glassgowkiss Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 There's this concept in linguistics called universal pragmatics. This is to say, I could learn to speak fluent Russian, but lacking a deeper connection with its cultural context it's not likely that I would ever recognize irony or satire when I heard it. Forget your fluent russian, you have hard time with grasping any concepts in your native language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 ...or did your grandpa speak German? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 ...it's not likely that I would ever recognize irony or satire when I heard it. Â And how's that different from what you're working with now? Â You're probably right. For example, I failed to recognize any humor at all in your post earlier this summer: Â Bummer to hear about Eric Wedge. Just when the Mariners were starting to find their stroke. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 You're probably right. For example, I failed to recognize any humor at all in your post earlier this summer: Â Bummer to hear about Eric Wedge. Just when the Mariners were starting to find their stroke. Â Â Ah yes, thank you for the chance to both revisit this late-summer gem and for the opportunity for a 'teachable moment'. You see Fairweather, the humor in the post derives from what we call a 'play on words'. The word 'stroke' carries a double meaning here, taking on its usages both to hit a baseball and to denote a cerebrovascular accident. The wordplay here takes on a playfully sardonic dimension when considered in the context of the Mariners' continued mismanagement and epic suckitude under Wedge, who as it seems, was more interested in sucking on chili dogs and Kools during his tenure than bringing this ragged shitstain of a franchise close to something remotely resembling .500. I hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 You're probably right. For example, I failed to recognize any humor at all in your post earlier this summer: Â Bummer to hear about Eric Wedge. Just when the Mariners were starting to find their stroke. Â Â Ah yes, thank you for the chance to both revisit this late-summer gem and for the opportunity for a 'teachable moment'. You see Fairweather, the humor in the post derives from what we call a 'play on words'. The word 'stroke' carries a double meaning here, taking on its usages both to hit a baseball and to denote a cerebrovascular accident. The wordplay here takes on a playfully sardonic dimension when considered in the context of the Mariners' continued mismanagement and epic suckitude under Wedge, who as it seems, was more interested in sucking on chili dogs and Kools during his tenure than bringing this ragged shitstain of a franchise close to something remotely resembling .500. I hope that helps. Â Leftylib compassion for fellow human being. Now I get it! It will be also much funny when the cigarette-smoking shistain suckituder in the White House who is presently resemble .360 strokes out in similar way. I will make satire and irony then because stroke is also golf 240 times to be lazy and stroke is also ego which is him. This will be triple irony wordplay and you will laugh too surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I think I liked it better when I thought that FW was just really passionate about bolting and the direction the sport was going. Elitist but based on standards and principals. Â But now I know that he is just a blowhard like the rest of the folks in spray. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 We're all sons of bitches, FW included. That's basically my life philosophy. Â I love that you can essentially place a blank thread in spray and people will start fighting. I love this place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 You're probably right. For example, I failed to recognize any humor at all in your post earlier this summer: Â Bummer to hear about Eric Wedge. Just when the Mariners were starting to find their stroke. Â Â Ah yes, thank you for the chance to both revisit this late-summer gem and for the opportunity for a 'teachable moment'. You see Fairweather, the humor in the post derives from what we call a 'play on words'. The word 'stroke' carries a double meaning here, taking on its usages both to hit a baseball and to denote a cerebrovascular accident. The wordplay here takes on a playfully sardonic dimension when considered in the context of the Mariners' continued mismanagement and epic suckitude under Wedge, who as it seems, was more interested in sucking on chili dogs and Kools during his tenure than bringing this ragged shitstain of a franchise close to something remotely resembling .500. I hope that helps. Â Leftylib compassion for fellow human being. Now I get it! It will be also much funny when the cigarette-smoking shistain suckituder in the White House who is presently resemble .360 strokes out in similar way. I will make satire and irony then because stroke is also golf 240 times to be lazy and stroke is also ego which is him. This will be triple irony wordplay and you will laugh too surely. Â Get a life, dumbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's okay FW, I know you were drunk when you wrote that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 You're probably right. For example, I failed to recognize any humor at all in your post earlier this summer: Â Bummer to hear about Eric Wedge. Just when the Mariners were starting to find their stroke. Â Â Ah yes, thank you for the chance to both revisit this late-summer gem and for the opportunity for a 'teachable moment'. You see Fairweather, the humor in the post derives from what we call a 'play on words'. The word 'stroke' carries a double meaning here, taking on its usages both to hit a baseball and to denote a cerebrovascular accident. The wordplay here takes on a playfully sardonic dimension when considered in the context of the Mariners' continued mismanagement and epic suckitude under Wedge, who as it seems, was more interested in sucking on chili dogs and Kools during his tenure than bringing this ragged shitstain of a franchise close to something remotely resembling .500. I hope that helps. Â There is no humor in your stroke post, no matter how you try to adorn it with prose. You're not funny or clever - you're just a douche-nozzle, pure and simple. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Cause when I'm looking for humor, I always go straight to KaskadskyjKozak: Old Sad Metal Dude    Edited November 22, 2013 by prole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fairweather Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I think I liked it better when I thought that FW was just really passionate about bolting and the direction the sport was going. Elitist but based on standards and principals. But now I know that he is just a blowhard like the rest of the folks in spray.  [video:youtube]dKia7Xj34MQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I think I liked it better when I thought that FW was just really passionate about bolting and the direction the sport was going. Elitist but based on standards and principals. But now I know that he is just a blowhard like the rest of the folks in spray.  [video:youtube]dKia7Xj34MQ  assuming you are not joking, are you saying that you are against everything? An angry old man? Why is being happy 24 hrs a day a bad thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Why is being happy 24 hrs a day a bad thing? Â haha, how in the world do you manage that unrealistic hippy dream? Do you have to stick your fingers in your ears and try not to look around too much? Â Â Â Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's okay FW, I know you were drunk when you wrote that. Â I was not. I was deliberately blaspheming your messiah and mocking both you and all his followers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Why is being happy 24 hrs a day a bad thing? Â haha, how in the world do you manage that unrealistic hippy dream? Do you have to stick your fingers in your ears and try not to look around too much? Â Â Â Â Â Â Washington and Colorado. The only two places where this is legally possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's okay FW, I know you were drunk when you wrote that. Â I was not. I was deliberately blaspheming your messiah and mocking both you and all his followers. Â LOL. Thanks for that, good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Â Leftylib compassion for fellow human being. Now I get it! It will be also much funny when the cigarette-smoking shistain suckituder in the White House who is presently resemble .360 strokes out in similar way. I will make satire and irony then because stroke is also golf 240 times to be lazy and stroke is also ego which is him. This will be triple irony wordplay and you will laugh too surely. Â Chinese Downhill awards speech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 When outsource spray you to online class, ESL, translate polished English to not so easy. Or maybe in base meant illegal migrant typing wpms into computer on tough screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Why is being happy 24 hrs a day a bad thing? Â Â Dunno about that, but it's definitely a bad thing to be unhappy 24/7 - which pretty much sums up Prole and GGK Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Cause when I'm looking for humor, I always go straight to KaskadskyjKozak: Old Sad Metal Dude   Fixed the image for ya, Prol'chik.  I shit bigger than you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Yeah, keep the sexually frustrated adolescent male fantasy alive Kojak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I'm gonna spread around some fucking happiness here if it kills me. Â Here's a cool random happy story. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I'm gonna spread around some fucking happiness here if it kills me. Here's a cool random happy story.    Overall life is pretty good here in the 21st century in the US of A. Keep smiling, it only pisses off the hopeless malcontents like Prole :-)  And Gawd, look at that sun and views we've had. A great weekend to enjoy life in the PNW!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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