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notadmblnd

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81. What you posted is not ironic, it was snide and sarcastic. AKA snark.

Mon Mar 31, 2014, 04:19 PM

Mar 2014

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony‎
Merriam‑Webster
the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny. : a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a ...
‎Sardonic - ‎Ironic - ‎Adroit - ‎Tragic irony

snide
snīd/
adjective
adjective: snide

1.
derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.
"snide remarks about my mother"
synonyms: disparaging, derogatory, deprecating, denigratory, insulting, contemptuous, dismissive; More

Sarcasm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt." Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, although sarcasm is not necessarily ironic.
‎Irony - ‎Ambivalence - ‎Taunting

Urban Dictionary: snark
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Urban Dictionary
noun. Combination of "snide" and "remark". Sarcastic comment(s). Also snarky (adj.) and snarkily (adv.) His commentary was rife with snark.

I get the impression that for you, it is difficult.

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I'm beginning to wonder why too. This is becoming an anti-Democratic Party site. FSogol Mar 2014 #6

Yup, not enough lock-step obedience, and way too much critical thinking... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #12

Calling someone a name in a daily rant takes a lot critical thinking. FSogol Mar 2014 #14

...and yet anyone that dares criticise Dear Leader gets slammed by the swarm... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #18

BS. n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #20

Brilliant response... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #28

"Dear Leader," if I may remind people again, is what that little dictator in North Korea is called. Hekate Mar 2014 #24

FFS...It was ironic....Good grief... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #30

FFS screw the irony, dear truebrit. It's not ironic when it's not even true... Hekate Mar 2014 #43

Magic...you compeltely missed the point... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #53

No, she didn't. You did. nt stevenleser Mar 2014 #123

Yeah, she did. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #128

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They want the lock-step obedience so much... Oilwellian Mar 2014 #76

Very true... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #80

LOL lock step obedience treestar Mar 2014 #146

Irony and sarcasm translate poorly to print. Warpy Mar 2014 #83

Perhaps you should read it more closely... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #87

I notice that with all the hand wringing over your "dear leader" comment SomethingFishy Apr 2014 #197

Yup... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #198

Ironic isn't it? SomethingFishy Apr 2014 #199

ROFL! truebrit71 Apr 2014 #200

Please take your "Dear Leader" garbage and stick it wherever you feel it will do the most good. 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #50

Another 'Irony-Free' poster... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #54

Does your dictionary define irony as "What one can claim they were trying to employ ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #94

Nope. Just the standard definition. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #99

That Dear Leader crap is bullshit. Desert805 Mar 2014 #119

Whether you think it is witty or not... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #121

I didn't miss anything. Desert805 Mar 2014 #122

Yeah, you did. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #125

Don't usually do this, but it was unanimous. demwing Mar 2014 #143

Um, yeah, you did. You missed it by a mile. cui bono Mar 2014 #154

Totally. Desert805 Mar 2014 #167

Bravo, the "mask" slipped off that one a loooooong time ago Number23 Mar 2014 #126

Wait...I've been wearing a mask for twelve years?? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #130

You think it's been twelve years, hon. It's been slipping for a while and has fallen off completely Number23 Mar 2014 #133

So what's the upshot here? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #141

Yes, the overuse of the rofl smiley bolsters your contention that you are not trolling this web site Number23 Mar 2014 #150

...and have been since 2002, right? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #157

So tell me, why did you refer to the President as "Dear Leader"? notadmblnd Mar 2014 #55

Because I was being ironic.... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #72

What you posted is not ironic, it was snide and sarcastic. AKA snark. notadmblnd Mar 2014 #81

No, sorry, it was ironic... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #85

swarm, fealty, abolish criticism, ban critics, and a repeat of Dear Leader! FSogol Mar 2014 #89

Your point Mr. Serial Mis-Quoter? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #90

Every term in FSogol's post was lifted verbatim from your little screed. Exactly how ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #96

Oh dear, do try and keep up... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #100

Pip pip. I was well aware of Will's post and the follow-up. The fact that I was responding ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #106

Ah yes, the Bart Simpson "i meant to do that" riposte... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #117

How did you get "I meant to do that" from my words? I expressly said what I DID ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #129

Ah yes, the old insult post and dash... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #131

Were you being ironic here too? one_voice Mar 2014 #103

SHOCKINGLY, there is no response from Mr. Irony. Number23 Mar 2014 #135

Perhaps he has had an epiphany ... it may have struck him that he ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #138

Or perhaps I was having dinner... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #140

Spinach, right? Because it's chock-full of iron(y). 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #145

That's funny.. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #155

SHOCKINGLY, there was no apology from you for your blatant lies about me. cui bono Mar 2014 #158

Oh I bet you do remember. Anyone that gets that flustered and devastated over a typo Number23 Mar 2014 #161

Ah, but as I pointed out to you it wasn't about a typo at all. It was about you lying about me. cui bono Mar 2014 #162

NO. ONE. CARES. Number23 Mar 2014 #170

I'm hardly chasing you around, don't flatter yourself. cui bono Mar 2014 #171

No, it is perfectly sane to demand an apology over something so stupid and asinine Number23 Mar 2014 #173

The real irony in this thread is the person who created an OP accusing DUers of being "gleeful" Number23 Mar 2014 #174

Yes. Absolutely. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #137

So then you admit you're intentionally... one_voice Mar 2014 #163

No, that's not it at all... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #168

And nasty towards other posters on DU treestar Mar 2014 #147

Apparently it is. How are people not understanding why you say "dear leader"? cui bono Mar 2014 #156

I dunno...it's a comment about them... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #159

BS n/t Sheepshank Mar 2014 #95

Nope. That's not what I said at all. truebrit71 Apr 2014 #196

Yet, you just said this: Oilwellian Mar 2014 #25

The irony is simply staggering to behold... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #31

I don't think that word means what you think it means. Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #107

Yeah, I got my English degree at 7/11 truebrit71 Mar 2014 #115

Did you keep the receipt? (Maybe you can get a refund.) 11 Bravo Apr 2014 #190

You don't think there is enough range of Democratic/liberal/progressive thought FSogol Mar 2014 #35

So if you disagree with the President, or any other elected Dem you MUST be a republican disruptor? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #62

Did I say that? Pathetic. FSogol Mar 2014 #67

So you didn't just post this... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #71

Yes I posted that, but that doesn't mean: FSogol Mar 2014 #75

Uh huh... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #82

Debate and criticism has always been welcomed on DU Oilwellian Mar 2014 #70

I wonder who really wants lockstep treestar Mar 2014 #148

Like this...? LanternWaste Mar 2014 #60

Pssst...I have been reliably informed that this is an 'Irony-Free Zone'.... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #66

That is constantly the excuse for outright treestar Mar 2014 #16

And that is constantly the excuse offered whenever anyone steps out of line... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #23

Oh it's required? treestar Mar 2014 #32

Where did I even come close to saying that... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #34

How is calling the President an "f'ing piece of shit" criticism appropriate for this forum? FSogol Mar 2014 #37

'Tis ever so reasoned and insightful, awash in critical thinking and deep analyses. riqster Mar 2014 #46

Yeah, I admit, I was thinking about cheerleaders that day in Rhetoric class. FSogol Mar 2014 #48

A most common malady, meseems. riqster Mar 2014 #51

That's not what was written though was it...?? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #47

No. They spelled out "fucking." n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #49

Nope. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #59

My outrage? You're the guy who follows me from thread to thread complaining FSogol Mar 2014 #64

So I'm right and all you've got is a smilie? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #69

"All you've got is a smilie" says the poster whose post #90 consisted of a title, 4 smilies and ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #97

I'm sure they're capable of answering for themselves.. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #101

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