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MineralMan

(146,333 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 04:55 PM Jan 2017

I know that detecting satire can be difficult...

So, from today forward, I will indicate the satirical nature of such thread-starters by ending them with the following:



It's my responsibility to be completely Trumparent in my posts, of course.

Thank you for your attention!

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I know that detecting satire can be difficult... (Original Post) MineralMan Jan 2017 OP
It is getting harder and harder to tell satire from the truth now days Gothmog Jan 2017 #1
reality is much stranger than satire these days rurallib Jan 2017 #5
Is the weird emjoi a substitute for rzemanfl Jan 2017 #2
Not all satire is sarcasm. MineralMan Jan 2017 #3
K. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #4
Gotta say Mineral Man...you've got a way with pixels. SticksnStones Jan 2017 #6

rurallib

(62,451 posts)
5. reality is much stranger than satire these days
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 05:50 PM
Jan 2017

if it sounds totally over the top, it is probably reality.
this is not satire - i think

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)
3. Not all satire is sarcasm.
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 04:58 PM
Jan 2017

And not all sarcasm is satire.

It is silly , however, not to recognize either.

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