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Subject: Re: Satire

Author: James Robertson

Date: 23:25:02 02/05/00

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On February 05, 2000 at 20:47:12, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On February 05, 2000 at 20:13:54, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>>This must be the ugliest post made on this subject tonight. The second ugliest
>>>is your "satirical" post (look up your dictionary to see what "satire" means).
>>>By all means defend it.
>>
>>The definition of satire is (Funk and Wagnalls) "1. The use of sarcasm, irony,
>>or wit in exposing abuses or follies; ridicule. 2. A written composition in
>>which vice, folly, etc. is held up to ridicule."
>>
>>Doesn't my post fit into those categories? I personally think it was witty, but
>>even if you disagree with that you can't deny it is sarcastic. You may not agree
>>your action was abuse or a folly, but isn't exposing it as such what satire is
>>all about? :)
>>
>>James
>
>I didn't get that from it.  To me it just seemed sarcastic, serious, and pissed
>off, not that it matters much.  There were a lot of upset people this morning.
>
>bruce

True, that is mostly what I felt when I posted it. :(

James



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