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Sarcasm on the Internets (imgur.com)

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[–]Swimmer249 31 points32 points ago

Happens way too often.

[–]MiloMuggins 36 points37 points ago

Someone posted a picture of a credit card with all zeroes once. I commented that I tried to use it but it didn't work, with a sad face. I was called a scumbag and an idiot by multiple people and got 70+ down votes. Sheesh.

[–]atafies 19 points20 points ago

Honestly, the people who thought you were serious are idiots.

[–]Duskman 17 points18 points ago

All 70 of em

[–]warpedredneck 0 points1 point ago

No only 69 of them. The other one was pursueded by peer pressure.

[–]No_Easy_Buckets 1 point2 points ago

There are plenty of idiots on the internet

[–]EntingFantastic 2 points3 points ago

This only happens on Reddit for me. People are so quick to downvote something because they think you're serious. You have to throw in words like "oh totally" to dumb it down. Sarcasm is like half my material too. :(

[–]Jeffy29 6 points7 points ago

I hate puting "/s" for every sarcastic comment I make - it defeats the whole purpose, but on reddit I feel like most people can't even tell when it is sarcasm without "/s"

[–]conspiracy_thug 4 points5 points ago

almost all of my downvoted comments are because of this very reason.

[–]AD-RI-AN 3 points4 points ago

Sarcasm

[–]wookiebread 3 points4 points ago

Ya right, like people use sarcasm on the internet.

[–]toucher 5 points6 points ago

Are you serious? They totally do- I can show you at least a bazillion examples of it, you idiot.

Oh, wait.... I FELL FOR IT AGAIN!

[–]Xenoo 3 points4 points ago

I don't even need to post a sarcastic comment to get down votes. I posted a thank you to a soldier for his service and that opened the flood gates for some reason.

[–]Bramzigramz 3 points4 points ago

Called Poe's Law for anyone interested.

[–]jellonalgene 9 points10 points ago

that's why we need to adopt the snark

[–]kyle2143 8 points9 points ago

I think that it would be better to use the Sarcasm Font.

[–]djnutz 2 points3 points ago

Haters gonna hate! font if I've ever seem one.

[–]IronChariots 0 points1 point ago

I think it would be best of all to use nothing and rely on reading comprehension, and if some people are so dense that they think Mr. Swift really wants to eat babies that's their problem.

But maybe that's just me. :P

[–]kyle2143 0 points1 point ago

Although not all sarcasm is so blatantly obvious, the subtleties of it are often lost in text.

[–]IronChariots 0 points1 point ago

Very true, but I just think tagging it or using special punctuation or fonts is a lazy cop-out. The better way is to be a good enough writer that you can convey it with your word choice.

[–]specialservices 6 points7 points ago

⸮ yeah, that'll totally catch on.

[–]satyricom 2 points3 points ago

Once I can figure out the damn keystroke!

[–]zombie_sphinx 7 points8 points ago

؟ definitely

[–]eldy_ 1 point2 points ago

The Riddler?

[–]Finaltidus 0 points1 point ago

this^ the backwards "?" is the sarcasm punctuation

[–]SuperPowers97 2 points3 points ago

I thought the symbol for sarcasm was "(!)"

[–]eldy_ 11 points12 points ago

That's the symbol for low tire pressure.

[–]ratajewie 0 points1 point ago

You're thinking of the Temherte slaqî. It's an upside down exclamation point, but smaller and sort of italicized.

[–]CommanderCooper 0 points1 point ago

Sounds like a lowercase i.

[–]ratajewie 0 points1 point ago

It's sort of like one. but it's more italicized and smaller.

[–]CommanderCooper 0 points1 point ago

Like a i ?

[–]ratajewie 0 points1 point ago

This is it: ¡ It's sort of curved at the bottom, and a little fatter than an i. Here it is on the wiki page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temherte_slaq#Temherte_slaq.C3.AE

[–]CommanderCooper 0 points1 point ago

Ah. Cool.

[–]martijn208 0 points1 point ago

I like this one better. or what about this?

[–]NinjaDog251 0 points1 point ago

But that defeats the purpose of sarcasm

[–]asldkfououhe 0 points1 point ago

please do. anybody who would ever use this symbol has their head so far up their ass that something something something makes you easy to ignore because of how pretentious you are

anybody who holds the hands of their audience likes this deserves to have their entire race genocided

[–]MegaToast 0 points1 point ago

I see what you did there.

[–]CommanderCooper 1 point2 points ago

...I do not.

[–]MegaToast 1 point2 points ago

Ehhh (elbow nudge) ehhh! You almost got me, but then I realized you were being sarcastic too! In this thread... of sarcasm.... So meta.

[–]CommanderCooper 1 point2 points ago

I'm serious. Please help. I feel lost. I'm fading out of realityyyyyyyyyy...

...No, honestly. I'm confused as all hell.

[–]MegaToast 1 point2 points ago

Well when I posted a reply to his comment it had some down votes. I figured his comment was sarcastic, since the post was about misinterpreted sarcasm. But, I actually just did a quick comment check on this user and there's a definite possibility that they really are an asshat. This is why we need a sarcasm font!

[–]CommanderCooper 1 point2 points ago

Ah, alright, makes sense.

That, or he's so sarcastic that it's become embedded into his way of life.

[–]Stygmia -1 points0 points ago

I tend to prefer the interrobang :D --> ‽

[–]Aero5 2 points3 points ago

Happens IRL too. My sarcasm became so advanced, people actually thought I was stupid. I still have to reign myself in, but when the perfect opportunity comes up I just can't resist.

[–]subrandom 2 points3 points ago

Times New Sarcasm.

[–]occupy_elm_st 2 points3 points ago

...Then you just post it anyway. Why? Because fuck them, that's why.

[–]EntingFantastic 0 points1 point ago

The best Redditors don't give a fuck about downvotes (but not all their comments are downvotes, just some because Reddit is generally agreeable).

[–]gerusz 2 points3 points ago

Start posting more and more outrageous answers. If they still think you are serious by the time you get to "sell Irish children for food", they are simply too fucking stupid to understand sarcasm.

[–]Sarcastic_Font 2 points3 points ago

I'd be so useful in this situation.

[–]TarlofKoroba 2 points3 points ago

But part of the fun is seeing who is stupid enough to think you're serious.

[–]OPs_Friend 2 points3 points ago

I'm Your friend.

[–]Justify_87 1 point2 points ago

People should get used to my complicated sarcasm worlds I create in my posts. Or I deny their existence.

[–]MyKarmaKilledURDogma 1 point2 points ago

Just use the proper /sarcasm tag

[–]NextName 3 points4 points ago

Or /s for short.

"LOL DAT WUZ FUNNY RITE GUIZ?

/s"

[–]MyKarmaKilledURDogma 0 points1 point ago

RITE /s

[–]quackMeme 1 point2 points ago

I always just go for it. People think I'm stupid.

[–]TheEruditeSycamore 1 point2 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation

[–]SeargantSarcastic 1 point2 points ago

Well now I regret my username

[–]POOPSASAUCE 1 point2 points ago

I hate it when I'm being an idiot and people mistake it as being sarcastic.

[–]Scorch8482 1 point2 points ago

Just happened to me. I posted: WEL U'Z ONLI LIVEZ 1 LOLOLOL YOLO

Everyone took it seriously. I received so much prejudice, I mean seriously, this is reddit!

[–]Swahhillie 1 point2 points ago

Now I don't know if you are being sarcastic here, or you are truly retarded enough to think that comment was funny.

[–]Scorch8482 0 points1 point ago

Fuck man some of you people over- analyze way too much. Im imitating modern day idiots. Kinda like this:

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/swag-proposal-kill-yourself.jpg

[–]adsnell2004 1 point2 points ago

I couldn't care less about what the neckbeards on Reddit say about any of my posts. They're assholes to make themselves worthy...

[–]Applebeignet 1 point2 points ago

Are you stupid? Everyone knows sarcasm works on the internet.

[–]andyface 1 point2 points ago

That's what this is for :D

[–]satyricom 1 point2 points ago

I've long said there needs to be a sarcasm font built into WYSWIG editors.

[–]kevinconnor126 1 point2 points ago

Honesty, this is where the hashtag has a great use. But only on twitter.

[–]macheesmo 1 point2 points ago

I've found reddit is pretty bad at detecting trolls and sarcasm, at least in the more popular subreddits.

[–]SeriouslyDave 1 point2 points ago

(!)

[–]atomicspin 1 point2 points ago

Or, they think you're an asshole.

[–]rookoor 0 points1 point ago

Happens to me all of the time.

[–]neohylanmay 0 points1 point ago

Do what I do and not use proper grammar/spelling.

becuz itt otally make syou look just as serioy=us amirite?? ?

[–]NextName 0 points1 point ago

Sadly, there are people that type like that here, so it doesn't really work.

[–]coolime12345 0 points1 point ago

r theer?

[–]Madular 0 points1 point ago

Why would you care if people think you are stupid on the internet ?

[–]Chazwald 0 points1 point ago

We should create a mark on posts that are meant to be sarcastic.

Like a face of disapproval type thing.

[–]CoriJane 0 points1 point ago

Pro tip, just throw a /s at the bottom of your comment. It'll catch on.

[–]baconistic 0 points1 point ago

؟ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation

[–]CrypticPhantasma 0 points1 point ago

/sarc

[–]tylerbird 0 points1 point ago

Wait, whats sarcasm?

[–]beniceali 0 points1 point ago

You should be scared. It happens all the time. All. The. Fucking. Time. I went to the effort of creating a meme today to reply to a post as I was unsure if a redditor got my joke or was blissfully unaware. I still have no idea, as they didn't reply (although we were having a lovely conversation until Fry showed his face) haha.

[–]PoisonvilleKids 0 points1 point ago

This happens IRL. A subset of my friends are dumb.

[–]erryday_IAm_rustling 0 points1 point ago

You shouldn't let this stop you here. Most Redditors are intelligent enough to notice it.

[–]Etere 0 points1 point ago

Am I the only one this happens to IRL.

[–]dydaction 0 points1 point ago

In the 19th century it was proposed to use the backwards question mark ؟

[–]acidjuicemotel 0 points1 point ago

Don't worry. Use the sarcastilda! ~it's starting to catch on.~

[–]CamCamJenkins 1 point2 points ago

~I see what you did there.~

[–]Tacquila 0 points1 point ago

My sarcasm is highly advanced. So much so that a lot of my friends think in stupid

[–]Pizgatti1 0 points1 point ago

THAT'S WHY I INVENTED sarcasm punctuation ~ is the symbol. For example no your post is not stupid at all op~

[–]Anticlimax1471 0 points1 point ago

/s

[–]4Strength 0 points1 point ago

This could also be an SAP with different phrasing

[–]Jimmigill 0 points1 point ago

Sarcmark.

[–]wolvmatt 0 points1 point ago

Maybe on Facebook this is a reasonable concern. But when you're talking to random strangers on reddit, you shouldn't care at all.

[–]SmartAssX 0 points1 point ago

Feel my pain ... bitch

[–]Lambocoon 0 points1 point ago

why is this a fwp?

[–]sannders 0 points1 point ago

italics!

[–]crunchy51 -1 points0 points ago

Yep so many of my joke responses get taken literally. Like the time I responded to a post saying the helium is running out and I responded that perhaps this would make scientist serious about developing controlled fusion since it would make a lot of helium.

[–]gunju11 0 points1 point ago

There is a way I invented a few days ago. Its called /s /s

[–]Wec4evar2 0 points1 point ago

Who gives a fuck what these fags think

[–]snatchmode 0 points1 point ago

Put "/sarcasm" at the end.

[–]nockbox -1 points0 points ago

I declare :v to be the official face of sarcasm.

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