H/T to Rachel and Tyler R
Sarcasm
noun
1.
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2.
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.
World English Dictionary
sarcasm (ˈsɑːkæzəm)
— n
- mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult
- the use or tone of such language
from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to rend the flesh, from sarx flesh
If you watched Rachel last night you're ahead of the game. If you didn't read Tyler R's diary to get a review.
Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt." [1] Some authorities sharply distinguish sarcasm from irony,[2] however others argue that sarcasm may or often does involve irony.[3]
It is first recorded in English in 1579, in an annotation to The Shepheardes Calender: October:
Tom piper) An Ironicall [Sarcasmus], spoken in derision of these rude wits, whych make more account of a ryming Rybaud,[4] then of skill grounded upon learning and judgment.
—Edmund Spenser[5]
It comes from the ancient Greek σαρκάζω (sarkazo) meaning 'to tear flesh' but the ancient Greek word for the rhetorical concept of taunting was instead χλευασμός (chleyasmόs) Sarcasm appears several times in the Old Testament,; for example it seems to underlie the rhetorical questions of Achish, king of Gath::
Lo, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me? Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence?
—I Sam 21:10-15
This is a little edification for Art.
Quotes from some notables (sarcastic)
Some of these will remind of someone you know. Maybe celebrity or friend.
"I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde (I'm sure we all know a few who fit this one)
"Marriage is the chief cause of divorce." - Groucho Marx
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." - Abba Eban
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. " - Albert Einstein
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. " - (Sign in Albert Einstein's Office)
"In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep " - Albert Einstein
"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. " - Albert Einstein
"The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. " - George Bernard Shaw (Sarah Palin comes to mind here.)
Murphy's Laws
"If anything can go wrong, it will."
"Smile . . . tomorrow will be worse."
"Enough research will tend to support whatever theory."
"Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse."
"If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something."
"You will always find something in the last place you look."
Some very biting sarcastic lines. Watch out, you may see yourself or someone you know.
You are not as bad as people say, you are much, much worse.
Now we know why some animals eat their own children.
Please, keep talking. I always yawn when I am interested.
Talk is cheap, but that's ok, so are you.
If we killed everybody who hates you, it wouldn't be murder…it would be an apocalypse!
This is an excellent time for you to become a missing person.
I'm busy now. Can I ignore you some other time?
When I look into your eyes, I see straight through to the back of your head.
A sharp tongue does not mean you have a keen mind.
Anyone who told you to be yourself couldn't have given you any worse advice.
Are you always this stupid or are you making a special effort today.
Do you want me to accept you as you are, or do you want me to lie to myself and try to like you?
Don't let your mind wander, it's far too small to be let out on its own.
Don't thank me for insulting you, it was a pleasure.
Don't you realize that there are enough people to hate in the world already without you putting in so much effort to give us another?
He always finds himself lost in thought; it's unfamiliar territory.
I bet you get bullied a lot.
I can tell that you are lying, your lips are moving.
I don't know what makes you so dumb but it really works.
I don't mind you talking so much, as long as you don't mind me not listening.
I don't think you are a fool, but what's my opinion compared to that of thousands of others.
I know you are nobody's fool, but maybe someone will adopt you one day.
I like you. People say I've got no taste, but I like you.
I used to think that you were a colossal pain in the neck. Now I have a much lower opinion of you.
I will defend, to your death, my right to my opinion.
I would have liked to insult you, but the sad truth is that you wouldn't understand me.
I'd like to see things from your point of view, but I can't seem to get my head that far up your ass.
If you were twice as smart as you are now, you'd be absolutely stupid.
I'm glad to see you're not letting your education get in the way of your ignorance.
I'm impressed, I've never met such a small mind inside such a big head before.
I've come across rotting bodies that are less offensive than you are.
Pardon me, but you're obviously mistaking me for someone who gives a damn.
People would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity.
She's the first in her family born without tail.
That man is cruelly depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.
On with the games!!
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