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Sarcasm is better than irony. (yet americans understand neither)

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bassos

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Dec 14, 2009, 3:51:12 PM12/14/09
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ola,

Sarcasm is complementing someone for their mistakes.

Irony is hinting at that someone will make a specifi mistake.

Irony meeting irony raises the perspective.

What could sarcasm meeting sarcasm do ?

Respond in kind and see ?


Tehiru

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Dec 14, 2009, 4:29:15 PM12/14/09
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Where shall we send the dictionary for the holidays?

Patrick Schaaf

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Dec 14, 2009, 5:18:22 PM12/14/09
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"bassos" <zebazz_nope at zonnet.nl> writes:

>Sarcasm is complementing someone for their mistakes.

>What could sarcasm meeting sarcasm do ?

Generate a folie a deux?

Baird Stafford

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Dec 14, 2009, 6:11:21 PM12/14/09
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In article <4b26a543$0$1182$e4fe...@dreader12.news.xs4all.nl>,

"bassos" <zebazz_nope at zonnet.nl> wrote:

<snip>

> Sarcasm is complementing someone for their mistakes.

> Irony is hinting at that someone will make a specifi mistake.

Erm. From what dictionary did you derive these definitions?

Or did you channel them.

Baird

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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice
there is. -Yogi Berra

Tom

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Dec 14, 2009, 11:04:24 PM12/14/09
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On Dec 14, 3:11 pm, Baird Stafford <ba...@newstaff.com> wrote:
> In article <4b26a543$0$1182$e4fe5...@dreader12.news.xs4all.nl>,

>  "bassos" <zebazz_nope at zonnet.nl> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > Sarcasm is complementing someone for their mistakes.
> > Irony is hinting at that someone will make a specifi mistake.
>
> Erm.  From what dictionary did you derive these definitions?
>
> Or did you channel them.

You're being sarcastic. He's being ironic.

bassos

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Dec 15, 2009, 12:20:51 PM12/15/09
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"Patrick Schaaf" <mailer...@bof.de> wrote in message
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Ah, is that like synchronisation of the menstrual cycle ?


bassos

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Dec 15, 2009, 12:22:10 PM12/15/09
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"Baird Stafford" <ba...@newstaff.com> wrote in message
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> In article <4b26a543$0$1182$e4fe...@dreader12.news.xs4all.nl>,
> "bassos" <zebazz_nope at zonnet.nl> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> Sarcasm is complementing someone for their mistakes.
>
>> Irony is hinting at that someone will make a specifi mistake.
>
> Erm. From what dictionary did you derive these definitions?
>
> Or did you channel them.

They are examples.

But well, i did claim americans do not understand them.

Exceptions for americains ofcourse.
They are far more enlightened.

Patrick Schaaf

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Dec 16, 2009, 12:26:34 AM12/16/09
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"bassos" <zebazz_nope at zonnet.nl> writes:

>>>Sarcasm is complementing someone for their mistakes.
>>>What could sarcasm meeting sarcasm do ?
>>
>> Generate a folie a deux?

>Ah, is that like synchronisation of the menstrual cycle ?

Maybe. Instances of telempathy, both. Like, when you lived with
somebody for a prolongued time, and you both react saying the
same words after the same, not neccessarily repetitive, triggers.

Meltdarok

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Dec 16, 2009, 1:41:53 AM12/16/09
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Meltdarok

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Dec 16, 2009, 1:43:23 AM12/16/09
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On 12/16/2009 12:26 AM, Patrick Schaaf wrote:

Meltdarok

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On 12/16/2009 12:26 AM, Patrick Schaaf wrote:

Meltdarok

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On 12/16/2009 12:26 AM, Patrick Schaaf wrote:

Meltdarok

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Dec 16, 2009, 1:46:33 AM12/16/09
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On 12/16/2009 12:26 AM, Patrick Schaaf wrote:

Glitch.

bassos

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Dec 16, 2009, 7:54:46 AM12/16/09
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"Patrick Schaaf" <mailer...@bof.de> wrote in message
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> "bassos" <zebazz_nope at zonnet.nl> writes:
>
>>>>Sarcasm is complementing someone for their mistakes.
>>>>What could sarcasm meeting sarcasm do ?
>>>
>>> Generate a folie a deux?
>
>>Ah, is that like synchronisation of the menstrual cycle ?
>
> Maybe.

Insanity spreads like a fungus ?

Or more like from word of mouth ?

> Instances of telempathy, both.

I feel your thoughts :)

Brings us right back to awareness versus conscioussness.

Like when sleeping, the body is aware, but you are not conscious of it.
Unless something happens that makes you aware of it.

So something is aware, namely your body.
But you are not conscious of it, cos dreaming.
But still, that body of ours can simply interupt our conscious dreaming if
it feels strongly enough about it.

> Like, when you lived with
> somebody for a prolongued time, and you both react saying the
> same words after the same, not neccessarily repetitive, triggers.

I prefer my conversation partners to complement instead of just finish.

So if anything, close friends of mine do not finish my sentences.
If they interupt me, it is with the modification/objection/insult to my
sentence.

Hence sarcasm is better than irony.

Patrick Schaaf

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Dec 17, 2009, 1:51:11 AM12/17/09
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"bassos" <zebazz_nope at zonnet.nl> writes:

>Brings us right back to awareness versus conscioussness.

Does it? Not me, not now. But I compliment you on your attempts
at refining your vocabulary.

have a nice day
Patrick

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