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Add A Sarcasm Mark to That Email
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| 13 Jan 2010
| FRANK CARNEVALE
Posted on 01/17/2010 7:29:05 AM PST by Young Werther
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Have you ever wanted to send an email or document with a little sarcasm, but didn't want to risk being misunderstood? The solution to this very real problem was announced through a press release Tuesday: Enter the sarcasm mark or "SarcMark," available under for $2.
Sarcasm Inc. of Washington Township, Mich., has released software for computer systems and Blackberry devices that can be downloaded for $1.99. The software provides a mark that looks like an open circle with a dot in the center; or an upside down "g" or "@" symbol. UPI posted a image of the mark .
The company Web site states the reason they developed the sarcasm mark was that "the written word has question marks and exclamation points to document those thoughts, BUT sarcasm has NOTHING!"
Paul Sak, of Sarcasm, explained in an email that the company is serious about the mark. "The SarcMark is a punctuation mark, designed with that in mind," wrote Sak. "It is roughly the size of other characters and with the SarcMark font downloaded, it behaves like any other font character. It specifically has a point or period incorporated in it, just like all other main punctuation marks: question mark ?, exclamation point !, colon :, semi-colon ; and of course the period."
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$1.99 no shipping or handling. I'm shure that the Obmobtax amdinistration will Levi a tax!
To: Young Werther
I’ll stick with the old reliable.
/s
(Plus, it’s free)
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:33:08 AM PST
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution - 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: Young Werther
How much for the middle digit?
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:33:53 AM PST
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Obama dithered while The Serpent slithered!)
To: Young Werther
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:35:58 AM PST
by
gunnyg
(Just An Old Gunny ~ And *Still* Not A F'n Commie Basterd!)
To: gunnyg
I really should bookmark that.
To: Young Werther
Great idea! For centuries, writers of English have had to rely on good writing skills...what a relief this is! AQnd it's not like there are already any ways to indicate sarcasm!
;-)
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:46:13 AM PST
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:46:41 AM PST
by
gunnyg
(Just An Old Gunny ~ And *Still* Not A F'n Commie Basterd!)
To: martin_fierro
I’ve had that bookmarked for years. Once gave it to MurryMom.
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:49:16 AM PST
by
real saxophonist
(The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
To: Young Werther
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:50:35 AM PST
by
gunnyg
(Just An Old Gunny ~ And *Still* Not A F'n Commie Basterd!)
To: Young Werther
There will be a documentary stating that this is the mark of the beast.
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:51:00 AM PST
by
TaxPayer2000
(The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,)
To: Gondring
My feeling is that if the person whom you are writing to is so stupid as to not be able to figure out you are being sarcastic, then there’s no point in being sarcastic w/ that person. Another dumbing down idea, but good on the person who came up w/ this idea for the clueless...
To: Young Werther
Can’t you just start with the salutation “ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR F****** MIND(S)?”
I’m so SHURE. :-))
I don’t think they will LEVI a tax. We have enough STRAUSS as it is.
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:54:53 AM PST
by
bigheadfred
(Be who you are and say what you feel: Those who mind don't matter.Those who matter don't mind.)
To: gunnyg
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:55:47 AM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(It's too cold to care about Algore's carbon credits. I'm using treehuggers as home heating fuel.)
To: Young Werther
Here is a list of extended ASCII symbols. Works on Twitter also. Examples: ☺ ∅ ✞ ✡ ☢ ☣ Size will enlarge with proper HTML code.
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posted on
01/17/2010 7:58:41 AM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Young Werther
Here is a list of extended ASCII symbols. Works on Twitter also. http://www.semclubhouse.com/special-characters-for-twitter/ Examples: ☺ ∅ ✞ ✡ ☢ ☣ Size will enlarge with proper HTML code.
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posted on
01/17/2010 8:00:08 AM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Young Werther
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posted on
01/17/2010 8:01:29 AM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Young Werther
The most delicious pleasure of sarcasm is its utility in ferreting out the irony impaired. Why give them a chance to hide?
If there is any doubt in your mind that sarcasm will be misconstrued and have negative consequences, you shouldn’t be using it.
A note: sarcasm is a strict no-no in business communications, in part because an email (or any other communication) may potentially be read by a third party who will take offense or misconstrue it, to the serious detriment of your employer.
To: Gondring
Yes, we'd have to put that mark on just about everything written by Jonathan Swift or Rabelius.
Or every Democratic proposal.
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posted on
01/17/2010 8:09:00 AM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: TaxPayer2000
Found it!
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posted on
01/17/2010 8:09:56 AM PST
by
Young Werther
( ("Quae Cum Ita Sunt - Julius Caesar "Since these things are so!"))
To: Young Werther
"SarcMark," available under for $2
That'll be a big seller! /s
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posted on
01/17/2010 8:22:27 AM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
(Jeremiah 50:31 Behold, I am against you," O " you most proud, said the said the Lord GOD of hosts)
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