Wednesday, November 30, 2011

"Bend over and I'll show you."

Every question can successfully be answered with the response, "bend over and I'll show you". I want there in be sarcasm in this truth, but nevertheless, I digress. If this in fact true, it has profound implications. What about that phrase enables it to answer anything? For example: you might ask, "is he serious?", thereby my reply would be, "bend over and I'll show you".
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  1. Stacy RhectDecember 1, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    It's the same thing with "That's what she said." But what I'm wondering is if someone who had not heard the intonation, especially in the inflection on the 'she', would be able to interpret the sarcasmo part of it. IOW, i think there are linguistic features that can identify sarcasm, there are times and situations that need verbalnesses.

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  2. Dr. MDecember 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Linguistic features that can identify sarcasm... if only there were a blog to collect data related to this.

    Also, "What's a MoonPie?"
    "Bend over and I'll show you."

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  3. Stacy RhectDecember 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    I whole-heartedly agree with a MoonPie being shown when one bends over. Really. This is ultra-accurate.

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