Originally posted by Brother Edwinyep. for sarcasm tears the flesh; satire is the higher art:
Sarcasam is the lowest form of wit.
Yeah right......
SATIRE, n. An obsolete kind of literary composition in which the vices and follies of the author's enemies were expounded with imperfect tenderness. In this country satire never had more than a sickly and uncertain existence, for the soul of it is wit, wherein we are dolefully deficient, the humor that we mistake for it, like all humor, being tolerant and sympathetic. Moreover, although Americans are "endowed by their Creator" with abundant vice and folly, it is not generally known that these are reprehensible qualities, wherefore the satirist is popularly regarded as a soul-spirited knave, and his ever victim's outcry for codefendants evokes a national assent.
Hail Satire! be thy praises ever sung
In the dead language of a mummy's tongue,
For thou thyself art dead, and damned as well –
Thy spirit (usefully employed) in Hell.
Had it been such as consecrates the Bible
Thou hadst not perished by the law of libel.
Barney Stims
Its possible that the "Sarcasam is the lowest form of wit" comes from the fact thats its also the form that most people understand. I might find lines of Shakespeare roaring funny, while finding the laughs on "Big Brother" oh so dull. But its probable that myself and someone who was oppsite to me in humor would both understand a sarcasic comment and find it funny.
Shakespeare is full of sarcasm, and so is much satire...
Sarcasm might be the "lowest form of wit", but 'lowest' is in the sense of 'that was a low thing to do!', because unlike many forms of humour sarcasm is bitter and intended to be upsetting. To be honest, though, most comedy involves some degree of cruelty, so it can never be 'pure'.
Watching Romeo and Juliet I lost hope in my fellow students, some of which claim to be Shakespeare fans.
When Mercutio says "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man." and then dies I laughed. Everyone looked at me and someone said "Don't laugh it's Shakespeare. It's serious." Everyone else nodded. The teacher and I both looked at them in disbelief. How can you claim to understand Shakespeare if you don't listen to what's being said?
I like Sarcasm. I have perfected it. However it doesn't translate to text very well at all.
Originally posted by jonbeckett73It could be a dwarfed hobbit.......
Are dwarves the shortest?
How about a young hobbit?
with no legs.......................................
lying on the ground...................................
working at the bottom of a very deep mine..............🙂
but let's not split hares, afterall it is a messy business getting blood off the carpet. 🙂