Why doesn't anyone get sardonic humour?
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On the Web in particular, and in print as a rule, it's almost impossible to convey the shades of meaning and connotation necessary to get sardonic humor, sarcasm, etc. across to those not looking for it.  Text-only interfaces are a very literal medium.\n\nHere in Yahoo!Answers, sadly, a lot of people mistake nastiness for "humor" and tell the victims of their slanders that they have no sense of humor; so people come to expect that anything that can be interpreted as nastiness, was meant that way.
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No I didn't get it either so I switched off.  You're right, anything does seem to pass as humour these days.  Come back Jasper Carrott, I love you!!!
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I'm sure there is a direct link. I know many intelligent people and they all have a great sense of humor. In fact, they tend to appreciate all types of humor if it is clever.
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It could be because they aren't sure if the questioner really needs an answer to the question, or if it is supposed to be a joke. Everybody has a different way of looking at things--what you find funny, might horrify me. What I find funny--might horrify you. \nI am assuming that you are looking for a plausible explanation here, and that this is not simply another light-hearted question.
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well u make ppl laugh with ur jokes, so who ever amuses you with their answer should be the best. i mean, u cant always give and not take, if u cant choose because all are equally lame, just wait for voters to choose . another thought is if there all exactly the same answer, just pick the first person to have answered
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I laughed. Why couldn't these other people see it was a joke? I mean SHEEEEESH!
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Right on man! It's like you can't have a laugh at fatties or retards anymore!\n\nBy the way: some of my family are fat and most of my best friends are retards.
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Because moderates have a sense of humor??
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Humor is way more important than looks.  I want a guy that will make me laugh, because when we get old those looks will be gone.  Humor never ages and I'll still be laughing.
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Some people just have no sense of humor. Don't let it get you down. That was an excellent comeback. If she had a problem with it that is because she is a b****. She is not worth fretting over. I joke around all the time and I know how it feels to have a joke fall flat because someone has no sense of humor. Shrug it off and go on, be yourself. My philosophy is "If you don't like me, that is your loss."
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I TRY TO BE FUNNY.SOMETIMES I DONT THINK PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO TAKE ME.I LIKE TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH,AND WISH I HAD IT IN ME TO BE A COMEDIANNE.
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I guess because you stand out for having your own taste. Let them laugh, why should you care...?!
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It's more or less just that they crave attention.  Sometimes it can be funny, but in the sense when friends are joking with friends (i.e. you make fun of how your friend's hair looks like he/she stuck their finger in an electric socket).  Unfortunately (and it's been this way for years and years) the status quo is such that (and has been such that) when one makes fun of another it boosts his/her self esteem and morale (and that of his/her friends) at the cost of another's.  Most times this behavior is conducive to a lack of self confidence and a need to prove oneself to his/her peers.  Also, it indicates a broken history (even if the person in question comes from a prestigious background).  They just don't get enough love, so they've got to be a*holes...  It's just a fact of life.
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ohhh. don't beat yourself up here.  humor is in the eye (ear?) of the beholder.  just because you didn't find the joke funny, doesn't mean your friend has any valid reason to be hurt by it.  a polite thing to do is smile and nod, and say, "i see!"  \n\nyour sense if humor is unique to you.... i think if you try to 'learn' it, it will only seem hollow and artificial.  only an englishman laughs twice: once when he hears the joke, and again the next day when he 'get' the joke.  \n\nif your friend is wise, he will remember your response, and not tell you appalling jokes.  then your suffering will be over.  for awhile.
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The person who doesn't have a sense of humor
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you have to enjoy life!\n\nand laughter is SOOO contagious...i see ppl laugh and i laugh...and i dont know what im laughing at...lol...\n\noh and thanx!! (for adding me) that was cool!
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You must be a more discerning person than the other 98 percent of the population.  Congratulations.\n\nToday's comedian's are not very funny because they haven't the kind of experience it takes to be funny.  They are copying others and resorting to crudity rather than wit and cleverness.  Most of today's comedians rely on popular images, anything sexual being the favorite, and are lost to dealing with style and wit.  I won't give examples.  I don't think I need to.  Look at many of the answers here and you'll see that few, if any, has addressed your question.  Instead, most have simply given you examples which is lack of thinking, reasoning.  This also is what is missing from today's comedians' supposed comedy.