Comments on: The danger of sarcasm http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:41:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5438 LWIII Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:42:37 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5438 Pauline sounds like a doll, Truly. So glad you had a sis like that. Please don't work on your sarcasm on my behalf. I can't imagine you use it on people who can't defend themselves. Sarcasm is like everything, sometimes it's good. The last thing I want is somebody trying to become a better person because of me. I just want people to be themselves. I'm only an idealist where I'm concerned. soso! Pauline sounds like a doll, Truly. So glad you had a sis like that. Please don’t work on your sarcasm on my behalf. I can’t imagine you use it on people who can’t defend themselves. Sarcasm is like everything, sometimes it’s good.

The last thing I want is somebody trying to become a better person because of me. I just want people to be themselves. I’m only an idealist where I’m concerned.

soso!

]]> By: Truly Badly Deeply http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 Truly Badly Deeply Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:32:56 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5428 Ha! My sister Pauline, wasn't smart at all, but the lovliest simplest person..She was loving and forever childlike...Beauty shone from her simplistic view of the world and all it's inhabitants....She loved people so much, she was assured of their love in return. A pattern for Humanity is how best to describe her honesty. Hey Tom Plum...we could all be better people. I'm working on my sarcasm :-)) Truly Hardly Sleeply x Ha! My sister Pauline, wasn’t smart at all, but the lovliest simplest person..She was loving and forever childlike…Beauty shone from her simplistic view of the world and all it’s inhabitants….She loved people so much, she was assured of their love in return.

A pattern for Humanity is how best to describe her honesty.

Hey Tom Plum…we could all be better people.

I’m working on my sarcasm :-) )

Truly Hardly Sleeply x

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5427 LWIII Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:42:40 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5427 Hey Truly, thanks for the truth. This blog post is one I kind of regret, since hatred is not something I want to spread, even if it's of being cool. Sarcasm is good sometimes, especially in defense. I've been known to be sarcastic as heck, myself. I just hate to see it used against honest mistakes and to belittle weak or stupid people. Also to attack the vulnerable, because an artist is one who purposely becomes vulnerable or uncool, opening her heart on purpose like a child or a moron. I'm a huge fan of stupid people, for one thing because they're not cool and also because they aren't usually smart enough to be sarcastic. They don't go around trying to make other people feel stupid, because they don't have the chops. I love Billy Connolly, but he doesn't make fun of stupid people. He makse fun of smart people who do stupid things. Smart people can take care of themselves. Love your phrase 'borrowing other people's watches to tell the time'. Spreading anger and hate is wnat I'm supposed to be against. Must have borrowed a pissed-off person's watch. Ha...okay, I'm pissed off too, I admit it. Love and Peace and No More Hate, LWIII Hey Truly, thanks for the truth. This blog post is one I kind of regret, since hatred is not something I want to spread, even if it’s of being cool. Sarcasm is good sometimes, especially in defense. I’ve been known to be sarcastic as heck, myself. I just hate to see it used against honest mistakes and to belittle weak or stupid people. Also to attack the vulnerable, because an artist is one who purposely becomes vulnerable or uncool, opening her heart on purpose like a child or a moron.

I’m a huge fan of stupid people, for one thing because they’re not cool and also because they aren’t usually smart enough to be sarcastic. They don’t go around trying to make other people feel stupid, because they don’t have the chops.

I love Billy Connolly, but he doesn’t make fun of stupid people. He makse fun of smart people who do stupid things. Smart people can take care of themselves.

Love your phrase ‘borrowing other people’s watches to tell the time’. Spreading anger and hate is wnat I’m supposed to be against. Must have borrowed a pissed-off person’s watch. Ha…okay, I’m pissed off too, I admit it.

Love and Peace and No More Hate,

LWIII

]]> By: Truly Badly Deeply http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5423 Truly Badly Deeply Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:17:39 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5423 Just a thought.....You are great at communicating. Most people who ply their *Acts* beligerently are not. Communication is a gift...A greater one in your case, as you don't use your words as weapons.. That man, perhaps, is a verbal assassin...Sniping away, taking pot shots. Guerillas don't play fair! Tru :-) Just a thought…..You are great at communicating. Most people who ply their *Acts* beligerently are not.

Communication is a gift…A greater one in your case, as you don’t use your words as weapons..

That man, perhaps, is a verbal assassin…Sniping away, taking pot shots. Guerillas don’t play fair!

Tru :-)

]]> By: Truly Badly Deeply http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5422 Truly Badly Deeply Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:58:45 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5422 Ah! This is perhaps the hardest comment on your blog I've yet to post as, although I love Poetry, Whimsy, Classics and Philosophy, in truth, I have a sarcastic streak at times. In my defence, it is usually given out, by way of a defence mechanism and usually when I feel my feathers ruffled or someone playing games with my temperement. In balance I'm happy to say..I hate it when people who place their heart and soul in a piece of work..is trampled upon by *critics* Ha! Borrowing other peoples watches to tell them the time. A great advocate of Arts and Artists is Billy Connolly, who also has a sarcastic streak for all things unjust or absurd. I take a tiny amount of comfort in that. Once again, enjoyed your blog posting, always either entertains, makes me remember something nice long past or makes me examine myself. Hope my flaws don't make you judge harshly of me. Truly Thinking too much today. Ah!

This is perhaps the hardest comment on your blog I’ve yet to post as, although I love Poetry, Whimsy, Classics and Philosophy, in truth, I have a sarcastic streak at times.

In my defence, it is usually given out, by way of a defence mechanism and usually when I feel my feathers ruffled or someone playing games with my temperement.

In balance I’m happy to say..I hate it when people who place their heart and soul in a piece of work..is trampled upon by *critics* Ha! Borrowing other peoples watches to tell them the time.

A great advocate of Arts and Artists is Billy Connolly, who also has a sarcastic streak for all things unjust or absurd. I take a tiny amount of comfort in that.

Once again, enjoyed your blog posting, always either entertains, makes me remember something nice long past or makes me examine myself.

Hope my flaws don’t make you judge harshly of me.

Truly Thinking too much today.

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5413 LWIII Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:10:40 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5413 Thanks Paul! That makes sense, sicne sarcasm is a social tool used to whip the innocents and those who don't follow norms back into line. Coolness is king, I guess, no matter what it's called or where it is. Enjoy your weekend! Thanks Paul! That makes sense, sicne sarcasm is a social tool used to whip the innocents and those who don’t follow norms back into line. Coolness is king, I guess, no matter what it’s called or where it is.

Enjoy your weekend!

]]> By: Paul http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5412 Paul Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:37:06 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5412 The story you tell is a very common one all over the world. The story you tell is a very common one all over the world.

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5408 LWIII Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:53:44 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5408 Well, that sounds cool to me and you, but not sure the mavens of coolness would agree. Not sure we're allowed to define what coolness is. Darn words. Thanks for the comment Ron, and have a great weekend! Well, that sounds cool to me and you, but not sure the mavens of coolness would agree. Not sure we’re allowed to define what coolness is. Darn words.

Thanks for the comment Ron, and have a great weekend!

]]> By: Ron C. de Weijze http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5407 Ron C. de Weijze Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:09:14 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5407 It still is cool to be deeply caring for anyone sharing the same norms and values while not depending on you, financially or attentively or whichever other way you might have to (like the person who is following you). This is good because (1) this way you will never reinforce or confirm any behavior you disagree with (like that person) and (2) you not only can stay yourself but must be, have to be yourself, not to bias the signal from (dis)similarity between you and the (un)liked, (un)followed other. It still is cool to be deeply caring for anyone sharing the same norms and values while not depending on you, financially or attentively or whichever other way you might have to (like the person who is following you). This is good because (1) this way you will never reinforce or confirm any behavior you disagree with (like that person) and (2) you not only can stay yourself but must be, have to be yourself, not to bias the signal from (dis)similarity between you and the (un)liked, (un)followed other.

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/10/01/the-danger-of-sarcasm/comment-page-1/#comment-5405 LWIII Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:05:33 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1208#comment-5405 That's plenty for me, la! Thanks & a big hug back. That’s plenty for me, la! Thanks & a big hug back.

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