Re: ENTRAPMENT in New York City?

On Apr 29, 5:42 am, Adam Schneider <adam...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 28, 1:21 pm, devilphish <robsfootballpi...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You must not be very good at sarcasm, or know what the word means,
'cause I don't sense ANY, let alone "dripping" amounts.

Where are you being sarcastic?

devilphish

Thank you for your question.  First let me begin by providing a
description of sarcasm:

sarcasm

Dictionary: sar·casm   (sär'kăz'əm)
n.

1.  A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
2.  A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and
is intended to make its victim the *** of contempt or ridicule.

Now, upon further reflection of the true meaning of sarcasm, I never
intended to wound the original poster, or make him the *** of
ridicule.  Perhaps a better way to describe my original post would
have been "BTW, this post was not flamebait, and it was not my
intention to sound as though I was flaming anyone or anything, other
than Karma.  I hope the original poster realizes this."

Moving forward, since devilphish would like me to illustrate where in
my original post sarcasm can be found, I will take a few minutes to
provide all with this information.  I will agree that the post may not
have been "dripping", but the overall tone of my original post was not
as friendly as they usually are, as I was trying to express my disdain
for Karma.  So, on with the examples of sarcasm:

1.  "I think you're just paranoid from the nugs."

I feel as though there was sufficient wit, and it was cutting enough
to deem it sarcastic.  I was insinuating that the original poster must
be intoxicated through the ingestion/inhalation of marijuana to be
that paranoid about an East Village bar.  As some people say, I was
giving the poster a ribbing.  Others would say that may remark was
intended to wound.  If so, I apologize.

2.  "Whoever thinks they can go into a bar in NYC, in a post-Guiliani
era is smoking more than tobacco."

Once again, here I used the cliche "smoking more than tobacco" to help
show how ridiculous it is for someone to think they can smoke
marijuana in a NYC bar.  Upon reflection of this sentence, I do sense
a degree of lameness, but I do know I was once again trying to be
witty, and the remark was unfortunately a dig.

3.  "If you insist on getting zooted in a bar, your best bet would
probably be a concert with LOTS of people to hide yourself in.
Otherwise New York's Finest will probably become your buddy for the
night."

Now, this one may be a stretch, but my reference to the NYPD was an
attempt to inject wit into the statement.  Another way I could have
worded the above sentence would have been, "If you need to smoke
marijuana in a bar, your best bet would be to smoke it at a musical
venue, such as Roseland or Nokia Theater, otherwise the police may
arrest you in a less populated setting."  Instead I worded it the way
I did as I was trying to be sarcastic.

So, in conclusion, although the post may not have been "dripping" with
sarcasm, I feel that I have sufficiently provided you with examples of
sarcasm in my original post.  They may not be the greatest examples of
sarcasm, but they definitely do embody its meaning.  On another note,
if you write in a clinical, and non-emotional manner, and use less
common words which could have easily been replaced with a more common
synonym, you will sound as though you are highly intelligent, and this
will help prove/defend the point of your argument/statement.  Another
way is to raise your voice.  Bill O'Reilly has mastered this second
technique.

Thank you for your time,
Adam Schneider



You are SUCH a witty guy!

devilphish
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