Chapter 7: The double-bluff irony impasse
This arises when person A makes an ironic comment, to which person B replies mock-seriously in the same vein. Then person A, fearing a misunderstanding, says, no, I was joking, and person B says yes, I know, so was I. And an embarrassed silence endures for a few moments.
But then Snoop Dogg references it on Instagram, everybody laughs, and goes back to "normal" (ha ha!).
ReplyDeleteUnless it's a marriage proposal. Then it can last for decades.
ReplyDeleteThe obvious way out of the impasse is to laugh scornfully and point at the othet person's genitals. I'm pretty sure you mentioned this before in relation to something Hitchens said when the world was a saner place.
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ReplyDeleteIf A had said 'LOL'immediately after making the ironic comment, this tragedy could have been averted. Since that apparently didn't happen, Hutton has been rendered mute for almost a year which could point to the possibility that 'A' is a pseudonym for Hutton.
ReplyDeleteDid he ever thank anyone for those white mice? Who is 'B'?
The truth shall be revealed eventually, even with vowels.
Thank you.
I reckon it's often a brooding silence by 1 or both parties. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
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