A smiley for sarcasm?

**Waylander** · 6th August 2007, 21:39

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**Matt Bleck** · 7th August 2007, 08:54

Originally Posted by 007XX

Yes, sure...a smiley for sarcasm! A bit lazy, isn't it?

[sarcasm]Ahhhhh no[/sarcasm]

**007XX** · 7th August 2007, 08:56

Originally Posted by Timmay

[sarcasm]Ahhhhh no[/sarcasm]

Okaaaayyy...if that's your best, you may want to ask Hitcher to give you a few pointers...

**Matt Bleck** · 7th August 2007, 09:03

Originally Posted by 007XX

Okaaaayyy...if that's your best, you may want to ask Hitcher to give you a few pointers...

**007XX** · 7th August 2007, 09:14

Originally Posted by Timmay

I was just being "in context"(along the lines of the thread)...guess we slightly misunderstood each other...

**Matt Bleck** · 7th August 2007, 09:43

Originally Posted by 007XX

I was just being "in context"(along the lines of the thread)...guess we slightly misunderstood each other...

See!? There would be alot less confusion with a Sarcasm Smiley!

Ya cooonts..................

**scumdog** · 7th August 2007, 09:51

Hmmmph, it would be a waste of time for me - I'm never sarcastic hence would not need a sarcastic smiley.

(Kinda oxymoron like - "sarcastic smiley")

**pyrocam** · 7th August 2007, 09:53

I think this smiley is labeled on a few other forums as :sarcastic:

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otherwise. if anyone can tell me what a Better sarcastic smiley should look like I could generate some and you could vote.

**Hitcher** · 7th August 2007, 11:19

Originally Posted by 007XX

Okaaaayyy...if that's your best, you may want to ask Hitcher to give you a few pointers...

I thought it was an absolutely magnificent effort.

**007XX** · 7th August 2007, 11:26

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I thought it was an absolutely magnificent effort.

Magnificent in its abysmal aptitude...

**McJim** · 8th August 2007, 13:58

Originally Posted by 007XX

Magnificent in its abysmal aptitude...

I think Hitcher was being sarcastic.

I have given this topic some thought and have come to the conclusion that a smiley for sarcasm is not such a great idea. The reason being there is a huge well of humour to be derived from a sarcastic comment when another reader takes it seriously.

It's a bit like those [LAUGH], [APPLAUD] signs we see shown to studio audiences.

Sarcasm smileys should be banned.

**007XX** · 8th August 2007, 14:07

Originally Posted by McJim

I think Hitcher was being sarcastic.

I have given this topic some thought and have come to the conclusion that a smiley for sarcasm is not such a great idea. The reason being there is a huge well of humour to be derived from a sarcastic comment when another reader takes it seriously.

It's a bit like those [LAUGH], [APPLAUD] signs we see shown to studio audiences.

Sarcasm smileys should be banned.

Oh, there is much to be learnt from Hitcher in regards to sarcasm, hence my post.

and yes, I agree...a smiley for sarcasm would defeat the point of expressing ourselves in such a way that the tone of it is not to be misunderstood. That is one of the beauties of playing with a language: double entenders, word play, sarcasm...all are very stimulating and entertaining mind expanding capacities that need to be finely tuned with use of words, not smiley little pictures.