Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Do you post here?
No. (Sorry, I'm being s-a-r-c-a-s-t-i-c.)
Originally Posted by
CBreezy
I've seen incredibly outlandish things written here seriously that I could easily read as sarcasm. Sarcasm is verbal. In case that's confusing, that means it comes from your mouth. The author of the post was actually being ironic and trying to use a sarcastic tone as a vehicle to identify the irony. Since we can't tell tone in just words, it must be read as truth. There was no other way to tell that he was being ironic. Irony in the written word should carry some other kind of context.
I "never" pretend. I'm just plain "smart."
Okay, "smart" guy (your idea to use quotes there
.) He was being "ironic." I mean, ironic. You win.
Now back on topic.