> > On 01/10/2010 12:15 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> On Tue,05.Jan.10, 13:41:18, Mark Allums wrote: >> >> >> >>> I guess your sarcasm meter is broken today. Better get it service. >>> (The hotmail post is satire, guys.) >>> >>> >> Quote from RFC 1855, section 2.1.1 (emphasis mine): >> >> "Remember that the recipient is a human being whose culture, language, >> and humor have different points of reference from your own. Remember >> that date formats, measurements, and idioms may not travel well. *Be* >> *especially* *careful* *with* *sarcasm*." >> >> Regards, >> Andrei >> >> > Thanks, Andrei. By the way, I don't think that was satire, but when things > turned south , he changed the 'from' mail address from gmail to another and > tried to get away with the old "oh guys, I was just joking." Common... > >
No, it was definitely satire. To explain: I felt the amount of time and effort trying to determine if spam was some nefarious plot by google to increase market share highly amusing and deserving of mockery/ridicule. I also felt almost quoting the slap-chop commercial verbatim would be obvious enough for anyone with access to the internet. I'll be sure to post in debian-humor.list from now on. Best, Arthur PS. Yes, I know Debian Humor doesn't exist. It's another joke.
