# Give Me An Example Of Sarcasm **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 24, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033 "2012-12-24T18:24:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/1 "2012-12-24T18:24:41Z")
No hurry - I can wait while you Google the definition of the word. Oh, and if there are any big words in the definition that you don’t understand, let me know. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/2 "2012-12-24T18:26:40Z")
What a wonderful thread! ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/3 "2012-12-24T18:34:01Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What a wonderful thread! It is not half as good as most of the ones you start. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/4 "2012-12-24T18:34:19Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What a wonderful thread! What a stupid response! ---
**Author:** ![cougar58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/5 "2012-12-24T18:52:46Z")
are you being sarcastic? ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/6 "2012-12-24T19:17:00Z")
We have some real intellectuals around here. Is your next topic quantum physics? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/7 "2012-12-24T19:38:54Z")
People will be talking about this thread for years to come. I’m sure of it. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/8 "2012-12-24T19:46:29Z")
I know I will! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/9 "2012-12-24T19:51:18Z")
Give you the definition of sarcasm? That’s exactly what I want to do with my time on Christmas Eve. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/10 "2012-12-24T19:54:24Z")
**Dmark** , since your fingers are broken,[let me google that for you](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sarcasm). ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/11 "2012-12-24T20:05:11Z")
Americans just don’t really _get_ sarcasm. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/12 "2012-12-24T20:34:46Z")
:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/13 "2012-12-24T21:02:52Z")
> [@cougar58](#): > > are you being sarcastic? I don’t even know anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/14 "2012-12-24T21:26:27Z")
Think up that thread topic all by yourself, didja? ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/15 "2012-12-24T21:45:41Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Think up that thread topic all by yourself, didja? As if. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/16 "2012-12-24T21:46:51Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > As if. The cast of\* Clueless \*just called, they want their comeback back. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/17 "2012-12-24T21:56:07Z")
Yep, I’ll be sure to get right on that. A-a-a-a-a-a-any minute now. No, really, I’m as enthusiastic as all get-out. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/18 "2012-12-24T22:40:33Z")
[Here’s a video that explains it.](http://images.wikia.com/habbo/en/images/3/3c/Loading-bar.gif) You can quote me on that. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/19 "2012-12-24T23:05:21Z")
Why certainly! Let me drop everything and give you a mini-report on the meaning of sarcasm, like, pronto! Would you like citations? ALA or Harvard style? How about a nice cup of hot chocolate with your report? With marshmallows? Perhaps a shot of schnapps? …or perhaps you’d like to\*\*\* FUCK THE FUCK OFF!!!\*\*\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033/20 "2012-12-25T04:08:50Z")
Moving over to MPSIMS [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-example-of-sarcasm/645033.md?page=2)