Thursday, September 20, 2007

On being sarcastic....

談戀愛的對象,最好比你笨——
因為在越笨的人身上,
你越能看出愛情改變人的魔力有多偉大,
這會增加你對愛情的信仰。
嗯.....可是啊......

談戀愛的對象,最好比你聰明——
有的戀愛是悲劇、有的戀愛是喜劇,
但不論悲喜,總應當盡量避免變成愚蠢的爛戲。
而戲的水準,實在是決定於和你同台演出者的水準啊。

This is quoted from 蔡康永's blog. For some reason I always think his writing is interesting to read....I think it's the tone he uses and the way he thinks...to some extend unique enough to entertain me. His writing varies in length and consists with this sarcastic way of presenting things. Sometimes you can't even be sure if he is really being sarcastic or just trying to state his own opinions in a subtle way.
Just like this last paragraph.....

I think "killing a person with out any trace of blood" (the Chinese expression 殺人不見血) would be a good description of his talking and writing skills. Occasionally I wonder if it defeats the purpose when the person who you are trying to irritate doesn't really get what you are saying. It may very well make the person on the attacking side feel like an idiot at the end. However, for those who like to watch others' reactions....they may still get a kick out of it when nobody gets it cuz the result may not be what they aim for.....

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