Then why is it the highest form of inteligence???
2007-04-20 13:52:52 · 27 answers · asked by prettywoman 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
No, I wouldn't say it's the lowest form of wit. You have to be quite clever to be able to come up with something wonderfully sarcastic.
2007-04-20 13:55:53 · answer #1 · answered by tamara_cyan 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The quotation "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" was said by William Shakespeare who at the time was losing an argument to Francis Bacon. Both were highly intelligent scholars in their own particular fields.
2007-04-20 14:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by Loxie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me, sarcasm is NOT the lowest form of wit; it takes an intelligent and clever person to come up with a good sarcastic comeback! Oscar Wilde- now, he was brilliant as far as intelligent sarcasm goes. Same for Dorothy Parker. To me, the lowest form of wit are The Three Stooges, stupid redneck *comedy* (like Jeff Foxworthy). Intelligent people can scathe one with a good, clever, sarcastic comment! I love dark humor. It's the best, because it makes one THINK.
2007-04-20 14:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by PURR GIRL TORI 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm is the highest form of intelligence because you are forced to think on your feet and play off someone else's words. You can't plan out a script full of sarcasm.
It's the lowest form of wit because you're insulting someone to probably get them angered, hence resulting in them doing stupid things that they normally never would have done if calm and peaceful
2007-04-20 13:56:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm is NOT the lowest form of wit. The lowest form of wit is slapstick. Sarcasm is, in my humble opinion, the most subtle form of the standard put-down, and I appreciate it because the joke lasts longer; the put-down itself, and the reaction, which usually takes a while to form...
2007-04-20 13:59:20 · answer #5 · answered by knight2001us 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i actually think sarcasm is the highest form of wit as you need a quick sharp mind for it. bet whoever first said it was the lowest form of wit had no sense of humour and was too thick to do sarcasm themselves, sour grapes!
2007-04-21 01:18:20 · answer #6 · answered by purplefluffyalien 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am so fast with my answers and sarcasm is like my middle name. It's awesome to have quick responses to give people. I do love my sarcasm. I wonder about the intelligence part.
2007-04-20 13:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by sandrota 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm is angers ugly cousin. It is mockery, sneering, jesting, or mocking a person, situation or thing.
It is strongly associated with irony, with some definitions classifying it as a type of verbal irony intended to insult or wound.
2007-04-20 14:07:10 · answer #8 · answered by L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love sarcasm. I am a very sarcastic person. My psychology teacher once told me that my sarcasm was me being passive-aggressive though...
2007-04-20 13:57:57 · answer #9 · answered by black_star_47001 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm is just another one of the services that I offer.
2007-04-20 13:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by Marenight 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋