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...anybody gets bored, "work" is always there to divert our attention. There's no purposeful social setting, or hidden "friendly" agenda, and so there's no pressure to build conversations. We free associate through the shift with random spurts of silliness and sarcasm--a relaxed series of laughs and banter whose only structure is our scooping dance between customers...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Primal 'Scream | 3/5/1987 | See Source »

...Thanks for the soupcon of sarcasm, fella. But look at the alternative. Look at the fiction writers who are making it--they stink! Well, some of'em are all right. But they're not great! Where are the Faulkners of our generation? Smothered by mediocrity...

Author: By Tom Reiss, | Title: Down On Law | 12/9/1986 | See Source »

...with happy sarcasm) "See you at dinner...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: Who Cares? | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...with stupid sarcasm) "I'm off to have fun at the library...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: Who Cares? | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...terrorist nation and for its haste in negotiating a deal to return to Tehran Iranian funds that had been frozen in France. The night before their Friday meeting, Chirac, who was visiting Spain, made clear French resentment of what it regards as hypocritical American nagging. Said Chirac, with heavy sarcasm: "France has not negotiated and will not negotiate with terrorist groups and takers of hostages. I don't know what others do, including those who want to teach lessons to everybody else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.S. and Iran | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

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