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Mister Ed

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15. Looks to me as though the poster intended sarcasm.

Reply to Brigid (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 06:35 AM

Jan 2015

The poster probably should have used the sarcasm widget to make that clear. Sarcasm can be difficult to convey in print, without benefit of facial expression or tone of voice to help get the message across.

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