""" [Q] Just in passing, that strategy of turning insults into humour could result in a broken nose in certain contexts.
 [A] Yes. Funny you should say so. Ep

""" [Q] Just in passing, that strategy of turning insults into humour could result in a broken nose in certain contexts.
 [A] Yes. Funny you should say so. Epictetus says exactly this in the Discourses, he says: ‘I used to go round responding humorously to people and then I got my nose broken.’ And he adds: ‘— so I don’t do it anymore, I just walk away.’ """ Now that we have the internet, snark's up to stratospheric levels. Went up a lot with the press, but there was still the odd horse-whip wielding aggrieved party to consider.