wannascuba Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Some people may very well understand, yet choose to pretend not to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 53 minutes ago, wannascuba said: Some people may very well understand, yet choose to pretend not to! Others may choose to pretend to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 OP, you need to lighten up. Can I recommend some Ephraim Kishon literature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snairb Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, irony is really facetious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) 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? This page has deliberately been left blank. Edited September 29, 2021 by starky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 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?" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Americans are widely known for their adept use of irony. Oooops that's sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 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!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannascuba Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 There is only one thing in this forum that I cannot tolerate, and that is intolerance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 17 hours ago, starky said: Americans are widely known for their adept use of irony. Oooops that's sarcasm Canadian pop singers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaIrish Sean Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Well if Sheryl crows song ironic is anything to go by, Americans don't get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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