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  2. Sarcasm - Wikipedia

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    Sarcasm recognition and expression both require the development of understanding forms of language, especially if sarcasm occurs without a cue or signal (e.g., a sarcastic tone or rolling the eyes). Sarcasm is argued to be more sophisticated than lying because lying is expressed as early as the age of three, but sarcastic expressions take place ...

  3. Wikipedia:Sarcasm is really helpful - Wikipedia

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    Sarcasm is especially useful in controversial debates, the more controversial the better, where a sarcastic comment often has the effect of calming the situation. Don't worry about offending people; simply appending a smiley emoticon , humorous XML tag ( </sarcasm> ), or irony mark ( βΈ® ) to your comment will assuage any hurt feelings (Don't ...

  4. British humour - Wikipedia

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    Common themes include sarcasm, tongue-in-cheek, banter, insults, self-deprecation, taboo subjects, puns, innuendo, wit, and the British class system. [1] These are often accompanied by a deadpan delivery which is present throughout the British sense of humour. [2]

  5. Satire - Wikipedia

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    Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. [1]

  6. Poe's law - Wikipedia

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    In part, Poe was simply reiterating common advice about the need to clearly mark online sarcasm or parody, otherwise it would be interpreted as the real thing [5] or used by online trolls, [6] extremists, and fundamentalists as sincere expressions of their authors, particularly if they match their own views. [7]

  7. Humor in Freud - Wikipedia

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    A benevolent superego allowed a light and comforting type of humor, while a harsh superego created a biting and sarcastic type of humor. [3] A very harsh superego suppressed humor altogether. [2] [3] Freud’s humor theory, like most of his ideas, was based on a dynamic among id, ego, and super-ego. [2]

  8. Here's why being lazy can be a good thing, according to science

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    Turns out, being lazy can be a good thing. Although it may feel counterintuitive to slow down and take a step back from your usual grind, science shows there are many physical, mental and ...

  9. Wikipedia talk:Sarcasm is really helpful - Wikipedia

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    SARCASM* tags would be a lot easier for everyone on the internet. You don't say "*SARCASM*" IRL, so it's not really known for sure that you're being sarcastic. On the 'net, however, with *SARCASM* tags, it's known 100%. Vael Victus 15:55, 30 April 2008 (UTC) What a great idea! ← κεηηε∂γ (shout at me) 10:54, 1 May 2008 (UTC)