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Re: Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit

Posted by Lachlanoddy on February 10, 2004

In Reply to: Re: Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit posted by SR on February 10, 2004

: : Does anyone know who first said this, and the context in which it was said?
: : I thought it was the "pun is the lowest form of humour!"

I always knew the phrase as "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the funniest" No idea where it came from.