How about an emoticon for sarcasm?

[MTSCostcoChickenFan]

Sometimes a poster will say something like they wouldn't send their DC to a private school because of bullying. I would reply with something like yup, you never get bullying at state schools. Clearly I was being sarcastic but it doesn't. stop people for bring so naive for e.g.. .

It would be great if we could have a sarcasm emoticons.

Since I have my wish list out...

Some people (not me) like to make tongue in cheek remarks which causes offense to some. In the interest of forum harmony an appropriate emoticon would be nice too.

[YoniMontana]

Don't people use the to be sarcastic?

[cumfy]

[TheDeadlyDonkey]

What a good idea


^ I think that works quite well! :)

[TheDeadlyDonkey]

No offence meant, just demonstrating the sarky side of

[Trill]

If there is an emoticon for sarcams, does that mean that anything not explicitly labelled as sarcasm will be taken seriously?

That sounds like a bad idea.

[RooneyMara]

We have the hmm face already, are you quite new?

[RebeccaMumsnet]

indeed

[MTSCostcoChickenFan]

I use the [hmmm] to indicate my reaction to.what has been posted and not what I am posting.. I can't see that it's appropriate for sarcasm. But then I'm not as plugged on as you .

[MTSCostcoChickenFan]

See. It doesn't go

I was just kidding Rooney

[cumfy]

Glad you all concur.

[MTSCostcoChickenFan]

As Sheldon from Big Bang Theory would say "was that sarcasm?"

[MTSCostcoChickenFan]

As Sheldon from Big Bang Theory would say "was that sarcasm?"

[MTSCostcoChickenFan]

That is a brilliant idea !

Nah, sorry Suffolk. It doesn't have the desired effect :)

MNHQ is obviously not going to accomodate me. Never mind.