on this site aren't aware that they are making themselves look like ignorant ill-educated morons.

please then explain what the other 4 accepted forms of wit are (that are ranked so that sarcasm comes in last) and a little precis of the origin of the expression would be nice.


over to you
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
not sure what way to take that
Take it between the B BS like a real woman
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what, and give you all the fun??!!
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
please then explain what the other 4 accepted forms of wit are (that are ranked so that sarcasm comes in last) and a little precis of the origin of the expression would be nice.


over to you
I would - but you wouldn't understand any of them
Old 21 January 2009, 04:38 PM
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Surley the lowest form of wit is slapstick?

How can you compare slipping on a banana skin to a well timed sarcastic comment?
Old 21 January 2009, 04:40 PM
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I thought it was the highest form of wit, and the last time I told someone this he turned to his friend and said "it`s not is it! go on tell him".....FPMSL
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Originally Posted by Andy Tang
Surley the lowest form of wit is slapstick?
you're making it up as you go along
Slapstick is funny, but it certainly isn't wit.

If you were going on that, surely the highest form would be watching a man getting hit in the ********* by a football! The funniest thing evah


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