HA!, it's funny. Many times I talk sarcastically to my ex husband and his family and they never get it!. Now I understand why. THEY ARE MORONS!.
You know what`s really strange are the people in Austria, for some reason they have no concept of sarcasm, I`m not kidding, it`s pretty bizarre. My brother lived in Vienna for about 7 years and one year I went to visit him, and joking around with his Austrian friends I would sometimes say something sarcastic and they would stare at me like I was serious, or didn`t understand what I was saying. It wasn`t because of a language barrier, they spoke and understood English quite well, but the whole thing with sarcasm would fly right over their heads. My brother told me about this before I went there, and I couldn`t believe it until I did it. I went when it was snowing lke crazy and I remember one time we were standing outside in this freggin` blizzard and I said to one of his friends "You think it may snow today?" and the guy stared at me and then finally said "It is snowing already." lol!
Okay, it's now official.
From here on out, any time I lay out a witty comment and you folks don't get it, now I can give you a link to this thread so you can see what a lamebrain you are. :-)
I didn't know my 'BS' meter had a scientific name.
Wow, what shocking and informative post.
Me: "A giraffe walks into a bar. . ."
Her: "Why would a giraffe walk into a bar? Giraffes don't drink. And how would he fit in there? They're so tall. And giraffes don't talk, how would he say something like that to the bartender?"
Me: (Making sounds of low-flying jet, zooming my flat hand palm down 1 inch over her head)
I do the above routine every time I tell her a joke that she doesn't get. She didn't get what I was doing at first, but after I explained it to her about three times, she just gets annoyed when I do it. Doesn't stop me, though.
I'm the smartest person in the world.
And I thought puns were the lowest form of wit. Now I see that I'm not getting enough irony in my diet.
Vercotti: Doug (takes a drink) Well, I was terrified. Everyone was terrified of Doug. I've seen grown men pull their own heads off rather than see Doug. Even Dinsdale was frightened of Doug.
2nd Interviewer: What did he do?
Vercotti: He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious.
Presenter:By a combination of violence and sarcasm, the Piranha brothers by February 1966 controlled London and the Southeast of England. It was in February, though, that Dinsdale made a big mistake.
Gee, THIS sure is important news.......
This seems to jive with an earlier story that I read about what type of people tended to make the best Soldiers. A study concluded that the best Soldiers tended to be very cynical and sarcastic. Perhaps it was because they were more intelligent.
This may also explain much of liberalism. Based upon my experience, going to school in the liberal utopia of Boston, I would say that most liberals chafe at sarcasm. In their view it is not high-minded or intellectual. Perhaps they were being sarcastic.
I knew this -- they could have just asked.