Tagged definitions, elocutio, example, figures of speech, rhetoric, sarcasmus, schemes, trope Sarcasmus Posted on June 2, 2021 | Comments Off on Sarcasmus Sarcasmus (sar’kaz’-mus): Use of mockery, verbal taunts, or bitter irony. I have been living with you for two years—oh, I ...
The fear of having houseguests is called “domatophobia”. It is derived from the Latin word “domus” which means house and “phobos” which means fear. This phobia can cause intense anxiety and discomfort for individuals when they have to host guests in their home. The fear of small talk...
23 percent of the time that the phrase “yeah, right” was used, it was uttered sarcastically. Entire phrases have almost lost their literal meanings because they are so frequently said with a sneer. “Big deal,” for example. When’s the last time someone said that...
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So a few weeks back we had a brief rumination about if a rom-com has failed if it’s not actually very funny, and so we decided to speak on that for a bit. For example, are there rom-coms that are actually funny? Of our favorites, which ones fall closer to rom than com (or ...
Phil Hartman sometimes gets lost amidSNL's historical star power. Yet his true genius was that he could fit into any role, accentuating the necessary humor to make a character shine. Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer was a perfect example. The concept was simple, bordering on absurd: Keyrock was thawed...
For those that need a more substantial example let’s say Mr. Charmer practically BEGS you to be exclusive with him, and as soon as you decide to not use your charm, sass, and boobs to get drinks and flings with other guys, his list of highly questionable actions start piling up. The...
While they don’t provide targets of estrogen because every woman is different, it appears from that example above that if you stimulate for 12 days with shots, the max your estrogen should reach is 2000. Shady Grove Day 6 189 Day 7 302 Day 9 481 Day 11 1106 Day 12 1380 Day 13 ...
When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars. I think that crowdfunding has become such a powerful tool to tell stories that might not find financing otherwise - like a dark comedy about infidelity, for example! —Kit Williamson ...
Nah, I’m kidding, there really isn’t. Plagiarism is straight up stealing someone else’s work and claiming it as your own. If, for example, I am preparing to do my world famous, hilarious Mike Tyson impression, I will say “Hey look at me I’m about to do my world famous, hila...