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Thread: Expressing irony, sarcasm, etc.?

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    Purple coloring
    Dilutes my wicked humor
    Not fucking ever
    Doesn't read posts longer than two paragraphs.

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    Site Supporter CleverNickname's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by cosermann View Post
    On another forum in which I participate, we highlight such text in purple to help avoid misinterpretation (especially common between members who don’t know one another very well).
    This is a great idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CleverNickname View Post
    This is a great idea.
    Yeah but I’m colorblind tho…maybe that’s why I never know when someone’s pulling my leg…

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    Sarcastic responses are so much better when they're left ambiguous.

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    To be honest, I just asu,e that about 95% of what gets posted here is ironic sarcasm.
    Does the above offend? If you have paid to be here, you can click here to put it in context.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CleverNickname View Post
    This is a great idea.
    Adding nothing to the conversation since 2015....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clusterfrack View Post
    Mostly we assume that people aren't being sarcastic. Then we get butthurt and start a huge argument.
    It's because the mods aren't editing the posts with the regulation purple.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clusterfrack View Post
    Thanks buddy. You know how much I like Neil Young.
    This should be purple.
    “There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
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    I am not being sarcastic.
    There's nothing civil about this war.

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    I Demand Pie Lex Luthier's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by blues View Post
    I am not being sarcastic.
    What do you mean by that?
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