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100% correct. multigraincracker May 2021 #1
I don't use smileys, emojis, etc. If people don't get my sarcasm, I'm fine with it. Brother Mythos May 2021 #2
You're kidding, right? Bongo Prophet May 2021 #3
😃 SaveOurDemocracy May 2021 #6
Sarcasm that requires a sarcasm emoji is poor sarcasm. egduj May 2021 #4
You must have limited experience with gun-related threads here at DU. Paladin May 2021 #21
I just got a post removed edhopper May 2021 #5
I trashed that thread hours ago. Treefrog May 2021 #13
And that is fine edhopper May 2021 #16
Probably best to put down the shovel at this point. Treefrog May 2021 #19
pearl clutchers gonna clutch HAB911 May 2021 #14
Sure edhopper May 2021 #15
that is exactly why I rarely post anymore HAB911 May 2021 #17
I grew up in Florida edhopper May 2021 #18
The confederacy may or may not live on. But it's now centered in very different states. Treefrog May 2021 #20
The sarcasm smilie is indeed crucial; when it doubt, use it... The reader cannot tell tone of voice Hekate May 2021 #7
Someone here once said that the ... Whiskeytide May 2021 #8
The problem is that some are not good at sarcasm. More are not good at recognizing sarcasm. TomSlick May 2021 #9
Jurors who wrongly assume I'm being sarcastic have kept some of my posts from being hidden... hunter May 2021 #10
Yip, the lack of tone/voice-inflection in text. I don't use emojis either. Those who don't "get" it UTUSN May 2021 #11
A lot of people do not understand sarcasm particularly dark sarcasm. Ka-Dinh Oy May 2021 #12
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