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sarcasm.....is it the lowest form of wit?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I tend to disagree, some of the greatest sarcasm and irony comes from reknowned authors, actors, wits and raconteurs ... Groucho Marx, Oscar Wilde etc.
Here's a few which have had me laughing, can you think of more?
Who are your favourite wits guaranteed to make you laugh?
“Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence.”
- Ashleigh Brilliant
“It's always darkest before it turns absolutely pitch black.”
- Paul Newman
“It's a catastrophic success.”
- Stephen Bishop
“I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here.”
- Stephen Bishop
“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.”
- Abba Eban
“No, Groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a friend.”
- Groucho Marx
“How do you feel about women's rights? I like either side of them.”
- Groucho Marx
“A man is as young as the woman he feels.”
- Groucho Marx
“A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five.”
- Groucho Marx
“Marry me and I'll never look at another horse!”
- Groucho Marx
“If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.”
- Groucho Marx
“Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.”
- Groucho Marx
“I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.”
- Groucho Marx
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
- Groucho Marx
“I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.”
- Groucho Marx
“I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.”
- Groucho Marx
“The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.”
- Frank Zappa
“The 100% American is 99% idiot.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.”
- Oscar Wilde
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
- Oscar Wilde
“I am not young enough to know everything.”
- Oscar Wilde
“Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.”
- Oscar Wilde
“He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.”
- Victor Borge
“I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”
- Mark Twain
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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love them.. very funny and used appropriately.
sarcasm is great but always a fine line between laughing with people and not AT them.
when used to belittle, it is the lowest.
and then it's just plain nasty.
and I am sarcastic and have used appropriately and inappropriately.. sometimes I write stuff and then press send and then think wish I had changed a particular word as it may be taken the wrong way by the person.
thats my 2p worth on the subject. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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We both love it, it is our kind of humour.
As View says though,as long as it is not done maliciously.
Obviously when finding someone who doesn't have the same humour then we wouldn't do it to them, but it is great when you find others who can give as well as take it.
There have been some great lines said in chat and on the forums, view being great at it  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Superb examples top of thread,lol, ty.
I think if you have the ability to laugh at yourself then your readily equipped to both use and recieve sarcasm, the big danger is deploying it on someone who comes without.
Jack Nicholson in "As good as gets", "you take away logic and reason and what ya got"? A woman.
Rodney Dangerfield in "Caddy shack", "hey you look amazing you musta been something,,,before electricity".
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"apparently according to my hubby i am the most sarcastic person he knows 
he doesnt get out much though lol x"
ffs, where's the mouth zipped icon when I fecking need it.... grrrr
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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a couple more for you by Emo Philips.
“How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand.”
“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a couple more for you by Emo Philips.
“How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand.”
“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”
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emo get away from that cellar door, |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The makers of spitting image should be unmercifully flogged for making the Royal family seem more intelligent and attractive than they actually are!! Morrissey 1985.
A Belter! |
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“'You are d*unk Sir Winston, you are disgustingly d*unk.
'Yes, Mrs. Braddock, I am d*unk.
But you, Mrs. Braddock are ugly, and disgustingly fat.
But, tomorrow morning, I, Winston Churchill will be sober.”
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By *_jkCouple
over a year ago
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"“'You are d*unk Sir Winston, you are disgustingly d*unk.
'Yes, Mrs. Braddock, I am d*unk.
But you, Mrs. Braddock are ugly, and disgustingly fat.
But, tomorrow morning, I, Winston Churchill will be sober.”
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Didnt he also respond to a comment,
"Sir if you were my husband Id poison your drink"
with "madam if I was your husband Id drink it" |
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""Didnt he also respond to a comment,
"Sir if you were my husband Id poison your drink"
with "madam if I was your husband Id drink it""
lmao! this reminds me of the dynamic gibby and myself have..... 
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By (user no longer on site)
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Whilst in the Queue outside waiting to get into club Noir,every so often a girl in front was waving spare tickets and shouting it out at the top of her voice "SPARE TICKETS ANYONE",without looking she did it while a fantastically dressed girl walked by right in her ear,making the poor lassy jump out her skin.
The lassy that got the fright replied, "No but i'll have spare clean pair o knickers think i just shat myself!!"
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By (user no longer on site)
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was in a pub once and a girl bumped this guy spilling his drink the guys says "hey watch what your doing" her boyfriend steps up says thats my burd guy looks at her turns to him and says servis you right |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The Queen whilst busy Knighting people in the palace got interupted by a ringing mobile phone, she paused , looked over to person fumbling about to swith phone off and simply asked,,"Someone important"?
lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Id say Chic Murray has got to be up there with the best..Ahead of his time.
Here are a few of his belters...
Visiting London, Chic was asked by a stranger, "Do you know the Battersea dog's home?". He replied, "I didn't even know it was away."
After I told my wife that black underwear turned me on, she didn't wash my Y-fronts for a month.
I met this cowboy with a brown paper hat, paper waistcoat and paper trousers. He was wanted for rustling.
I felt as out of place as a left-handed violinist in a crowded string section
I went to the butchers to buy a leg of lamb. "Is it Scotch?", I asked. "Why?" the butcher said in reply. Are you going to talk to it or eat it?". "In that case, have you got any wild duck?". "No", he responded, "but I've got one I could aggravate for you".
I was walking along the road. I knew I was walking because one foot was following the other. A car drew up beside me and stopped. The driver opened the door and asked me if he could give me a lift. I replied that I didn't need a lift as I lived in a bungalow.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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" i would say view, could be the most sarcastic guy.
could be ?
I am.......
. Gulpyou swallow so easy laine. thats a good thing. "
He's still threatening to get me back.... and he is like an elephant.... no, not that
 he never forgets |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" i would say view, could be the most sarcastic guy.
could be ?
I am.......
. Gulpyou swallow so easy laine. thats a good thing.
He's still threatening to get me back.... and he is like an elephant.... no, not that
he never forgets "
and still plotting here...... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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fekkin BT one and a half hours on the phone with their assistance, only to be told at the end of it, think you need a laptop engineer to check yer lappy.... hubs working fine. Try it with another lappy then says I.... guess what? that lappy needs checked out too.... how come they were working up till yesterday on my old router says me?.... errrr good night says BT... I'll be back to them again tomorrow for sure
p.s I am able to access this site via my blackberry or using an ethernet cable... grrrrrr! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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try your ,laughinsump,if that does not work try the gigglin pin, it could the brainchain but maybe not , fail that hit the f**** a dunt thats what we used do with our tv when it had a technicalty diffculty |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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No1 son used to be a BT technical advisor, he came home took 30 seconds to get all 3 lappy's up and running...... will be having serious words with BT in the morning about their useless staff. 1 1/2 hours of my life I'll never get back |
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