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In reply to both yours and the original post, the writer does that because he is slyly signalling to you feigned humbleness with a little wink to his readers wi
by ACow_Adonis 8y ago
In reply to both yours and the original post, the writer does that because he is slyly signalling to you feigned humbleness with a little wink to his readers with respect to the personage of Solomon.
You know, using language for subtle humor rather than just brevity, which, if i recall correctly, he actually discussed this topic and dismisses the speed readers and those always looking for efficiency and speed: like speed eating or speed sex I believe the analogy was.
- paulcole 8y agoI was poking fun at the guy I was replying to – not making a modest proposal that fewer words is always the ideal.
- emptyfile 8y agoThe comment you're replying to is sarcastic.
- paulcole 8y agoA good rule of thumb is to assume all of my posts are sarcastic.
- mcguire 8y agoThat's funny; none of mine are.
- paulcole 8y agoAt least you thought I was funny.
- Noumenon72 8y agoA good rule of thumb is to write your posts so they convey sarcasm to a reader who doesn't know you personally.
- paulcole 8y agoGreat advice! How was that?