2006-11-01 22:12:11 · 19 answers · asked by chris m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Lowest form of wit but highest form of intelligence
2006-11-01 22:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by C T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is sarcasm the lowest form of wit, or is wit the lowest form of sarcasm ? But then as some wise man once said: Wit is but educated insolence ... So maybe all Wit of any kind is just proof of intelligence. : )
2006-11-01 22:16:39 · answer #2 · answered by brianthesnailuk2002 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C T beat me to it..
the full phrase about sarcasm is "lowest form of wit, highest form of intelligence"
2006-11-01 22:14:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm is the lowest form of ignorance.
2006-11-01 22:16:16 · answer #4 · answered by nasturtium41 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, sarcasm is a smart form of wit. It's a joke with usually a bitter grain of truth in it.
2006-11-01 22:15:50 · answer #5 · answered by Len74 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm done well, is an excellent form of wit and can be very amusing.
2006-11-01 23:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by Robert B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The citation "sarcasm is the backside type of wit" replaced into pronounced by capacity of William Shakespeare who on the time replaced into dropping a controversy to 1st baron beaverbrook. the two have been particularly smart scholars of their very own particular fields.
2016-10-21 03:25:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not! I often hear this said and actually I like a bit of sarcasm. It's great when you use it in humour and it great when you really wanna get someone off your back.....so not sure where this saying came from.
2006-11-01 22:20:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really? How low can we go? There's good and bad sarcasm.
2006-11-01 22:20:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's one of the highest forms of wit and a sign of intelligence.
I imagine someone here will probably report this as offensive to their intelligence though...wonder how long that will take?
2006-11-01 22:15:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋