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Titanpoint · 06-12-2003, 08:10 AM

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Originally posted by Monkeybot
I don't know if that site is real or not, but in 8th grade at Catholic school we really did get a huge lecture on how awful and contrary to the spirit of God sarcasm was. I still remember this matronly cow of a teacher telling us in hushed, awed tones that the word sarcasm was derived from the Greek for "to cut flesh."* So every time we said "Yeah, RIGHT" we were tearing flesh!

Of course, you can imagine how effective this lecture was on a pack of snarky, irreverent 13-year-olds

*I have no idea if it actually is or not, it's just what she said.

Oh no, really?

Keatslover · 06-12-2003, 08:27 AM

How does the pope know that the people condemned to the flames were not being sarcastic with their constant praising of the Lord?:notworthy

06-12-2003, 08:27 AM	#12
Keatslover Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moorhead MN Posts: 34	Pope against sarcasm How does the pope know that the people condemned to the flames were not being sarcastic with their constant praising of the Lord?:notworthy

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