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AScomposer13413
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27 Jan 2013, 2:20 pm

Seriously, this is probably one of the most efficient solutions I've seen to indicating sarcasm on the internet.

Surviving the World - Lesson 1130 - Sarcasm


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27 Jan 2013, 3:06 pm

The BBC uses the exclamation mark between brackets in their Ceefax subtitles to indicate someone is being sarcastic.

I've used the exclamation mark in brackets with a somewhat different purpose; to make fun of myself, when I'm talking about something I did that was particularly stupid or silly.


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29 Jan 2013, 12:39 am

God forbid someone gets offended by my comment because they suck at reading sarcasm.



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29 Jan 2013, 1:26 am

Blasty wrote:
God forbid someone gets offended by my comment because they suck at reading sarcasm{.}


Fixed!



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31 Jan 2013, 9:55 pm

BlueMax wrote:
Blasty wrote:
God forbid someone gets offended by my comment because they suck at reading sarcasm{.}


Fixed!



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See? BlueMax just proved the comic's solution actually works :lmao:


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31 Jan 2013, 10:07 pm

More sarcasm.



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31 Jan 2013, 10:09 pm

I use sarcasm on the interwebs all the time!! I don't wanna be fixed!! !



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31 Jan 2013, 10:11 pm

Yeah, because there isn't already a good way to indicate sarcasm through punctuation (!).



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02 Feb 2013, 9:47 am

Declension wrote:
Yeah, because there isn't already a good way to indicate sarcasm through punctuation (!).


To be honest, I've never seen that one used before :lol:

(And yes, I'm aware you're being sarcastic :P )


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