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In the 17th Century, French courtiers (spelling?) were expected to be terribly witty, if you weren't you were awfully unpopular. Puns were looked down on, if you were good at puns but not 'witty' you basically got the piss taken out of you at court, and lost the repect of Ol' Louis.
So maybe the French started sarcasm.
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"Whit, intelligence or rudeness?"
Wit , intelligence or rudeness ?
Sarcasm is none of those and all of those. It is cutting and barbed, it is clever , hilarious and cruel.
The effects of sarcasm cannot be defined except in the moment in it's specific context.
It has many uses and many masters.
It cannot be made use of by those will dulled intellectual levels.
To be manifest it requires the highest order function of the human brain, the ability to understand irony, emotion and social cues.
The retort of 'Sarcasm being the lowest form of wit' is most often misquoted and is only resorted to by those without the ability to muster a suitable retort.
ANNNNNNNND.... Just because a saying is attributed to Oscar Wilde doesn't mean it's true....ffs.....
Same goes for Jesus.
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"What ?
I have been known to use it and I hang my head in shame......
yeah right."
View. I have never read a nasty word from you. Sarcastic yes. Nasty ? No.
Proving that sarcasm need not be cruelly cutting and harmful. It's the usage and style that matters. |
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"What ?
I have been known to use it and I hang my head in shame......
yeah right.
View. I have never read a nasty word from you. Sarcastic yes. Nasty ? No.
Proving that sarcasm need not be cruelly cutting and harmful. It's the usage and style that matters. "
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"Forgive them for they know not what they do ?
Oh commmmme onnnnnnnnn so so sarky ..
Isn't that a Japanese drink?
I see your humour rides higher than your underpants..... "
Up there for thinking, down there for dancing....... As the saying goes  |
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"Forgive them for they know not what they do ?
Oh commmmme onnnnnnnnn so so sarky ..
Isn't that a Japanese drink?
I see your humour rides higher than your underpants.....
Up there for thinking, down there for dancing....... As the saying goes "
A dancing penis ..... lucrative. |
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"Forgive them for they know not what they do ?
Oh commmmme onnnnnnnnn so so sarky ..
Isn't that a Japanese drink?
I see your humour rides higher than your underpants.....
Up there for thinking, down there for dancing....... As the saying goes
A dancing penis ..... lucrative. "
One has to make a living somehow, ones talents shouldn't be limited by size lol |
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"Forgive them for they know not what they do ?
Oh commmmme onnnnnnnnn so so sarky ..
Isn't that a Japanese drink?
I see your humour rides higher than your underpants.....
Up there for thinking, down there for dancing....... As the saying goes
A dancing penis ..... lucrative.
One has to make a living somehow, ones talents shouldn't be limited by size lol"
Try telling that to a fat contortionist. |
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"Forgive them for they know not what they do ?
Oh commmmme onnnnnnnnn so so sarky ..
Isn't that a Japanese drink?
I see your humour rides higher than your underpants.....
Up there for thinking, down there for dancing....... As the saying goes
A dancing penis ..... lucrative.
One has to make a living somehow, ones talents shouldn't be limited by size lol
Try telling that to a fat contortionist."
Can't they draw very well then? |
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"Forgive them for they know not what they do ?
Oh commmmme onnnnnnnnn so so sarky ..
Isn't that a Japanese drink?
I see your humour rides higher than your underpants.....
Up there for thinking, down there for dancing....... As the saying goes
A dancing penis ..... lucrative.
One has to make a living somehow, ones talents shouldn't be limited by size lol
Try telling that to a fat contortionist.
Can't they draw very well then?"
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