Some people may very well understand, yet choose to pretend not to!

53 minutes ago, wannascuba said:

Some people may very well understand, yet choose to pretend not to!

Others may choose to pretend to understand.

8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Others may choose to pretend to understand.

Or, others might pretend to understand is part of the game.

And so it is.

OP, you need to lighten up. Can I recommend some Ephraim Kishon literature?

33 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

OP, you need to lighten up. Can I recommend some Ephraim Kishon literature?

I might recommend a splice of peyote, instead.

sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, irony is really facetious

On 9/26/2021 at 10:22 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

 

 

NATIONALISM is ironical in that rampant nationalism destroys the nation.

 

Is this an example that might be helpful...?

 

The irony is in the fact that, for example, in Germany, under Hitler, the Germans were striving to rebuild a nation, but destroyed their nation, in the process.

 

Nationalism is irony, in most cases, since it invariably destroys what it purports to be seeking.  Total irony.

 

So, this is my best example.

 

Well if we must discuss linguistic usage disputes what about parody or satire?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On AN/TV, when a poster who thinks they are really  clever makes a stupid comment and multiple other posters jump on it, the original poster comes back and says:

 

"Didn't you realize that was sarcasm?"

Americans are widely known for their adept use of irony. 

Oooops that's sarcasm

Irony is better

sarcasm is being mean to people, where irony gets all the wrinkles out of your clothes, and puts a nice crease on your pants .

I thought it would be obvious

Idiots all of you!!

 

There is only one thing in this forum that I cannot tolerate, and that is intolerance!

On 9/26/2021 at 12:29 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

Just a matter of taste.

 

(no worries, if you prefer sarcasm)

You are really smart.

17 hours ago, starky said:

Americans are widely known for their adept use of irony. 

Oooops that's sarcasm

Canadian pop singers

Well if Sheryl crows song ironic is anything to go by, Americans don't get it!