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By *adybee77 OP Woman
over a year ago
MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire) |
Do you find your sense of humour is just completely missed sometimes in writing and people take it way too seriously?
Is the written word harder to be witty in, and not be seen as offensive because you lose body language and tone of voice etc?
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You can't pick up a tone in writing nor can you actually see the facial expression which make sit difficult...
If someone is smiling at you, you can pick up a sense of humour....
It is why texts can be so badly misinterpreted |
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By *adybee77 OP Woman
over a year ago
MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire) |
"my sense of humour is that warped I usually end up the only one laughing  "
been there, got that tshirt a few times over - and you know it gets worse when you start trying to explain whats so funny, and you just fall apart laughing...  |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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it's funnier watching the 'outraged' and the enjoyment they get from being outraged.
and more so, when they forget they were outraged the last time the subject was mentioned and they are all for it this time |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm a sarcastic cow and some people take it as me being bitchy and mean
To be fair sometimes i am being sarcastically bitchy in certain threads, but the majority of the time its mean't as harmless banter!
I do try and use the smileys when i can to help my comment being read in the right way - though sometimes it really doesn't help  |
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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago
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often how a post is perceived,is more about the mood of the reader,rather than the intent of the writer.
also the phrase,sarcasm is the lowest form of wit,is thought to have been first coined by a famous playwright,renowned for his sarcasm.
i have always assumed,he was being sarcastic.
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By *am123Man
over a year ago
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"often how a post is perceived,is more about the mood of the reader,rather than the intent of the writer.
also the phrase,sarcasm is the lowest form of wit,is thought to have been first coined by a famous playwright,renowned for his sarcasm.
i have always assumed,he was being sarcastic.
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lowest form of wit but high form of intelligence |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do you find your sense of humour is just completely missed sometimes in writing and people take it way too seriously?
Is the written word harder to be witty in, and not be seen as offensive because you lose body language and tone of voice etc?
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Lol, have you been reading Mehrabian? 55:38:7
Written comedy is incredibly difficult for the very reason you mention. Sarcasm and irony immediately become more difficult. |
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Most definitely. Somebody explained nicely and gently why she did not want to meet. I replied and said "thank you. You are a nice person " and i meant all of those wordsintheir obvious sense, but after i had sent it wondered if she thought i was being sarcastic. |
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"Yes and Yes
Yes, lots of meanings in threads can be misinterpreted due to lack of context etc that face to face conversation provides.
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It doesn't help when people forget they're posting on an OPEN forum and their "joke" is only obvious to their friends!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do you find your sense of humour is just completely missed sometimes in writing and people take it way too seriously?
Is the written word harder to be witty in, and not be seen as offensive because you lose body language and tone of voice etc?
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Yes. Even if I put :P people still take it seriously.
Do example: a mate was moaning on Fb about being single, so I said get on pof and see what he gets
Then this female mate of his said "ell get a girl wen es redi"
So I said "is that Spanish? :P"
Oh how pissed off she was! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I try to indicate my humour using smilies, but some people write really bitchy comments and think sticking a smiley at the end makes it ok
But yes, humour is down to the interpretation of the individual and no matter how many smilies you put, some will get offended anyway |
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"What's a sense of humour ? Can I get one from Asda or eBay ? Anyone else want one if I find some for sale ?
No thanks.
I grow my own "
You mean you can buy the seeds is it legal or do you need special equipment |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do you find your sense of humour is just completely missed sometimes in writing and people take it way too seriously?
Is the written word harder to be witty in, and not be seen as offensive because you lose body language and tone of voice etc?
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Most definitely. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What's a sense of humour ? Can I get one from Asda or eBay ? Anyone else want one if I find some for sale ?
No thanks.
I grow my own
You mean you can buy the seeds is it legal or do you need special equipment "
It's mainly organic but you can nick a few seeds off other growers from time to time  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do you find your sense of humour is just completely missed sometimes in writing and people take it way too seriously?
Is the written word harder to be witty in, and not be seen as offensive because you lose body language and tone of voice etc?
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Sometimes but then there are a lot who try to use wit to mask snipes. Then there are also people who look to twist words sometimes its best to read something twice. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do you find your sense of humour is just completely missed sometimes in writing and people take it way too seriously?
Is the written word harder to be witty in, and not be seen as offensive because you lose body language and tone of voice etc?
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Most definitely!! Can be a real nightmare with some people!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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 can make a hell of a difference. two identical comments, one with one without, can provoke wildly different responses.
with - ah he's joking.
without- anything from a laugh to outrage.I veer towards not using them.I can't see the point in telegraphing it. |
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