I agree with both jude30 and Sal I can be sarcastic to lighten things up and there are those who just can't pull it off.... What do you mean by that ? ... lol

OTOH, sarcasm in written form means not having your facial expression turn into a target for the fist of the big man with no sense of humor... :whack:

Oh, you've discovered the punch-line.

I think there's a difference between sarcasm and irony. All sarcasm is ironic, but all irony is not sarcastic. To me, sarcasm is meant to be biting. Irony is meant to be humorous, and for gentle poking of fun. That said, I will use sarcasm to select people in quiet earshot to be mean about others, which, admittedly, is not kind, but I would not brandish the weapon at the intended victim. There are things we mutter to those closest to us that we'd never say aloud.

Sarcasm,has never killed anybody, yet,,,
 

Sarcasm is like running with the scissors, sooner or later,,,,Sure its all fun and games, until someone gets HURT, then its fucking Hilarious!!!! :2cents:

Sarcasm.....whats that?? :D

Sarcasm? What's that?

Does anybody remember an SNL bit about a TV talk show called "Heavy Sarcasm"? I recall Jane Curtin & Eric Idle, can't remember who else was in it, but they all made statements that could have been taken as positive & complimentary, but their vocal inflections were all dripping with...that's right, say it together now...Heavy Sarcasm. Funny stuff...

hmm, i think i might fall under charming prick ;) depending on if i'm crabby. generally i think i pull it off.

That's a pretty big oxymoron!

I don't think I know anyone who is charming while being sarcastic. I know people who are charming most of the time and can be sarcastic sometimes. And I know people who aren't charming and very sarcastic all the time. But never the two shall meet. I don't really know anyone who can be charming while being sarcastic.

I might be oversensitive where sarcasm is concerned. My mother once said something that I've found to be so true through the years. "Never a truer word is spoken than in jest". I can take a joke but I don't like sarcasm so I don't find it charming at all. Ergo the reason I don't know/ associate with anyone who is charcastic!
















^^^^ I'm reading and rereading that to make sure it makes sense! Can't wait for the sarcasm about it!

I have heard the jest statement too and it always sticks with me.

I heard it as, "Many a truth is spoken in jest"...close enough, & I pretty much live by it...

People get their feelings hurt when they ask me a question that they don't to hear the answer to...sometimes, it seems to ease the blow a little if I can find a way to speak the truth while padding it with a little humor...

Sarcasm gets a bad name because too many use it as a cudgel to inflict blunt-force trauma, when it should be used as a finely honed razor...& used sparingly, when no other device will do...