Where has the satire gone.
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you want Swift, read Swift. otherwise, you get what you pay for. personally, i'd like it if people phrased all their posts in the form of a Limerick or an Italian sonnet. i think it would raise the level of discourse and get people to focus on what it is they're trying to say. i don't do that with my own posts because i know nobody would follow my lead, and i'd end up looking like a freak.
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So you would like your weaknesses and foibles held up for ridicule, especially so we can try to persuade you to reform. Okey dokey. If that's what you really want. BTW - if you follow the Swift link to Satire[^], you will find the rather entertaining line: A very common, almost defining feature of satire is a strong vein of irony or sarcasm. The replies to the google post yesterday seemed to have an abundance of sarcasm.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Pete O`Hanlon wrote:
So you would like your weaknesses and foibles held up for ridicule, especially so we can try to persuade you to reform.
Oh geez. Two styles...and in my opinion, distinct styles of humor. I think satire takes the higher road.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
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Is satire dead in the lounge? I don't mean the psuedo-satire, the wink-wink-I-am-clever-with-this-pop-culture-reference type of satire that only a television watching veggie would find witty. I am talking about intellent, robust, full, rich, red blooded Swiftian satire. After the response to my post yesterday the indication is yes satire is dead in the Lounge...and forgotten.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
Q: Where has the satire gone A: East region
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Welp, you and I are going to have to agree to disagree. I think that the best satire does not need to stoop to the use of sarcasm to be effective. I disagree with definition two. Obviously.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
satire is simply sarcasm pounded thin and crusted with pretense, drawn-out and served in small bites. i prefer the raw product - the flavor's much more intense.
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Is satire dead in the lounge? I don't mean the psuedo-satire, the wink-wink-I-am-clever-with-this-pop-culture-reference type of satire that only a television watching veggie would find witty. I am talking about intellent, robust, full, rich, red blooded Swiftian satire. After the response to my post yesterday the indication is yes satire is dead in the Lounge...and forgotten.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
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...i'm so confused... :sigh:
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...the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more...
Now that is satire. And you didn't even stoop to sarcasm. :laugh:
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I think Haiku should be acceptable too!
Swift in an haiku for you... Swift is the salesman Swiftly taking your money Switfly you are broke ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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...i'm so confused... :sigh:
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...the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift[^]
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
Jerry Hammond wrote:
"He is also known for being a master of two styles of satire; the Horatian and Juvenalian styles." You will also find those referred to as "formal" satire various places.... "From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2007 Print Digg del.icio.us satire term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It is more easily recognized than defined. From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises—vanity, hypocrisy, pedantry, idolatry, bigotry, sentimentality—and to effect reform through such exposure. The many diverse forms their statements have taken reflect the origin of the word satire, which is derived from the Latin satura, meaning "dish of mixed fruits," hence a medley."
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Swift in an haiku for you... Swift is the salesman Swiftly taking your money Switfly you are broke ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
swift swift swift-swiffed Swift Swift swiffed swift Swift's swift swift swift Swift swiffed swift swift
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This is harder than it looks. :doh:
-- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.
...eat them all. those born non-Irish could emigrate! it's best to not take any chances.
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I think Haiku should be acceptable too!
J4amieC wrote:
I think Haiku should be acceptable too!
Got me one of them tucked away in some nook or cranny of my desk. Wrote in one night long ago whilst a tad pissed (not the American pissed) but haven't found a knobhead worthy of it yet. Will have to post it one day just to find out if it fits the definition of a Haiku.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Is satire dead in the lounge? I don't mean the psuedo-satire, the wink-wink-I-am-clever-with-this-pop-culture-reference type of satire that only a television watching veggie would find witty. I am talking about intellent, robust, full, rich, red blooded Swiftian satire. After the response to my post yesterday the indication is yes satire is dead in the Lounge...and forgotten.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
Just ask a programming question here. Get all the satire you ever wanted.:rolleyes:
"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."
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...eat them all. those born non-Irish could emigrate! it's best to not take any chances.
I think you missed the point. Being Irish was the targeting criteria not the avoidance criteria. Swifts Modest Proposal was to fatten excess Irish babies for English tables.
-- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.
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I think you missed the point. Being Irish was the targeting criteria not the avoidance criteria. Swifts Modest Proposal was to fatten excess Irish babies for English tables.
-- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.
dan neely wrote:
I think you missed the point.
ditto [i'm not trying to paraphrase Swift.]
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you want Swift, read Swift. otherwise, you get what you pay for. personally, i'd like it if people phrased all their posts in the form of a Limerick or an Italian sonnet. i think it would raise the level of discourse and get people to focus on what it is they're trying to say. i don't do that with my own posts because i know nobody would follow my lead, and i'd end up looking like a freak.
Chris Losinger wrote:
personally, i'd like it if people phrased all their posts in the form of a Limerick
A website by the name of CodeProject had a member with cause to object he complained about verse but what made it worse was the 1 vote he got for the subject Boom Boom! :)
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
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Is satire dead in the lounge? I don't mean the psuedo-satire, the wink-wink-I-am-clever-with-this-pop-culture-reference type of satire that only a television watching veggie would find witty. I am talking about intellent, robust, full, rich, red blooded Swiftian satire. After the response to my post yesterday the indication is yes satire is dead in the Lounge...and forgotten.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
we're getting bids to outsource it from rent-a-coder :rolleyes: Steve