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I can’t get behind this.
Sarcasm should be clear contextually. If it isn’t, you’re not funny, and should stop trying.
Asparagus! nailed it. Using a font to denote sarcasm is insulting to the wit of the author and the reader.
@1: Not all the blame belongs to the author; there are many broken sarcasm meters in the general population. The question is, do we care about their opinion?
@3 I totally care about their opinion.
@3: No.
Then there is the overused “standby”….quotes.
@1, you are my idol.
And I mean that.
There was already old and mostly unused punctuation to mark irony and sarcasm, what’s the point of inventing a new method rather than promoting the old one?
There’s already the snark, but hardly anyone uses it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snark_(punc…
Ugh. No. Learn to write. You don’t get to invent a whole new set of characters because you can’t convey your point effectively. I often leave question marks off of common rhetorical questions (“Who knows.” “Who cares.” etc.), and there’s no way I’ll support this lazy crap. No.
worse than comic sans
@1 is 100% accurate.
This idea has been around for as long as there’s been message boards and email and the answer is always the same; if you think this is needed you’re too shitty at using sarcasm and should probably stop.
© 2004.
Is The Stranger reading the Internet backwards? Jesus christ.