When did sarcasm really start being used, you know the type where a person is being sarcastic but you dont always know it
2006-12-13 20:51:26 · 15 answers · asked by ya_face_sux 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Well, I'm not quite 'nearly dead.' And I can't tell you exactly when surreptitious sarcasm began. But I do remember one night at the Parthenon when Aristotle was doing his stand-up routine and he made some sarcastic comments about government...
2006-12-13 20:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
sarcasm is as old as man himself. in fact right at the time when man started talking and thinking.
2006-12-14 04:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thats called knowledge
2006-12-14 05:05:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
sarcasm began when one brontosaurus said to another one..."yeah I bet you could run over there and pull that t-rex's tail and get back here before he will even notice!"
2006-12-14 05:03:14 · answer #4 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if i dont get to know it, its not sarcasm....
it will be pitiful to the giver because she/he is not good enough in giving one....
(i am not old lol, but i like your q)
2006-12-14 04:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
HUH Sonny speak up i can't hear you sorry bell tones need new batteires
2006-12-14 05:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by katlady927 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
When I was born, about 10,000 years ago and there is nothing in this world that I don't know.
2006-12-14 04:55:00 · answer #7 · answered by nevada nomad 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Probably 2000 years ago, when I was a lad....hehe.
2006-12-14 04:53:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Learn more about the culture !!!
2006-12-14 05:27:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
mark twain was the master, IMHO
2006-12-14 04:56:01 · answer #10 · answered by velvet underground 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋