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DARPA has by far the greatest mission statement of any government organization: developing gonzo technologies to prevent and create strategic surprise. And this month the Defense Advanced Research ...

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In two recent posts, I touched on both nonverbal and verbal types of formal humor. In this one, I continue our review of the latter category by discussing two styles of humor seen quite regularly in ...

Sarcasm is weird, but we use it all the time. One second it’s hilarious, the next it’s harsh. It’s the eye-roll in your “Great job,” the smirk behind “What a genius idea.” Somehow, saying the opposite ...

This sentence begins the best article you will ever read. Chances are you thought that last statement might be sarcasm. Sarcasm, as linguist Robert Gibbs noted, includes “words used to express ...

OK, I do have a T-shirt which has the title of this column as the message on the shirt. And, I might have another T-shirt which says something like, “Sarcasm – Just One of the Many Free Services I ...

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Before you roll your eyes, get this: Exercising your sarcasm muscle is not only good for you, but it can also benefit the people around you. Here are the scientific reasons you should never feel bad ...

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DARPA has by far the greatest mission statement of any government organization: developing gonzo technologies to prevent and create strategic surprise. And this month the Defense Advanced Research ...