My late mother used to reprimand me with "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit!" when I was being sarcastic as a child. It's a common saying, but no one seems to know where it came from.
Leon
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Amateur radio callsign: G1HSM
Suzuki SV1000S motorcycle
I always thought puns were the lowest form of wit. While the victim of sarcasm is usually one listener or reader, a pun is a frontal assault upon the entire English language. I suppose determining which is worse depends on how one assesses the relative damage.
I'm quite bad at sarcasm but All the comments here made me laugh aloud.
I concur with humanoido, House MD really hits the nail. A bit milder you will find in EUReKA between Stark and Carter and a bit funnier. (Just do not think that anything they say had any connection whatsoever with reality or science).
For the ones who can read some german I'd not recommend the forums at mikrocontroller.net, the comments are not sarcastic at all but plain rude (and only right in few cases). And be aware of making a grammatical mistake (germans hardly know their own language, do not ask about grammar!)!, as if they knew everything... what a waste! :-(
Ale said...
And be aware of making a grammatical mistake (germans hardly know their own language, do not ask about grammar!)!, as if they knew everything... what a waste! :-(
Lot's of good info there --- aber manche Leute dort wie Dick und Doof sind !
Comments
s_a_r_c_a_s_t_i_c
about this here sarcasm thread...
BBWWWaaahhhh !!!
And say, where are the sandman when you need them ??
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"I think when you hit the 10,000 post mark, it'll be just as good if not better."
I'm not up to 300 yet, another 9,700+ to go. You poor, poor people.
And yes it is the sandman's usuall terratry, but the gits across the road are having a party in their garden.
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Style and grace : Nil point
Post Edited (Toby Seckshund) : 8/30/2009 11:32:40 AM GMT
Leon
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Amateur radio callsign: G1HSM
Suzuki SV1000S motorcycle
(Dang! Just used sarcasm agian!)
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Computers are microcontrolled.
Robots are microcontrolled.
I am microcontrolled.
But you·can·call me micro.
If it's not Parallax then don't even bother.
I have changed my avatar so that I will no longer be confused with others who use generic avatars (and I'm more of a Prop head then a BS2 nut, anyway)
My repost to that was " it seems the most suitable for this situation"
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Style and grace : Nil point
I always thought puns were the lowest form of wit. While the victim of sarcasm is usually one listener or reader, a pun is a frontal assault upon the entire English language. I suppose determining which is worse depends on how one assesses the relative damage.
-Phil
Are you sure she wasn't being sarcastic when she said that? Such tendencies do tend to run in families, you know.
Hahahaha! That's the only right answer to that statement!
Nick
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Never use force, just go for a bigger hammer!
The DIY Digital-Readout for mills, lathes etc.:
YADRO
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For me, the past is not over yet.
Don't worry, you are just using ridicule, about my posting numbers.
Most would be pleased to have me make just two posts, "Hello" and ...
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Style and grace : Nil point
I concur with humanoido, House MD really hits the nail. A bit milder you will find in EUReKA between Stark and Carter and a bit funnier. (Just do not think that anything they say had any connection whatsoever with reality or science).
For the ones who can read some german I'd not recommend the forums at mikrocontroller.net, the comments are not sarcastic at all but plain rude (and only right in few cases). And be aware of making a grammatical mistake (germans hardly know their own language, do not ask about grammar!)!, as if they knew everything... what a waste! :-(
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Visit some of my articles at Propeller Wiki:
MATH on the propeller propeller.wikispaces.com/MATH
pPropQL: propeller.wikispaces.com/pPropQL
pPropQL020: propeller.wikispaces.com/pPropQL020
OMU for the pPropQL/020 propeller.wikispaces.com/OMU
(but some people there are like Laurel and Hardy)
ciao,
Howard
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· -- Carl, nn5i@arrl.net
Post Edited (Carl Hayes) : 8/31/2009 10:05:22 PM GMT