I had hoped Ann's first column would have been a bit less sarcastic.
If you read the editor's comments, it is clear that the column was rejected because it was not funny enough.
So I don't think it was the sarcasm that was the problem. I think it was that the editor was too stupid to get the humor.
In my opinion it was a very funny piece, and I'm sure a lot of the USA Today readers would have enjoyed it.
Did you read Goldberg's column--about being marooned two whole subway stops from the Fleet Center? Not quite a knee-slapper, or much of anything if you ask me.