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27 Oct 2007, 6:00 pm

My default way to respond to people is to be sarcastic, mainly because the correct response eludes me. The trouble is now, I have to think really hard when I say something, or write something, in case it comes off as sarcastic when it shouldn't. Over time I have found that I know how I am supposed to react, and even when I am trying, it still comes off like I didn't mean it as honestly as I should. Case in point; saying thank you.


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27 Oct 2007, 7:31 pm

Haha, I can relate. I am very sarcastic, and it's true that when I don't know what to say, sarcasm is my "default."

However, I don't have a problem with being TOO sarcastic. Except when I make sarcastic jokes that people don't understand. It's so embarrassing when people think I am being serious and just made some lame comment, when I meant it to be FUNNY...



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27 Oct 2007, 7:42 pm

I know what you mean, my sense of humor is a little off-tilt, and peole just look at me funny when I'm joking, like I was serious and just said something incredibly stupid.

I tend to let my sarcastic side loose when I'm tired and can't be bothered trying to restrain myself, or when I'm particularly irritated and someone won't stop acting incredibly stupid.


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28 Oct 2007, 2:36 am

This is really me. I don't think I come off as sarcastic as I used to because I stopped talking as much. People always used to get offended when I was sarcastic, even though I never meant to be offensive. So by the time I was in high school since I never really was sure which things I said were going to be interpreted as too sarcastic, I just tried to keep to myself more and not interact with people.



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28 Oct 2007, 5:53 am

I don't know how I manage to be so sarcastic all the time, and still have a hard time detecting sarcasm from others.
I think I learned sarcasm from my dad and sister, they were always so sarcastic with me when I was a kid and I could rarely tell if they were serious or not, and eventually I became so paranoid about them and other people being sarcastic that I couldn't trust anybody. Now I either assume people are sarcastic sometimes but mostly serious, and I'm right like most of the time.



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28 Oct 2007, 6:03 am

Yog-Sothoth wrote:
I don't know how I manage to be so sarcastic all the time, and still have a hard time detecting sarcasm from others.
I think I learned sarcasm from my dad and sister, they were always so sarcastic with me when I was a kid and I could rarely tell if they were serious or not, and eventually I became so paranoid about them and other people being sarcastic that I couldn't trust anybody. Now I either assume people are sarcastic sometimes but mostly serious, and I'm right like most of the time.

In spite of the fact that I am so sarcastic, I also have a hard time knowing when others are being sarcastic or not. Usually it takes me a second to process what the other person is saying, and so my initial reaction is to assume they said something sarcastic and laugh.

I think it also has to do with the fact that a lot of teens are shallow (not to generalize), and now that I am older I am only just beginning to realize that when people say they enjoyed a class, or spent a day in a museum, they are not being sarcastic! LOL.



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28 Oct 2007, 6:18 am

I'm mostly not too sarcastic, I mean, I don't think I insult people or so, though I love sarcastic humor (like Dr. House). What I do is that I'm often joking or speaking tongue-in-cheek. It's like a constant flow of ironic comments flying into my head, which can be funny sometimes (I guess) but the problem is that at times I can hardly turn it off, especially when I'm afraid my conversation partner could get bored by my bla bla.


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28 Oct 2007, 3:12 pm

Yeah. I didn't actually notice until someone pointed it out, but practically everything i say is sarcastic. Which can be a bit of a problem when i'm trying to be serious because people automatically expect me to be taking the mick :lol:



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28 Oct 2007, 3:33 pm

I don't think I'm sarcastic at all. Ever.

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I think it partly comes from not knowing the proper response, and also not being able to judge the tone of a a conversation correctly.



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28 Oct 2007, 3:41 pm

I've been told I have a really dry sense of humor. I sound sarcastic if I don't vary my vocal tones as I speak - I think the flat tones are taken as a signal that I mean the opposite of what I say.

Gee, I'm so profound. :roll:


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28 Oct 2007, 5:39 pm

I don't use sarcasm. My sense of humor is more like extremely childish and irreverent, for example in Engineering class, it is the only class where I talk, but the only thing I say is, "Well that isn't very nice." because usually my classmates are screaming at each other and calling each other names.


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28 Oct 2007, 6:06 pm

Yes, I tend to be extremely sarcastic.


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28 Oct 2007, 6:09 pm

Whenever Im sarcastic people end up getting offended which usually annoys me.. So I tend not to bother as much


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28 Oct 2007, 6:41 pm

Nope... can't say I'm sarcastic...

...by the way, that was sarcasm...



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28 Oct 2007, 6:44 pm

Me? Sarcastic? I'm as fluffy as a pink bunny. :P


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28 Oct 2007, 7:24 pm

I was sarcastic for a very long time. But apparently there's some sort of tone inflection or something that I never picked up; for the longest time, everyone thought I was being serious, and only my family ever picked up that I might not be (usually with a "Are you being sarcastic or serious?"), and my uncles got it; no one else ever did. Thus, I gave up on it (or more accurately, I trained myself out of it), although I still slip back into the habit once in awhile.


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