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Old 05-03-2006, 11:43 AM
Jyqm Jyqm is offline
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Originally Posted by cliffdweller
So I've noticed

How'd you like mine?
Not a bad effort, but not quite sarcastic enough. "Really? I hadn't noticed," would have had a bit more bite to it.

Plus, good sarcasm always loses something if you have to explain that it's sarcasm, which is what the little smiley guy effectively does. Imagine how much less effective A Modest Proposal would have been if Swift had begun it with, "So I think we should all eat babies. "
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