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[Matlock]

"Whoa, look at that stack of newspapers*"
"Yeah, it's sad."
"Huh?"
"We have so much garbabe, we just stack it up and call it art."
*smiles* "...you're a goddamned treehugger."
*cries*

*someone stacked a shitload of newspapers and is trying to grow grass on top of it. no lie


So my question here is, why are people unable to tell sarcasm from anger these days? Has irony completely died?

 

[ChrisReid]

I'm not sure I see where the sarcasm or irony is supposed to be in that conversation.

 

[Socreges]

What the fuck, Matlock?

*walks away, mumbling profanities*

 

[themadcowtipper]

I really dont see the sarcasm in that, but it is really hard to convay Sarcasm, in writing. Sarcasm is alost art now though, some people need things sppon fedd to them.

If only someone would invent a sarcasm button the world would be a better place.

Also off-topic but the world also needs a machine that I can use to randomly censor out cuss words in people's everyday conversation. It would be comedy Gold.

 

[MrPing1000]

It's part of the American condition I thought

 

[spliced]

1. Often sarcasm does come from anger.

2. When you don't know the persons personality it can be hard to tell if it's a joke or just plain ridicule.

3. Not everyone finds sarcasm funny.

 

[Dan]

Sometimes I say things that even I can't figure out whether they're based in sarcasm or hatred.

 

[thom]

doesn't self loathing fuel sarcasm?

 

[Lambtron]

Anyone who says Hot Snakes suck and goes wild over Tsunami Bomb is batshit insane and needs new ears.

That's facts, boys and girls.

 

[FortNinety]

So my question here is, why are people unable to tell sarcasm from anger these days? Has irony completely died?

Yes. Why? Cuz everyone's been over using and abusing irony for the past few years or so.

 

[Dice]

I get sarcasm, but I don't like it; it's negative, rudimentary wit for highscoolers. Most of the time it either fuels or is fueled by disdain, and it's often designed to rob dignity from whatever the object of sarcasm is. I think it's good to make your point without making yourself sound like a douche in the process. It may have made you popular and seem intelligent/objective in the 90's to hate everything, but people are realizing how stupid that mindset is and that you can have your own tastes/ideas without harping on those of others, directly or indirectly through sarcasm. So what's pobably even more sad is that the other person completely missed the point of the art.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

I get sarcasm, but I don't like it; it's negative, rudimentary wit for highscoolers. Most of the time it either fuels or is fueled by disdain, and it's often designed to rob dignity from whatever the object of sarcasm is. I think it's good to make your point without making yourself sound like a douche in the process. It may have made you popular and seem intelligent/objective in the 90's to hate everything, but people are realizing how stupid that mindset is and that you can have your own tastes/ideas without harping on those of others, directly or indirectly through sarcasm. So what's pobably even more sad is that the other person completely missed the point of the art.

Man, just chill out about it . Sarcasm can be quite be funny and enjoyable when done amicable. A lot of time I'm sarcastic or being blatantly insincere and people will take my joke as though I'm completely serious. It'd be nice if everyone could lighten up a bit.

 

[demi]

"Whoa, look at that stack of newspapers*"
"Yeah, it's sad."
"Huh?"
"We have so much garbabe, we just stack it up and call it art."
*smiles* "...you're a goddamned treehugger."
*cries*

*someone stacked a shitload of newspapers and is trying to grow grass on top of it. no lie


So my question here is, why are people unable to tell sarcasm from anger these days? Has irony completely died?

THAT'S sarcasm?

You're just a fucking douche. Piss off.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Friend: Here comes Ashlee.
Me: The Ashlee who spent 4 months in the hospital fighting some sort of eating disorder?
Friend: Yeah, she nearly died of anorexia.
Me: Hey, Ashlee!
Ashlee: Hey, what's up?
Me: Your weight, fatty. And my penis, lol. How'd you fit into that skirt? Did your parents crane lift you up into a huge vat of oil to get your greasy enough so the industrial robots, usually used to assemble automobiles, could squeeze you into it?

She lost her battle to anorexia just 2 weeks ago. I wasn't invited to the funeral. Assholes.

 

[Daigoro]

YOUR INTERNETS KILLED MY SARCASM!