Thursday, January 26, 2006

Is my wife being sarcastic?

You tell me. This is her email to me about picking me up at the train station:
Be sure to let me know exactly, to the minute, when you will be arriving so that I will be THERE when you get there and you will not have to wait at all, because that would be totally humiliating, as if you were not loved by your wife or children.
God, she knows me so well.

Love to all. Even you, the AP person who has made the same promise of payment for three weeks.

4 comments:

Lisa said...

heh heh... sounds like some sarcasm to me!

Dr.John said...

Seems like you have a wife that knows you well. A little sarcasm goes a long way.

Kate said...

sar·casm
n.

1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
3. The use of sarcasm.

Well, light sarcasm, then. I don't think she intends to "wound" or "ridicule" you, and my bet is that she doesn't hold you in "contempt" either. Let's coin a new word, shall we? Lovecasm. ;-)

By the way, you're the Friday Featured Blog over at my blog.

Rich | Championable said...

Yes, Maggie knows me all too well.

And her sarcasm, rare as it is, is the perfect intensity.

Hey Kate: Thanks!