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wicked wrote:Sorry can't tell ya or he'd shoot me.
Wayne wrote:Wow, with a voice like that Dancing Mustard must get all the babes!
Garth wrote:Yeah, I bet he's totally studly and buff.
Robinette wrote:define sarcasm?
(probably should insert a little funny emoticon here to ensure that the sarcasm comes through)
happy2seeyou wrote:I would like an emoticon that shows me sticking my foot up someones arse when they don't realize I'm being sarcastic.
happy2seeyou wrote:I would like an emoticon that shows me sticking my foot up someones arse when they don't realize I'm being sarcastic.
owenshooter wrote:happy2seeyou wrote:I would like an emoticon that shows me sticking my foot up someones arse when they don't realize I'm being sarcastic.
ha!!! happy, when did you get a sense of humor, much less the ability to be be sarcastic? that was pretty damn funny! thanks for the giggle...-0
tzor wrote:The simple answer is that traditional text based messaging systems including text based forums lack the necessary non verbal communication channels that make sarcasm work. This is not to say that you can’t do sarcasm in text based forums, but rather it is exceptionally more difficult to do using text alone.
Now was I being sarcastic in the above paragraph? You can’t tell; there are no non verbal clues at all to go with. You don’t hear the tone of my voice, you can’t see my facial expressions, and you can’t even see any possible hand gestures. (And a good thing at that I should point out … you would need a wide screen monitor just to read this.)
Since the text is raw and unfiltered with non verbal signals it becomes difficult to do unless you have a very good command of the language, perhaps at a level to Winston Churchill. Otherwise, you have a good chance of falling flat in your sarcasm. I without Microsoft Word I have a good chance at misspelling it.
tzor wrote:The simple answer is that traditional text based messaging systems including text based forums lack the necessary non verbal communication channels that make sarcasm work. This is not to say that you can’t do sarcasm in text based forums, but rather it is exceptionally more difficult to do using text alone.
Now was I being sarcastic in the above paragraph? You can’t tell; there are no non verbal clues at all to go with.
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