...Then we're even??? or not??...I like "pie-in-the-face" humor as much as the next guy, but I find high quality (subjective) sarcasm to be much more satisfying, especially when it's missed (as a hard-core individual, it's all about personal gratification)...I pride myself on the ability to be mildly facetious, subtly sarcastic, or bitingly sardonic as the situation demands. see ya' around the forum; miss those obscure u-tube links, K e v

... an end to the tolerance that al-Ghazali hails. It ranges from what could be called friendliness to that deep love inherent in friendship. Whatever is it called, al-Ghazali considered it import enough to emphasize by allowing a rare sardonic note to be sounded by the prophet: "Gabriel, peace be upon him, has always counseled me about the rights of neighbors to the point that I supposed they would inherit from me" (Al- Ghazzali, 57).

.... What greeted him now was a leggy, trim figured girl his age in a yellow sun dress, hair held back with some sort of headband that reminded him of nothing so much as a pair of shiny red horns, with a sardonic smirk at Misato's sideways glare from her previous comment. "Ah, here he is," Misato took the opportunity to change the subject. "Shinji, this is Asuka Soryu-Langley, Eva-02's pilot. Asuka, Shinji Ikari of Eva-01."...

... and conjectural) world. Religion cannot be proved by theoretical reason. ------------------------- So the first Critique ends. One could well imagine David Hume, uncannier Scot than Kant himself, viewing the results with a sardonic smile. Here was a tremendous book, eight hundred pages long; weighted beyond bearing, almost, with ponderous terminology; proposing to solve all the problems of metaphysics, and incidentally to save the ...

....invalid> wrote: Nah, that would remind me of "hot water heater", which irks me because it heats _cold_ water to make it hot. I was being sarcastic. So was Mike, IMHO. Well, sardonic, at least. Yes, at least one of those. I wish I actually knew the difference. Every time I look them up in a dictionary (any dictionary), I come away unenlightened :-) And of course there's ironic as well. ...

...: Nah, that would remind me of "hot water heater", which irks me because it heats _cold_ water to make it hot. I was being sarcastic. So was Mike, IMHO. Well, sardonic, at least. Yes, at least one of those. -- <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/election.shtml> Election 2008 goods. <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Prius shirts/...

... (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: Madwen <wyvern@nospam.invalid> wrote: Yes, let's all start calling it a "boiling water kettle", shall we? Nah, that would remind me of "hot water heater", which irks me because it heats _cold_ water to make it hot. I was being sarcastic. So was Mike, IMHO. Well, sardonic, at least. -- Gene E. Bloch (Gino) letters617blochg3251 (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")

... easy chair in front of the TV: Wife: Hal, how to you feel about pot roast? (After pausing to reflect..) Hal: I feel an irrational sense of guilt...pervading an otherwise mandatory denial of sardonic bliss- which leads me question the very nature of my emerging responsibilities as a human being.. (Hal's distant gaze returns and barks to the wife still unseen...) Hal: But whatever you think is fine....

... in the easy chair in front of the TV: Wife: Hal, how to you feel about pot roast? (After pausing to reflect..) Hal: I feel an irrational sense of guilt...pervading an otherwise mandatory denial of sardonic bliss- which leads me question the very nature of my emerging responsibilities as a human being.. (Hal's distant gaze returns and barks to the wife still unseen...) Hal: But whatever you think is fine. ...

... philosophy group" populated by "intelligent thoughtful people who are driven off this group", then **why** are you asking the people that have remained behind in this forum. Wouldn't they be the last to know?? Perhaps you were merely being sardonic... happy trails, K e v Probably a valid logical deduction but I hope that doesn't include you? :-) Seriously, though I thought there might be a few left.. Best, Edgar