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Sarcasm

Are You A Backdoor Assistant?

Lilit Marcus | Posted 10.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Office, Friendship, Sarcasm, Workplace, Work, Humor, Assistants, Relationships, Lillit Marcus, Comedy News
Lilit Marcus

There are some people who seem to have a problem telling the difference between a friend and an assistant. This leads to an insidious and sometimes deadly phenomenon - the backdoor assistant.

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Have the Last Laugh as You're Kicked to the Curb, America

Mike Sheehan | Posted 07.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Foreclosures, Greed, Sarcasm, Mortgage, Top Ten, Woes, Humor, Economy, Comic Relief, Misery, List, Comedy News
Mike Sheehan

7. "In the spirit of Huffington Post's trendsetting something-for-nothing business plan, I'm willing to live in the house... for free!"

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The Best Investment Money Can Buy!

David Sirota | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarcasm, Newspapers, Economy, Economic Crisis, Politics News
David Sirota

This week, I did something I've really never done in my newspaper column -- I went for the full-on, all-out sarcasm/satire to make a point about our economy and our corrupt campaign finance system.

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Sarcasm Used In Dementia Detection In Australia

AFP | Julie Shingleton | Posted 01.12.2009 | World

Read More: Science, This Is a Really Important Story, Huff Fluff, Sarcasm, Australia, Elderly Care, World News

SYDNEY (AFP) -- Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but Australian scientists are using it to diagnose dementia, according to research published on...

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The "W"egacy: Vote Bush in '08!

Ross M. Levine | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Sarcasm, 2008 Election, Dubya, George W. Bush, Politics News
Ross M. Levine

Before George Bush, would his party have ever considered putting a religious wack job like Sarah Palin on its presidential ticket? No way.

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Sarcasm Month

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Andy Warhol, Oscar Wilde, Sarcasm, Irony, Dorothy Parker, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jesus, Pontius Pilate, Sarah Palin, Environment, Abraham Lincoln, Real Americans, Media, Bush, Living News
Michael DeJong

There is no doubt that frightful things in current events make for sensational opportunities for sarcasm -- in these times, it's almost "trench humor" that helps us survive.

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The Irony of Irony

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 11.13.2008 | Style

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Sarcasm, Consumerism, Irony, Corporate Capitalism, Voter Registration, Urban Outfitters, Counter Culture, Voter Activism, Sardonic Detachment, Hipsters, Social Activism, Style News
Ben Fractenberg

Can I subvert corporate capitalism with my clothing choices and sardonic detachment? Probably not. Can I register people to vote by sincerely telling them why I think it is important? Most definitely.

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Celebrate Your Divorce With a Good Old Greeting Card

Samara O'Shea | Posted 11.03.2008 | Style

Read More: Marriage, Sarcasm, Break-Up, Cerebral Itch, Greeting Cards, Divorce, Divorcee, Style News
Samara O'Shea

Have you noticed that journalists and talk show hosts alike cite the ever-rising divorce rate like it's a bad thing?

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Seth Colter Walls

Female Clinton Supporters In Focus Groups See Talent, Mudslinging In Palin's Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Women, Focus Group, Harsh, Sarcasm, Palin Speech, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin, Politics News

In two different focus groups of Clinton-supporting Nevada women -- married and unmarried -- conducted immediately after Gov. Sarah Palin's Wednesday ...

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The Science Of Sarcasm

New York Times | Dan Hurley | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Sarcasm, Stephen Colbert, Science of Sarcasm, Jon Stewart, Psychology, Living News

What you may not have realized is that perceiving sarcasm, the smirking put-down that buries its barb by stating the opposite, requires a nifty mental...

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