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Ellepola Rajiv

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Jul 19, 1993, 9:12:05 AM7/19/93
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Hi,

Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :

"sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"

Thankx,
Rajiv

Pete Biggs

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Jul 19, 1993, 11:09:51 AM7/19/93
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In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg>, mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:
> Hi,
>
> Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>
> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
>

And the highest form of humour

Pete

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Cian O Kiersey

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Jul 19, 1993, 12:39:04 PM7/19/93
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In <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg> mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:

>Hi,

>Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :

> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"

"Fuck off"

It works for me.

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Mr. R. O'Malley

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Jul 19, 1993, 12:00:15 PM7/19/93
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Ellepola Rajiv (mp...@nusunix.nus.sg) wrote:
: Hi,

: Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :

: "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"


'Fuck off' seems to work for me.

Glad to be of help.
Ronan.

jb

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Jul 19, 1993, 6:28:02 PM7/19/93
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In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg> mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:
>Hi,
>
>Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>
> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
>
and philosophical posturing is the last refuge of the witless.

jb.
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Gavin Peters

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Jul 19, 1993, 10:31:00 PM7/19/93
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-> Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
->
-> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"

May I reccomend

"I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me, and
sticks to you!"

(Why do we remember these things from our childhood? Why?)


- The Sigless Wonder

Harold Henrikson

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Jul 20, 1993, 8:29:57 AM7/20/93
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In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg>, mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:

How about "You're half right"?

Guy Snape

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Jul 20, 1993, 2:24:45 PM7/20/93
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>> In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg> mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:
>Hi,
>
>Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>
> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
>

I adjust my wit to suit the audience.

(Old one!)

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Russell Donaldson

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Jul 21, 1993, 3:27:06 AM7/21/93
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Ellepola Rajiv (mp...@nusunix.nus.sg) wrote:
: Hi,

: Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :

: "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"

"yes, but when it works who cares! "

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Gary Bradley

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Jul 21, 1993, 11:43:00 AM7/21/93
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Rajiv) writes:
How about "At least it's wit!"

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Jul 21, 1993, 12:54:20 PM7/21/93
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In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg>, mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:
>Hi,
>
>Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>
> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
>
"Sorry, I never engage in a battle of wits
with a person who is only half armed."

Prof. Eric T. Lane

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Jul 21, 1993, 10:15:01 PM7/21/93
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>Ellepola Rajiv (mp...@nusunix.nus.sg) wrote:
>: Hi,
>
>: Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>
>: "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
>
I thought puns were;
but maybe they are just the most painful.

Eric...@utcvm.utc.edu

Chamal Panditharatne

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Jul 22, 1993, 8:02:35 AM7/22/93
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swivel.


Rich Wallick x1242

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Jul 22, 1993, 11:07:12 AM7/22/93
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Data Rentals and Sales

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Jul 22, 1993, 4:28:37 PM7/22/93
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In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg> mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:
>Hi,
>
>Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>
> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"

"Dr. Spooner would have called you a shining wit"

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Paul Israel

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Jul 22, 1993, 5:11:55 PM7/22/93
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>Ellepola Rajiv (mp...@nusunix.nus.sg) wrote:
>: Hi,
>
>: Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>
>: "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
>

Paul Israel's Top Ten Retorts to "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit":

10. What, even lower than yours?

9. ...and critics the highest form of twit!

8. Then where does that leave Dan Quayle?

7. So me get this straight - it's TV sitcoms, bathroom jokes, puns, AND THEN
sarcasm?

6. Ooooh - which episode of Masterpiece Theatre did that come from?

5. I'm into low humor. I hang out with hobbits a lot.

4. What's your point?

3. No it isn't - I measured it!

2. Could be, but have you ever tried a spoonerism with a lisp?

1. Whatever you say, Mr. Buckley.
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H. Austin Hummel

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Jul 23, 1993, 11:21:56 AM7/23/93
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In article <drsCAL...@netcom.com>, d...@netcom.com (Data Rentals and Sales) writes:
|> In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg> mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:
|> >Hi,
|> >
|> >Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
|> >
|> > "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
|>
|> "Dr. Spooner would have called you a shining wit"

Or, Looks like you are half way there!!

Mike Schmelzer

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Jul 23, 1993, 4:23:49 PM7/23/93
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In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg> mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:
rajiv> Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
rajiv> "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"

(Sarcastically): "Yeah right."

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Simon Trew

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Jul 27, 1993, 10:20:18 AM7/27/93
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>>Ellepola Rajiv (mp...@nusunix.nus.sg) wrote:
>>: Hi,
>>
>>: Could some one suggest a smart retort to the following :
>>
>>: "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?"
>>
And cliche is the lowest form of quotation.

Kent J. Vanderwaal

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Jul 28, 1993, 1:34:43 PM7/28/93
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In article <22e6j5$c...@nuscc.nus.sg> mp...@nusunix.nus.sg (Ellepola Rajiv) writes:


Well, oh yeah!!!!

J GASKELL

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Aug 3, 1993, 7:48:28 PM8/3/93
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Used on the lowest-witted forms!

JAG
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