Sadistic or Sarcastic?

Wed, February 21, 2007
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Waiting for exams to start always gets me talking… and talking… and I’m unlikely to shut up any time before the exam starts; it’s the nerves, I tell you :lol:

So it’s not wonder that the following discussion perplexed me… and I in turn, perplexed my classmate.

Professor: (…) I really don’t want to appear sadistic.
Me: Sadistic in what way?
Classmate: In a Bill Gates sort of way, “I really don’t want to rule the World”…
Me: That’s more like irony… or sarcasm.
Classmate: Is it? I’m too tired to differentiate right now.
Me: er…sadism is about wanting to inflict pain; sarcasm refers to stating the opposite while we all know it’s not true… or something like that
Classmate:… if you say so…

I’m still not sure which it is… but it gives you an idea of what goes through my mind before exams: a load of… *cough* You get the point. :cute:

6 Comments

  1. Kimmie on Thu, February 22, 2007 at 5:17 pm

    I get really nervous before big exams as well. I’ll start trying to justify the craziest things to myself… and to anyone who may be listening.

     
  2. Susie on Sat, February 24, 2007 at 10:05 am

    I talk too fast and way too much when I’m nervous. It drives everyone around me crazy! :lol:

    But thankfully, I don’t get that nervous before exams. Important presentations and such are nerve-racking though..

     
  3. Nan on Sat, February 24, 2007 at 10:41 pm

    Does Bill Gates rule the world? Or was that a sarcastic statement - or was it ironic? I wish you all the best of luck on your exams :)

     
  4. Vera on Sun, February 25, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    I’d like to thing that Bill Gates did not yet achieve world domination. I ean, as long as there’s Mac, Linux, and any kind of software that’s not compatible with windows (like Safari), I believe it will not be the case.
    Still, my classmates and I are firmly convinced that he wouldn’t really say “No thanks I’m fine as I am” if someone/something were to actually offer him world domination :razz:

     
  5. Alyssa on Thu, March 1, 2007 at 3:52 am

    Heh, Bill Gates. *nods*

    You know, I’m right there with you on the nerve-induced-talking thing. Although at least you’re coherent, hah. But anyway, the way I see it, sadism and sarcasm can go hand in hand; it could be both!

     
  6. Brenda on Fri, March 2, 2007 at 5:35 pm

    Hahaha, having conversations before an exam somehow helps you relax a little, and yet helps your brain to ‘warm up’ at the same time because having conversations sometimes involve thinking too. ;)

     

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