Sarcasm the lowest form of wit demands the highest functions of the brain?
Q. My business teacher (full of righteousness, Christian preaching and positive thinking), hates sarcasm as she thinks it's the lowest form of wit. However, sarcasm is only known as the lowest form of wit simply because it's aimed to hurt people. Sarcasm demands the highest function of the brain. Agree? Disagree?
Asked by rachael j - Fri Aug 14 04:52:35 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sarcasm is not the lowest form of wit. The people that say it is are the ones who can't pick up on it so the yell at people who use it so they don't fell like idiots.
Answered by MMTAV - Fri Aug 14 04:57:47 2009

How can you tell sarcasm on the internet?
Q. I asked a joke question recently, and everyone thought I was being serious even though I thought my sarcasm was blatant and obvious. So next time, how can I make my sarcastic comments clearer to the reader (without simply stating that it's sarcasm)?
Asked by Professor Jelskraft - Sun Jan 3 04:43:45 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. its usually pretty hard to express sarcasm on the net, but i dunno... after the sarcastic part you could write *insert sarcasm*? or after you write the joke tell them that it's meant to be sarcastic?
Answered by musicforlife - Sun Jan 3 04:52:07 2010

Do we need to adopt an internationally recognized type face to signify sarcasm?
Q. I do not feel sarcasm comes across well in YA. if we typed in another style would people understand a little more... and would it make things easier for americans?
Asked by Guy U - Tue Oct 9 11:58:15 2007 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I vote for courier wait...are you being sarcastic?
Answered by Seedna - Tue Oct 9 12:27:50 2007

What is the best way to express sarcasm on yahoo answers?
Q. People don't seem to pick up on sarcasm here. I was thinking of using italics or maybe the statement this is sarcasm watch it coming up next but that seems to take away the whole charm of sarcasm any suggestions?
Asked by blahblah - Wed May 10 14:59:15 2006 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You're a genius. No...really...you are...you are so smart and clever. Everyone wants to be like you.
Answered by Reverend Biff - Thu May 11 11:17:20 2006

Is it possible that one can mistake someone elses Poor Sarcasm for being a witch?
Q. There is this woman I know..and she always comes off extremely stuck up and witchy but I may have over looked the fact that it may just be sarcasm and she just really sucks at portraying sarcasm. How do you find out? Do you just point blank at the person or would this be rude?
Asked by J.J. - Wed Mar 25 12:00:17 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hush child, I'm casting a spell! Why are you worried about being rude to a person that clearly doesn't care about your feelings? Sarcasm is an art form practiced by the people that care nothing for the ones they hurt. Done correctly, a person can say something truly offensive, and make you laugh while making their point. Otherwise, they're just being mean, and rude to you. Why would you worry about hurting the feelings of a person that isn't even smart enough to try and do it right? She is below you,but don't sink to her level. Just step over the smelly carcass of her comments and go about your merry way.
Answered by Tio Paco - Wed Mar 25 12:18:51 2009

Are you disappointed in the quality of the adolescent sarcasm here?
Q. Back in the day, kids could melt steel with their withering sarcasm. I blame Mtv. Mtv and the interwebs.
Asked by Really Billy - Fri Jan 23 17:16:48 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I blame the parents. It's always fun to blame the parents. Aren't they the scapegoaty things anyways? this is a joke people
Answered by BabyGoat down yerThroat - Fri Jan 23 17:29:59 2009

Do you think sarcasm is the humor of the weak?
Q. Follow up question:There are the weak people in society and there are those that are strong--which are the ones that use sarcasm as their means of confronting a reality they cannot change?
Asked by Mayonaise - Wed Mar 5 17:14:41 2008 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Irony is closely associated with sarcasm, although Socrates, considered the father of dissembling irony, was not sarcastic. Sarcasm is frequently referred to as the "lowest form of wit", recent repetitions of this phrase can include a further comment stating "but the highest form of humour".
Answered by Giggly Giraffe - Wed Mar 5 17:21:29 2008

When to use irony and when to use sarcasm?
Q. As I understand it,irony presents a word/ value and follows up by undercutting our expectations of the literal or expected meaning of the word/ value. Ex. of irony from Chaucer- the princess is charitable, she weeps when she sees an animal in pain. Doesn't irony mock the object of the irony? Or can irony be used in a non-mocking way? Is there less judgement in irony than in sarcasm?
Asked by gooddogtoy - Thu Nov 30 13:19:49 2006 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Well, you don't really "use" irony...It just happens. It's the result of a situation, not a manner of speaking. You use sarcasm, in the way that you speak. I don't see that your example is ironic or sarcastic. It sounds to me like the princess is a charitable person, who cries when she sees an animal in pain. Irony would be something like, "The princess cried when she saw the animal in pain, but was perfectly fine watching the criminal being hanged"...See how those two behaviors contradict each other? That's irony. Sarcasm would be like saying, "The princess cried when she saw the animal in pain", when in reality, she was laughing about it.
Answered by abfabmom1 - Thu Nov 30 13:30:55 2006

Can somebody invent a font style that indicates sarcasm please?
Q. If you can't show sarcasm in your voice you should still be able to express it on here.
Asked by Curious Orange - Mon Aug 20 13:16:43 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Oh yes, we definitely need that! Although, some people don't even get irony and sarcasm when you TELL them that what you said was meant sarcastically. Poor people, they miss so much fun in live. LOL
Answered by Masterswot - Tue Aug 21 11:16:46 2007

When a person answers a ridiculous question with sarcasm are the thumbs down?
Q. Given by the children who have no idea what sarcasm is?
Asked by INSOMNIAC - Tue Oct 23 14:48:04 2007 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Obviously they miss the point. I think there's always someone here who will thumbs down an answer no matter how benign! My point, exactly. Thanks.
Answered by amazin'g - Tue Oct 23 14:52:17 2007

What is a good substitute for sarcasm?
Q. I have always been excellent at sarcasm because it shows what a clever & witty person I am who is quick to see the hypocrisy in life. Recently though, I have become disillusioned with it, because it is not productive, and I think it drives people away, especially women.
Asked by been there- done that - Sun Feb 11 22:17:13 2007 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Try just plain ol' wit, minus the sarcasm.
Answered by Mickey Mouse Spears - Sun Feb 11 22:19:25 2007

Maybe bible was meant as sarcasm? Translations lost most of the sarcastic meanings?
Q. Maybe the bible was satire, sarcasm? Like in the beginning, people saw there was lots of religious nuts. So they wrote a bunch of big books about how a nutty Super Sky Dood killing millions? Meant as sarcasm? But all the sarcasm is lost today?
Asked by Misses M - Thu Oct 23 19:22:03 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments

A. um, no it's not sarcasm, just bad fiction ;)
Answered by kidnapped by mango milkshakes - Thu Oct 23 19:24:33 2008

What's the difference in meaning and usage between irony and sarcasm?
Q. I came by these two words a lot, and am confused by the both of them. They seem to have almost the same meaning, but what exactly is the difference and when is the right time to use them?
Asked by Jeanne - Thu Dec 11 06:00:23 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This is one of the most commonly made mistakes around, up there with the use of aggravate meaning something other than to make a circumstance worse, mis-spellings of judgment, and the split infinitive (if anyone cares anymore). The term Irony has been largely abandoned from speech by most folk, and left to lie fallow in situational and dramatic waters. The difference between irony and sarcasm is very simple. Simply, sarcasm is a subdivision of irony. Sarcasm is "irony" used with the intent to wound the person to whom the remark is addressed. Examples: 1. Irony note: Bill and Alice have just seen a really appalling play. Both Bill and Alice are disappointed. Bill: Well! What a worthwhile use of an evening! Alice : Yeah. 2. Sarcasm note:… [cont.]
Answered by d_r_siva - Thu Dec 11 07:11:02 2008

How does alliterations emphasize humor and sarcasm in writing?
Q. I have read and am about to evaluate an essay "Left Out" by Randy Taterman on praparing a will. I have been told to describe how the author's use of alliterations support the humorous aspect of the essay.
Asked by t-gore - Wed Feb 13 18:56:16 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. well, I didn't read it. But humor and sarcasm go hand-in-hand. Alliteration makes things more memorable, as well as accentuating humor. I think that is it's primary use. Sometimes, it might even be causing the humor. There aren't many cases of very serious writings using alliteration. On the other hand, would anything from Dr. Suess be remotely entertaining without it?
Answered by Munkstump - Wed Feb 13 19:07:42 2008

What is the difference between paradox, irony and sarcasm?
Q. Or any other similar techniques?
Asked by B - Sat Jul 26 06:01:25 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A paradox is a self-contradictory statement, possibly with a deeper, more complicated meaning. Example: "I hate mankind, yet I love people." The mixture of opposite feelings here is obviously paradoxical. Sarcasm is a witty remark that might contradict itself for the purpose of mockery or jest. Example: "Wow, you CAN'T solve such a simple equation? You truly are a mathematical genius!" Here, you're being sarcastic by referring to someone who can't solve a supposedly simple problem as a 'mathematical genius'. Irony is trickier to define since it isn't necessarily unrelated to sarcasm. But irony can be said of abstract concepts (eg. Fate) as well as spoken/written words. It can be used to describe something that's the opposite of what it… [cont.]
Answered by Morbid Mug - Sat Jul 26 06:27:00 2008

How do you highlight sarcasm while writing?
Q. Whenever I try to say something sarcastic in a written format it lands flat. Is there a technique to use here or is it simply a matter of knowing the motive behind the voice?
Asked by glyphdoc - Sun Jun 10 14:01:46 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The great pitfall. You have to either leave it turned on high, so everybody gets it, or turn it way down low and hope one person gets it.
Answered by TD Euwaite? - Sun Jun 10 14:14:14 2007

Why do people find sarcasm so annoying in the united states?
Q. I can't possibly make an absurb statement without people getting mad because some idiot will take it seriously.
Asked by troublemakr9 - Wed Sep 23 00:18:45 2009 - - 21 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Good work.Keep it up >_X
Answered by Long_Time_No_See - Wed Sep 23 00:25:46 2009

Can you be an INTP and not understand sarcasm?
Q. I'm an INTP, and while I get the concept behind sarcasm, it normally goes over my head. I don't think of myself as a sarcastic person, but I might be and not realize it. Example: When I was six and was told to follow the golden rule I ran around trying to find it so I could follow it. I sadly never found it... BTW, I'm 14.
Asked by OfDubiousQuality - Sun Jan 25 18:25:02 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Actually you sound like you'd fit somewhere on the schizophrenia spectrum. How old are you? You may grow out of this. I'd still say you may be on the spectrum. This doesn't mean you'll ever develop a full blown mental illness, though. It just means you might have the vulnerability for it. Most people who are vulnerable don't ever develop a disorder. You're still too young to really know whether this is something stable or not.
Answered by elle - Sun Jan 25 19:00:57 2009

What's the difference between irony and sarcasm?
Q. Anyone know? Examples would be appreciated.
Asked by Jesus E - Tue Apr 24 08:27:14 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hello there, Though "irony" and "sarcasm" are both ways of saying one thing and meaning another, they go about it in different ways. Sarcasm is broader and more deliberate in its reversal of meanings; irony may be, and in literature generally is, very fine. It is basically a difference of degree. Sarcasm is really the use of irony with the added intention to mock, ridicule or express contempt. Examples: 1) Someone saying "It's such lovely weather outside!" when it's actually raining heavily (irony). 2) Someone saying "Your intelligence astounds me!" when they actually mean the exact opposite, i.e. that the person is stupid (sarcasm). Hope this helps: Regards, Crafty
Answered by nathan_lovecraft - Tue Apr 24 08:53:26 2007

Are sarcastic people covering their ignorance with sarcasm?
Q. I think so! Most of the time they don't answer the questions because they don't even undertand the question asked. If a person thinks of himself more intelligent that a person asking the question, where is the insecurity coming from if he feels secure about his intelligence?
Asked by RAFAEL - Wed Oct 21 01:17:09 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's not a matter of ignorance. And people need to know when to be sarcastic. When I'm sarcastic, it's usually because I'm trying to be funny or the question itself is humourous. There is a time for everything.
Answered by the reason I know - Wed Oct 21 01:44:43 2009

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