ive just been reading some posts and it stated that sarcasm is the highest form of wit. ive been looking on the internet to find out but cant find it.

i was wondering what other people have heard, is it or isnt it? :)

Originally posted by janny
ive just been reading some posts and it stated that sarcasm is the highest form of wit. ive been looking on the internet to find out but cant find it.

i was wondering what other people have heard, is it or isnt it? :)

It IS the highest form of wit, and that is NOT up for question.
Unfortunatly you need a sense of humour to appreciate it.

Without humour there would'nt be any sarcasm, and life would be very dull.:suspect:

well i thought that! i still need some proof in this matter to prove a point! if anyone can find any could you put a link up, please! :)

Originally posted by janny
ive just been reading some posts and it stated that sarcasm is the highest form of wit. ive been looking on the internet to find out but cant find it.

i was wondering what other people have heard, is it or isnt it? :)



When I was young, I was told it was the lowest form of wit:confused:

I thought it was the lowest form of wit too :confused:
Same as swearing was supposed the be the lowest form of intelligence.
Not that it's ever stopped me ;) Sometimes a good old fashioned expletive fits my mood perfectly!

Originally posted by sccsux
When I was young, I was told it was the lowest form of wit:confused:

same here!

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but therein lies the basis of all wit
-- Oscar Wilde

I've yet to post without my comments having an ironic sarcasm. Some would say I'm a negative thinker.

Not me, Sheffield City Council take that accolade.

Viz, The Heart of the City.

Obviously, listening to Morrissey and the Smiths for the past 20 years is going to have some effect!

Sarcasm?? On this Forum??!! Never!

Originally posted by janny
ive just been reading some posts and it stated that sarcasm is the highest form of wit. ive been looking on the internet to find out but cant find it.

i was wondering what other people have heard, is it or isnt it? :)
What do you think? :loopy:

That statement in itself is indeed sarcastic, as sarcasm is the lowest form of wit..

yes.....sarcasm is the highest form of wit.well done.

Am i right in thinking that sarcasm, is humour, makin it funny= wit?:suspect:

Originally posted by Bandylegs
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but therein lies the basis of all wit
-- Oscar Wilde

While we're doing Wilde quotes, here's one for some of the Forummers:

It is only the intellectually lost who ever argue.
-- Oscar Wilde

Alternatively -
The unexamined life is not worth living
Socrates


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sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, highest form of humour.

seriously im not kidding!

Nah, it's lower than low in my opinion.

Any bog standard wannabe joker, can just turn around whats been said and make it into scarcasm. . yet a proper commedian will be able to give funnier angles, observations, foybles and interpretations based on his own interlectual opinions, thoughts and musings.

Although, I admit scarcasm can be useful on the odd occasion, however if it's used too often, becomes very boring, very predictable, very quickley....

Originally posted by Henrietta
That statement in itself is indeed sarcastic, as sarcasm is the lowest form of wit..
So what about irony?

It's like goldy and bronsey. . . but made of iron. . .

it depends on the context of the sarcasm and who its coming from, in what attitude also.its can be pretty funny, but then unfunny also.

Sarcasm is best when the person on the recieving end takes a while to realise youre being sarcastic. I think subtlety is the key

Which of course, is when it tends to become ironic ;)

Sarcasm can be very funny, and a withering delivery can aid its effect. However, multi-layered irony, as used by the late journalist and bon viveur, Auberon Waugh is perhaps the highest form of wit. It is a deluxe version of sarcasm, containing 'traps' for the unwary pompous types it is aimed at, and usually more than one 'trap'. It relies upon a mastery of the written word that few possess, and has to be grammatically correct, and as elegant and cruel as a Leopard. Peter Cook could sometimes rise to this level, as can Alan Bennett on occasion.

I thought Bum, willy, poo and the likes were the highest form of wit? :D

Originally posted by Phanerothyme

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note to self - 4000th post. Time to go outside.

I've been there - there was nothing to see ;)

Originally posted by Henrietta
That statement in itself is indeed sarcastic, as sarcasm is the lowest form of wit..

Correct, I replied to a post by Dan Sumption in which he said, 'I was being sarcastic'. I began my post by saying something like, 'it's the highest form of wit, apparently'. This was meant sarcastically and I'm sure he 'got it'. Virtually everything I said at one point in my life was sarcastic, but I am much mellower now that I am old and nearing the grave.