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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:07 PM
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The Sarcasm Smiley FAQ
The Sarcasm Smiley looks like this: :sarcasm:

It is used to reflect sarcasm. Meriam-Webster defines sarcasm as:

1: a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain

2 a: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual b: the use or language of sarcasm

An example would be

Oh joy! John McCain just got elected to the White House. I am happy now. :sarcasm:

This would mean not that the poster is happy McCain won, but that they weren't happy, and were expressing the exact opposite.
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:08 PM
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1. wow-I didn't know that
thanks for educating all of us morons on here

:sarcasm:

:wtf:
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johnfunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:57 PM
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17. That's MORANS, you moron... er, moran
Sorry! :sarcasm:
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:08 PM
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2. Sarcasm tags are for idiots.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:09 PM
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3. Throw 'em a bone.
Use the sarcasm tag.
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:11 PM
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6. OK.
:sarcasm:

I feel so dumb right now.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:15 PM
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8. But you're not dumb.
I've seen enough of your posts to know you're not dumb. But not everyone's like you, and those unlike your are not necessarily dumb. Not everyone knows how to deal with a four-way stop or a traffic circle, for example. So use the sarcasm tag to protect yourself from collisions with those who don't necessarily know how to navigate (or discern) sarcasm. Safe travels!
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:23 PM
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14. I think you started out that way. It's pretty obvious from your first post in this
thread.
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:29 PM
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15. See? I KNOW you're being sarcastic, you don't even need the tag.
:hi:
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:58 PM
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18. Ah, case closed.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:09 PM
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4. And you've proven yourself to be an Einstein
:sarcasm:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:15 PM
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9. Hey! That's my line! Line thief!
Hrmph.

:P
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:17 PM
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10. Oh, I KNEW it was you!
I forgot! :rofl:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:19 PM
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11. Tweet! Over here! Line police! Git him! Git him before he gets away!
Use it in good health. :)
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:11 PM
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5. Of course, if you use two of them in succession in the same post:
:sarcasm::sarcasm: it means you're actually being sincere.:rofl:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:12 PM
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7. Don't not be tellin me I ain't not telling no truth!!
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lurky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:59 PM
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19. Does DeMorgan's Law apply to sarcasm?
:sarcasm: (P and Q) = ( :sarcasm: P ) or ( :sarcasm: Q )

:shrug:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 03:32 PM
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21. Sorta. It's more complicated than that though...
Because the sarcasm-operator incorporates both semantic and pragmatic elements (the latter to a higher degree than with the other typical logical vocabulary).

But as far as just the semantic content of the operator is concerned, yah, it can be considered to be a type of negation.
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:21 PM
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12. Ah, the good ol' sarcasm tag
I've been using the tag for quite a while now. Especially when dealing with the antics of members of a certain political party or idiots in general. I even have it set up on my quick links bar so I can copy the link to the location where I keep a copy of the tag.
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:21 PM
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13. The sarcasm smilie
is for the :sarcasm: impaired. Feel free to make liberal (Ha! I made a pun.) use of it.
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gristy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 01:51 PM
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16. Would you be refering to your post where you used the sarcasm excuse to deride Obama supporters?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8018492

You are a very ignorant and possibly hateful person who delivers their hate while hiding behind a sarcasm tag, and you do not even realize what an idiot you are. :sarcasm:
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 02:00 PM
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20. Only stupid people need a smiley to be able to recognize sarcasm
:sarcasm:
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