Do you prefer to mock someone or use sarcasm?
961220
i love both, just depends on who and what they say
733133
Can't they cook their own freakin' dinner? You've got stuff to do.\n\n\nI guess it really is harder to project sarcasm in writing.
1151333
I definitely don't think I laugh enough. I would love to laugh more! Silly people make me laugh. People who are willing to find a joke everywhere! I love sarcasm! It's the best!
758739
No!\nYou are free to say what you like, just I prefer funny to insulting.\nI will never report anyone. Who am I to do that?
970266
It can be either, depends in what context it was said.  If it was said to me, my response would have been, "Why, yes I am!" and leave it at that. If they meant it as an insult then they would be flustered and not know what to say next, but if it was meant as a compliment then they would laugh.\nThough I think it is more used as an insult then not.
794963
Most of the time I have to try hard *not* to laugh.  lol  I find humor in such a wide assortment of things... and some of them aren't even supposed to be funny.  Perhaps I use humor as a way to create levity to an otherwise heavy situation.  Because you know what they say "If I don't laugh....I'm gonna cry".  And, well, crying isn't nearly as fun as laughing.  Unless of course, you laugh yourself to tears. lol  Hmmmm... did I answer your question yet?  Sheesh - I have no idea.  I guess I was born with some sort of sense of humor.... even if I am the only one who finds it amusing!
1078895
Sarcasm can hurt and be mean spirited.  Irony isn't hurtful.  Irony often isn't intentional, while sarcssm is intentional.\n\nThese links should help.
482053
When the questions are valid...yes ..very serious\nBut when they are worded wrongly or people are just being plain stupid or silly ...no...I "try" to give humorous answers.
156156
lol.  I overuse it too.  I rarely actually laugh out loud when I use it.  It's the price I have to pay when trying to use sarcasm through text.  Sacrifices.
569521
ha ha ha (said with heavy sarcasm)
792987
I would rather tell a funny joke. My favorite thing is the sound of laughter. To have the ability to make someone laugh is a joyful gift. You get the fulfillment of knowing that you made someone's day a little brighter. \n\nAnd to me that is a wonderful thing.
528480
I am a serious answerer to serious questions. If a question is full of misspellings, hostility, or a joke or riddle then I answer in fun. I put out a small number of questions that i am only seeking serious answers to, so you reap when you sow and I try to remember that and keep all my answers in line.
422146
It all depends on how the girl is. \n\nTruly, I love sarcasm, but I know some girls that can't stand it! I think that sarcasm is funny! :)
354838
Hilarious....what are you trying to say?
681246
Yes and no. It isn't always strictly sarcastic, but can also be mocking, belittling, or just used for emphasis... it depends on the context.\n\nIf I write...\n\nChristians believe in a "historical figure" known by them as Jesus...\n\nor\n\nMany scientists believe in the "theory" of Evolution...\n\nYou can see that this is obviously intended to be snarky. \n\nMany times the writers think they are being clever and subtle but their own opinions and animosity leak out very clearly. \n\nI personally can't stand the practice.
482005
Being sarcastic has its uses.  There are times and places that it is necessary.  But you need to recognize when and where that is.  Personally...I love sarcasm..its the best.
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First, I can't recognize the sentence in the title question... it doesn't make sense in any language I know of...  from what I can tell, it's complete gibberish... Did your cat happen to run across your keyboard?\n\nSecondly, I think the ability to understand irony and sarcasm is a function of intelligence.  Also, there is a difference between understanding irony and sarcasm and appreciating irony and sarcasm.  Appreciating it is a function of a person's sense of humor, which I think is at least a little culturally based.  As an American, I can assure you that many of us do appreciate irony and sarcasm; and as an American who has lived in Texas, California, and New York, I can tell you that I have been much freer to express my sarcastic self since I moved to New York.\n\nThe problem is that so many people misuse sarcasm and irony because they really don't know what they are.  Well timed and well crafted irony is, in my opinion, the most beautiful thing in any language.  So you should feel free to use irony and sarcasm as long as they're a part of an intelligent joke or observation, given that you execute them properly (so... not just as a snide comment, which I've found is how most people are sarcastic, and that's just no fun at all).\n\nAs far as these things being part of a language issue, I speak Spanish, and I've been able to be successfully sarcastic and ironic in Spanish.  I haven't tried in any other language that I speak because I'm most fluent in Spanish (after English), and I'm not as advanced in the others.  And since I already sound like a small, slightly retarded child when I speak the others (and sometimes in Spanish and English as well), I'd rather not fail horribly in making a joke on top of it all.  At least with sarcasm, a lot of it has to do with the tone of voice.  So, the speaker has to feel comfortable enough speaking the language to be able to manipulate their tone appropriately, and that definitely requires a certain amount of expertise.\n\nOh, and also (last thing, I promise), it's much harder to be successfully ironic and sarcastic online, or in writing generally.  When you can't impose a tone on your words in writing, it's much easier for people to miss the humor.  I think that's why Oscar Wilde is so popular; it's really difficult to write in an ironic or sarcastic tone, and yet his tone is always unmistakeable.  Unless you're dumb.