Ok poets. I have recently had several people object to me about satire and sarcasm. I find it ironic. Hence the contest. Let these words or the picture inspire you.
Please do your irreverent best.
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. - Fyodor Dostoevsky
What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact.” - Don Williams, Jr.
You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame. - Ted Allen
It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress. - Jock Sturges
If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that. - John Cusack
Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they die. - Voltaire
Picture prompt: Roid Dog
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/727663041_d1cddd5a17_o.jpg
Definitions for those who need them
Irony - A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.
Sarcasm - A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
Satire - A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal.
Now for the Rules
No Bashing other Poets
No Sticky Caps
Put the quote in the author's notes.
If you reserve, come back and finish.
Dirty pretty is allowed but make it good, because I do not understand the genre well.
Points have been increased and HMs have been increased.
Please do your irreverent best.
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. - Fyodor Dostoevsky
What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact.” - Don Williams, Jr.
You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame. - Ted Allen
It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress. - Jock Sturges
If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that. - John Cusack
Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they die. - Voltaire
Picture prompt: Roid Dog
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/727663041_d1cddd5a17_o.jpg
Definitions for those who need them
Irony - A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.
Sarcasm - A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
Satire - A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal.
Now for the Rules
No Bashing other Poets
No Sticky Caps
Put the quote in the author's notes.
If you reserve, come back and finish.
Dirty pretty is allowed but make it good, because I do not understand the genre well.
Points have been increased and HMs have been increased.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 5, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 333, Silver: 222, Bronze: 111, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Thank you all for entering my contest. It was a pleasure to read each of your entries. I hope that you will enter other contests of mine in the future.
Each poem had its merits.
Gold and bronze were biting sarcasm. I loved it. Silver used a twist that made me read it twice to properly judge it.
Mike
Contest Winners
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by Carolina Moon 18 lines, 12 comments, on Aug 30 11:26 AM 2008. In Contest, Sarcasm
Gold trophy winner
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Pattern Recognition has its price
To save computing spaceby deercatcher 47 lines, 17 comments, on Aug 30 1:48 PM 2008. In Society, Mental floss, Hope, Fillossofiee
Silver trophy winner
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A prelude to another ignore list entry.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Let’s reproach all our goodbyes && enjoy every helloby Re-invention 33 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 1 7:23 PM 2008. In Contest, Life, Personal, Weird, Dirty Pretty
Honorable mention
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In servitude of statesman sagacity
how cleverly was crafted the gossamer wind of freedom,• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Bronze trophy winner
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Utter brilliance,
Bush with Dick as a vice• Commented on by judge.
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All right! Where's the picture? Or is that more of the irony...
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Unfortunately, I am having technical difficulties posting it. I may just have to post a link.
Mike
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someone got upset with your unique outlook? perhaps they need to expand the horizons of their minds...
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Unique is not the word I recall them using.
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hmmm i sense sarcasm in your tone
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I hope you will put some words of wisdom into a poem. it would be most welcome.
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