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On 6/2/2016 3:30 AM, Stephen wrote:
> "graveyard humour" that some professions and people have can be quite
> shocking to people not used to it.
your mention of waiting to see if you had to buy the bottle and John's
comeback at scot's being frugal is what prompted my query ... i've also
been told that my sense of humor tends to be on the dark-ish side
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On 6/2/2016 1:03 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> On 6/2/2016 3:30 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 6/1/2016 12:11 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> As for your comments I think you were being sarky to her. My usage of
>> sarky is that it is a mild form of sarcasm. To illustrate a point in
>> your case.
>
> hmmm sarky ... never heard that term before.
>
It is, I think, a variation of snarky
>>
>> that's the one that my friend used ... /had/ to beg to differ as i
>> wasn't trying to be critical
I beg to differ. To my ears/eyes you were being critical. But there is
nothing wrong with criticism. It doesn't always mean negativity. You
were being positive trying to help. Most people I know would have
laughed and said. Yes my hand does hurt I must try not to pick up any
more hot bricks.
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Regards
Stephen
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On 6/2/2016 1:25 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> On 6/2/2016 3:30 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> "graveyard humour" that some professions and people have can be quite
>> shocking to people not used to it.
>
> your mention of waiting to see if you had to buy the bottle and John's
> comeback at scot's being frugal is what prompted my query ... i've also
> been told that my sense of humor tends to be on the dark-ish side
>
You're ex-forces (military). You cannot be a shrinking violet and live
in that environment. Unfortunately most people in civvy street don't
understand.
Working offshore it was not out of place to ask someone who was being
medevaced if you could have their locker or what size boots they wore.
A good friend of mine was shocked after telling me that she had a couple
of dodgy flights. When I said. "Remind me not to fly with you."
That was before she knew me properly.
It was also another country where saying that I was so hungry I could
eat a horse. Silenced the company.
What! What did I say wrong? :)
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Regards
Stephen
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Am 02.06.2016 um 14:29 schrieb Stephen:
> On 6/2/2016 1:03 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> On 6/2/2016 3:30 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 6/1/2016 12:11 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> As for your comments I think you were being sarky to her. My usage of
>>> sarky is that it is a mild form of sarcasm. To illustrate a point in
>>> your case.
>>
>> hmmm sarky ... never heard that term before.
>>
>
> It is, I think, a variation of snarky
... or a variation of sarcastic? Or a chimera of the two?
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On 6/2/2016 3:12 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 02.06.2016 um 14:29 schrieb Stephen:
>> On 6/2/2016 1:03 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> On 6/2/2016 3:30 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 6/1/2016 12:11 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>>> As for your comments I think you were being sarky to her. My usage of
>>>> sarky is that it is a mild form of sarcasm. To illustrate a point in
>>>> your case.
>>>
>>> hmmm sarky ... never heard that term before.
>>>
>>
>> It is, I think, a variation of snarky
>
> .... or a variation of sarcastic? Or a chimera of the two?
>
Possibly a regional variation, snarky is new to me. But both seem to
mean sarcastic.
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Stephen
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I think I heard sarky used first, though Merriam-Webster online doesn't list it.
Snarky seems to be in more general use where I live, and it's in M-W.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snarky
If you're offended, go find your safe space. :P
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On 6/2/2016 5:25 PM, Bald Eagle wrote:
> I think I heard sarky used first, though Merriam-Webster online doesn't list it.
>
> Snarky seems to be in more general use where I live, and it's in M-W.
Oh! for some reason I thought you were in the UK.
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snarky
>
The first definition sits well with me. Probably from The Hunting of the
Snark.
And one of the online dictonaries says it is a portmanteau combination
of "snide" and "remark".
> If you're offended, go find your safe space. :P
>
Better still punch their lights out. (Assuming that is a response to the
word otherwise that went Woosh, over my head.)
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Regards
Stephen
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On 6/2/2016 8:41 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 6/2/2016 1:25 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> On 6/2/2016 3:30 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>> "graveyard humour" that some professions and people have can be quite
>>> shocking to people not used to it.
>>
>> your mention of waiting to see if you had to buy the bottle and John's
>> comeback at scot's being frugal is what prompted my query ... i've also
>> been told that my sense of humor tends to be on the dark-ish side
>>
>
> You're ex-forces (military). You cannot be a shrinking violet and live
> in that environment. Unfortunately most people in civvy street don't
> understand.
> Working offshore it was not out of place to ask someone who was being
> medevaced if you could have their locker or what size boots they wore.
indeed
>
> A good friend of mine was shocked after telling me that she had a couple
> of dodgy flights. When I said. "Remind me not to fly with you."
LOL ... reminds me of when someone says "See you later" ... I
/sometimes/ respond "Thanks for the warning"
> That was before she knew me properly.
> It was also another country where saying that I was so hungry I could
> eat a horse. Silenced the company.
>
> What! What did I say wrong? :)
>
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On 6/2/2016 10:12 AM, clipka wrote:
> Am 02.06.2016 um 14:29 schrieb Stephen:
>> On 6/2/2016 1:03 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> On 6/2/2016 3:30 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 6/1/2016 12:11 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>>> As for your comments I think you were being sarky to her. My usage of
>>>> sarky is that it is a mild form of sarcasm. To illustrate a point in
>>>> your case.
>>>
>>> hmmm sarky ... never heard that term before.
>>>
>>
>> It is, I think, a variation of snarky
>
> ... or a variation of sarcastic? Or a chimera of the two?
LOL ... I concede
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On 6/2/2016 9:58 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> A good friend of mine was shocked after telling me that she had a couple
>> of dodgy flights. When I said. "Remind me not to fly with you."
>
> LOL ... reminds me of when someone says "See you later" ... I
> /sometimes/ respond "Thanks for the warning"
Milder than "Not if I see you first." ;)
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Regards
Stephen
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