Sarcasm: There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. - Stephen Wright
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SarcasmDeriving from a Greek word meaning “to strip off the flesh,” sarcasm is caustic, cutting humor in the form of ironic praise, or speaking oppositely in order to wound.Sarcasm |
IronyComic irony is speaking with a veiled meaning or an intended meaning that is opposite to or different from your words, aka dry humor. Sarcasm is a form of comic irony.Irony |
SatireDescribed by literary theorist Northrop Frye as “militant irony,” satire is irony writ large, social criticism that may or may not use humor to make its point.Satire |
BanterA playfully clever or teasing conversation featuring spontaneous and usually rapid joking. Unlike sarcasm, banter is typically friendly and good humored.Banter |
CynicismThe Cynics, named for the Greek word for dog, were philosophers advocating virtue and self-sufficiency above all. Cynicism later came to mean jaded or scornfully negative.Cynicism |
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How To Be Sarcastic
Before I begin, I would like to point out that I am fully aware that some of the writing on this site is not even close to being sarcastic; but that is ok, because this is my web site, and I can do with it as I please.
Now that we have that cleared up let us get to the topic at hand. I should, however, include another caveat in order to avoid emails from idiots thinking that I am indirectly singing my own praises.
By no means do I consider myself intellectually superior to you. Just because I am trying to teach you something that is usually innate and comes easy to those who are clever and intelligent, or at least quick-witted, does not mean that I presume to think myself your superior, and expect that you genuflect before me.
Lesson One: What Is Sarcasm
Now that we have that cleared up let us get to the topic at hand. I should, however, include another caveat in order to avoid emails from idiots thinking that I am indirectly singing my own praises.
By no means do I consider myself intellectually superior to you. Just because I am trying to teach you something that is usually innate and comes easy to those who are clever and intelligent, or at least quick-witted, does not mean that I presume to think myself your superior, and expect that you genuflect before me.
Tutorial: How to be Sarcastic
As mentioned above sarcasm is usually innate; however, if you would still like to attempt developing this ability, your chances of success would be greatly increased if you are intelligent, or at the least not mentally incapable of detecting and reproducing sarcastic remarks. Because if you cannot make your very own sarcastic comments, you can still pass as having some grasp of this art by being able to recognize sarcasm when it is produced by someone else, and be able to retain it in memory long enough to use it at a later time when that particular sarcastic remark would be relevant.Lesson One: What Is Sarcasm
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Sarcastic Haikus
Once in a while I'll get a sarcastic haiku from visitors. They are all finely crafted and can be from a haiku master for all I know. Some of them are so sarcastic that I'm not even sure if they are actually sarcastic or if my mind is just playing tricks on me. Regardless, without any further ado, here are the sarcastic haikus
Sarcastic Quotes
If you can't say it yourself why not enjoy the things that others have said? That's right, there is no reason not to enjoy what others who are better than you have said. Their observations about the world and it's people are laid bare for anyone to enjoy; to that end, I've collected some sarcastic or especially witty quotes.
Quotations courtesy of Noyemi Famous Quotes
