Ban Sarky(people)

Pighead

Sarcasm is so rife these days, it almost goes unnoticed. But, as pretty boy Rooney found out, when he was sent off for clapping referee Kim Milton Nielsen who had just booked him, not everyone is a fan. Pighead would love a bit of Kim Milton Nielsens power."OI,Ruggie Bear,Red card for you buddy.thats the 3rd time you've used crap sarcasm today.You're out of here" The trick is to use sarcasm intelligently, and sparingly.

They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Yeah, right. "They" are wrong or maybe "they"were being sarcastic when "they"said that.Sarcasm when used correctly can show the user to have lightning fast wit and a high level of intelligence.Most of the sarcasm used around here is LAZY SARCASM. it says something is wrong but doesn't bother saying what.
Example of Bad Sarcasm."Yeah nice post Pighead.:rolleyes: "
Example of Good Sarcasm:"Yeah sure Pighead,of course you can't make love to Miss Piggy all night and make her scream like a banshee"

Sarcasm has its place but c'mon lads don't overuse it. It's like putting salt in mushroom soup,a little improves the taste no end while too much will have you retching and getting sick all over your shoes.

segadreamcast

Pighead wrote:

Sarcasm is so rife these days, it almost goes unnoticed. But, as pretty boy Rooney found out, when he was sent off for clapping referee Kim Milton Nielsen who had just booked him, not everyone is a fan. Pighead would love a bit of Kim Milton Nielsens power."OI,Ruggie Bear,Red card for you buddy.thats the 3rd time you've used crap sarcasm today.You're out of here" The trick is to use sarcasm intelligently, and sparingly.

They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Yeah, right. "They" are wrong or maybe "they"were being sarcastic when "they"said that.Sarcasm when used correctly can show the user to have lightning fast wit and a high level of intelligence.Most of the sarcasm used around here is LAZY SARCASM. it says something is wrong but doesn't bother saying what.
Example of Bad Sarcasm."Yeah nice post Pighead.:rolleyes: "
Example of Good Sarcasm:"Yeah sure Pighead,of course you can't make love to Miss Piggy all night and make her scream like a banshee"

Sarcasm has its place but c'mon lads don't overuse it. It's like putting salt in mushroom soup,a little improves the taste no end while too much will have you retching and getting sick all over your shoes.

You're right. What passes for sarcasm/'humour' on this site is ridiculous.

However, your example of good sarcasm is also fairly pathetic...

On balance though, you're still right.

hullaballoo

yeah right

hawkmoon269

Pighead wrote:

Sarcasm has its place but c'mon lads don't overuse it. It's like putting salt in mushroom soup,a little improves the taste no end while too much will have you retching and getting sick all over your shoes.

Great analogy Pighead. Whatever. :rolleyes:

Terry

i think the ban stick is used far too much around here.

Nala

Fact: Sarcasm does NOT translate well in black and white. Much better in person.

Dave!

I think you're right Pighead

I also think you should expect 100 examples of "bad sarcasm" in the replies to come! :eek:

Pighead

NoelRock wrote:

However, your example of good sarcasm is also fairly pathetic...

On balance though, you're still right.

Alright NoelRock(6/10 for username)you want an example of good sarcasm?Pigheads gonna hand you over to the King of sarcasm Basil the floor is yours
Basil Fawlty, when Mrs Richards complains about the view of Torquay: "What did you expect to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically...?"

Now NoelRock hope you're happier with that.Pigheads got a horrible feeling that this thread is backfiring and is going to be full of exactly the type of sarcasm hes rallying against.

magpie

A sarcasm detector? that's real useful.

Oriel

Thanks NoelRock. :rolleyes:
There's no point in putting Pighead on my ignore list when people just go and quote him.
You posted the first reply! Who the hell do we think you were replying to?

Jesus

Pighead

julep wrote:

i think the ban stick is used far too much around here.

Oh is that a fact julep!Pighead thinks the one word replies stick is used far too much around here too.C'mon julep buddy say what you see,sit back and let those pretty fingers type whats flying around your head.Posts are free,no need to use sparingly.

Beruthiel

pighead
banned from boards for even thinking of getting rid of sarcasm

segadreamcast

Fair enough Sinecurea, just a matter of etiquette on my part, sorry.

Pighead - much better example, I'm with you now. (and, yeah, you're gonna see at least 100 examples of the sarcasm that you loathe on this thread). Furthermore, 6/10? Not bad for my real name.

joe_chicken

Pighead wrote:

Sarcasm has its place but c'mon lads don't overuse it. It's like putting salt in mushroom soup,a little improves the taste no end while too much will have you retching and getting sick all over your shoes.

well it made me laugh!

sarcasm should never be used unless whoever you are talkin to can see your cheeky expression:D :rolleyes:

Pighead

sinecurea wrote:

Thanks NoelRock. :rolleyes:
There's no point in putting Pighead on my ignore list when people just go and quote him.
You posted the first reply! Who the hell do we think you were replying to?

Jesus

Jeekers sinecura(3/10 for username)Pigheads surprised at you.Opening up with a "Thanks NoelRock and following it with a :rolleyes: .Thats exactly what i'm talking about.A classic case of crap sarcasm.Pigheads looking for sarcasm that makes him laugh and roll around the floor not the sneaky snidey types that appear as not-so-thinly veiled insults.Shame on sinecura.

magpie

If you're using :rolleyes: to denote the fact you're being sarcastic you're doing it wrong. Besides, its only fun if your victim isn't sure whether you're being sarcastic or not.

EDIT/ and I want a score for my usename

Gordon

Pighead wrote:

Jeekers sinecura(3/10 for username)Pigheads surprised at you.Opening up with a "Thanks NoelRock and following it with a :rolleyes: .Thats exactly what i'm talking about.A classic case of crap sarcasm.Pigheads looking for sarcasm that makes him laugh and roll around the floor not the sneaky snidey types that appear as not-so-thinly veiled insults.Shame on sinecura.

Well, we are so so sorry to disappoint you Pighead.

/Jack

Kernel

Yeah Pighead, sure you can make love to Ms. Piggy all night and have her screaming like a banshee... :rolleyes:





Oh wait, that was me, not you...

Mossy Monk

Pighead wrote:

Sarcasm is so rife these days, it almost goes unnoticed. But, as pretty boy Rooney found out, when he was sent off for clapping referee Kim Milton Nielsen who had just booked him, not everyone is a fan. Pighead would love a bit of Kim Milton Nielsens power."OI,Ruggie Bear,Red card for you buddy.thats the 3rd time you've used crap sarcasm today.You're out of here" The trick is to use sarcasm intelligently, and sparingly.

They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Yeah, right. "They" are wrong or maybe "they"were being sarcastic when "they"said that.Sarcasm when used correctly can show the user to have lightning fast wit and a high level of intelligence.Most of the sarcasm used around here is LAZY SARCASM. it says something is wrong but doesn't bother saying what.
Example of Bad Sarcasm."Yeah nice post Pighead.:rolleyes: "
Example of Good Sarcasm:"Yeah sure Pighead,of course you can't make love to Miss Piggy all night and make her scream like a banshee"

Sarcasm has its place but c'mon lads don't overuse it. It's like putting salt in mushroom soup,a little improves the taste no end while too much will have you retching and getting sick all over your shoes.

*yawn*

these weekly outbursts are boring

Terry

julep wrote:

i think the ban stick is used far too much around here.

Pighead wrote:

Oh is that a fact julep!

no. it's an opinion.

Pighead wrote:

Pighead thinks the one word replies stick is used far too much around here too.C'mon julep buddy say what you see,sit back and let those pretty fingers type whats flying around your head.Posts are free,no need to use sparingly.

julep thinks people who refer to themselves in the third person are complete idiots. (another opinion)

Kernel

Mossy Monk wrote:

*yawn*

these weekly outbursts are boring

Yeah, and that post isn't. :rolleyes:

haha.. I'm getting good at this sarcasm invention!

magpie

julep thinks people who refer to themselves in the third person are complete idiots

Julep needs to think about what he's saying about himself inadvertantly

Terry

magpie needs to recognise obvious irony.

magpie

Ah of course, it was deliberately ironic

joe_chicken

im confused!!??

are we still being sarcastic?

Pighead

magpie wrote:

If you're using :rolleyes: to denote the fact you're being sarcastic you're doing it wrong. Besides, its only fun if your victim isn't sure whether you're being sarcastic or not.

EDIT/ and I want a score for my usename

Good afternoon magpie(7/10,its got a certain je ne sais quoi quality).Pigheads had that roll eyes smiley thrown at him more times than he can remember.Its a lazy little fcuker of a smiley which doesnt convey the feelings the posters trying to show.First off its smiling whilst throwing his eyes up to heaven implying "Oh you cheeky cheeky man Pighead,you're a scamp aren't you".However i'm pretty sure the poster wants to send a message of "shut the **** up pighead you're so full of **** its unbelievable and if i knew you i'd break your horrible little bones".I think a new smileys in order

magpie

No, no, nobody's being sarcastic here.

EDIT/

I think a new smileys in order

It may be hard to convey that level of antagonism in one image Pighead.

Terry

magpie wrote:

Ah of course, it was deliberately ironic

ok. you're banned for that sarcastic post.

Endurance Man

Hows about we all stop being sarcastic if you stop talking in the thrid person, heh?

lostexpectation

Pighead wrote:

Good afternoon magpie(7/10,its got a certain je ne sais quoi quality).Pigheads had that roll eyes smiley thrown at him more times than he can remember.Its a lazy little fcuker of a smiley

Basil never used a smiley

Pighead

julep wrote:

ok. you're banned for that sarcastic post.

Tut Tut,more one liners.Maybe you should pace yourself buddy,you're obviously going hammer and tongs at the first few words thus leaving yourself a spent force by the time you get to the 9th 10th word.Pighead advices you to take deep breaths,pace yourself cut out the fatty foods and maybe just maybe you'll deliver a two line post before the days out
GO JULEP(4/10 for username,not long enough)

Binomate

Bad sarcasm is almost as lame as making a balls of talking in the 3rd person.

Terry

Pighead wrote:

Tut Tut,more one liners.Maybe you should pace yourself buddy,you're obviously going hammer and tongs at the first few words thus leaving yourself a spent force by the time you get to the 9th 10th word.Pighead advices you to take deep breaths,pace yourself cut out the fatty foods and maybe just maybe you'll deliver a two line post before the days out
GO JULEP(4/10 for username,not long enough)

not gonna happen

magpie

Bad sarcasm is almost as lame as making a balls of talking in the 3rd person

How would Magpie make a balls of talking in the 3rd person, for future reference?

The Gnome

I agree with Pighead on this. In my view sarcasm should be one of those larvae that burrows into your chest cavity and lays its eggs in your very heart. Unfortunately it has become more of a Luftwaffe-esque style means of carpet bombing every post that isn't to the liking of others.

Pighead

Mossy Monk wrote:

*yawn*

these weekly outbursts are boring

Ah Mossy Monk(1/10-good alliteration but nonsensical)you're sick of moany weekly outbursts are you?.Well why did you open the thread wait for it to load,type a reply(including a fake yawn no less!)and check bvack to see if anybody had replyed to you(you did didnt you,you cheeky scamp)
And by the way Beruthial(6/10,its an anagram of the burial which is quite groovy)this is not a crusade to end sarcasm,this is a crusade to end crap sarcasm.Sarcasm can be useful and appropriate to use in the forums and it can serve a purpose. It may be used to lighten the mood or cut someone to the quick. It might be charming and witty or brutally honest. Some of the people here have developed it to an art form. Truth and honesty should sometimes be harsh,no need for fluffy rabbits and sunny meadows all the time

Scraggs

It's like putting salt in mushroom soup,a little improves the taste no end while too much will have you retching and getting sick all over your shoes.

thank you pighead that analogy of yours has made my day!

once again pighead i wholeheartedly agree with you.... nothing worse than sarcasm over used, well that and bad sarcasm. Sarcasm is best kept for face to face interractions methinks also

D

I somehow think that Pighead lacks originality and is copying an article from the bbc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4384734.stm
Edit: ...verbatum

Dave!

I want a thread that tells us about Pighead's life, love, and motivation!

Keep it real Piggy.

\m||

stevenmu

Sarcasm is the mortar that binds the bricks of boards.ie together, remove it and the whole things comes tumbling down. Granted, poor sarcasm can weaken parts of the structure and cause a few bricks to collapse, horrifically crushing innocent passers by, but sometimes that's a good thing.

WhiteWashMan

Pighead wrote:

Example of Good Sarcasm:"Yeah sure Pighead,of course you can't make love to Miss Piggy all night and make her scream like a banshee"

i'd like to think thats more irony, not to mention the bronzy and the goldie, than sarcasm....

Endurance Man

D wrote:

I somehow think that Pighead lacks originality and is copying an article from the bbc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4384734.stm
Edit: ...verbatum

Hahahahha, sorry, you gotta laugh.

magpie

Ah Mossy Monk(1/10-good alliteration but nonsensical)

Its actually Consonance, but since when have I been known to be pedantic?

Pigman II

I'd like less sarcasm and more irony. Perhaps even an irony emoticon if possible. Then again an irony emoticon might be ironic in itself.

WhiteWashMan

Pigman II wrote:

I'd like less sarcasm and more irony. Perhaps even an irony emoticon if possible. Then again an irony emoticon might be ironic in itself.

only if done in parody...

joe_chicken

magpie wrote:

Its actually Consonance, but since when have I been known to be pedantic?

People who are pedantic should be banned from boards!

It may be big and clever... but it isnt interesting or funny

magpie

Yes, ban pedantry, that's a really good idea.

Oriel

Pighead wrote:

Shame on sinecura.

Spell my name right bitch!
Squeal it! SQUEAL MY NAME BITCH!

D

Now that was sarcasm.

Rb

Just ban Sarky, he's the ringleader of the lot, it'd eventually die out there after.:p

lostexpectation

D wrote:

I somehow think that Pighead lacks originality and is copying an article from the bbc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4384734.stm
Edit: ...verbatum

i think pighead just got p0wned?