[ SECRET POST #1544 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1544 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom.livejournal.com]

20. http://i55.tinypic.com/2ajuj46.png

[koushi.livejournal.com]

I'll give up my deadpan snark to be a nice person like you.

[(Anonymous)]

You're naive to think that kinda attitude works in real life.

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, I had similar "problems". I was always too optimistic, chatty and excitable about everything to be an introverted snarky badass even though I really, really wanted to be one. (I'm also pretty confrontational and outspoken, so even though I consider myself extremely nice, most people don't agree, so we're not exactly the same :D)

[no-one-specific.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, kind of. I wish I had the voice to say some of the retorts and not just shy away when people made me uncomfortable. I like being a nice person, but I wish I could respond with something smart and snippy rather than to just walk away. Or just explode. That happens too, sometimes.

[(Anonymous)]

With Daria, one of the most beautiful things about that series was how she grew, and that involved her becoming less needlessly antagonistic. She learned to not see everything in such black and white tones, that her having fun torturing teachers was just creating more crap for her parents to deal with. She realized that she didn't want to put her decent, if high strung, parents through crap.

So while she was still snarky at the end, she did veer more toward being someone like you.

[decuvieri.livejournal.com]

Assholish snark is good for tv, but shit for real life. You'll find it only drives the people worth having around you away, not make them admire your every snippy remark.

[fictionalbf.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel, anon. My best friend is a total deadpan snarker. She doesn't take shit from anyone, she always has a witty comeback, and I have wanted to be as badass and awesome as she is ever since I met her. I'd especially like to be able to stand up for myself IRL without feeling guilty about hurting the other person, and be able to shut people down with one incredibly witty yet incredibly pointed barb, instead of getting all stammery and apologetic even when it's THEIR FAULT.

But some of us just aren't cut out to be deadpan snarkers, I guess. And we can take comfort in the knowledge that we could get away with murder if we really wanted to, simply because no one would expect it.

Not that we'd ever actually murder anyone, of course. Because we're much too nice.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

It can be fun being snarky, but not to real people. (They tend to get mad.) With characters, it's different. The authors can write them out of any difficulties the snark might cause.

But if you still want to learn you can practice on old movies. (That's fun, too, and no one's feelings get hurt.)

[(Anonymous)]

Trust me, being a snarker does not win you anything in life other than friends who think you're a raging bitch for snarking at them.

/knows from experience

[aethre.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* I'm a cheerful, sometimes optimistic, flaily happy person. And I'm still a rude, sarcastic, elitist snarker. I just wish I could pull off deadpan.

Just sayin' - I always try (but don't often succeed) and see the good in people/situations and I'm still a bitch. And I do have friends, tyvm. :P The two states of being are not mutually exclusive!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm nice AND snarky. It depends on the situation or person. People usually think I'm a huge bitch when I'm being snarky, so I have no clue how that would make me "cool".

[(Anonymous)]

I can't help but be snarky and insulting. It's made me pretty much repellant to new people and I'm not sure my 5 friends like me that much.
I wish I was nicer.

[(Anonymous)]

Hello 21-year-old me from five years in the future.

I have eventually overcome those parts of myself that made me a doormat and learned to at least be assertive along with being the Pollyanna, and you know, while I have come to appreciate how much sometimes people (especially the deadpan snarkers) need an optimist...

It's really tiring sometimes when everyone relies on me all the fucking time to be that person. Sometimes I'm having a bad day, and sometimes I need someone to cheer me up, and sometimes I just don't have the fucking energy to cater to everyone. But I digress. I guess you just have to find your breaking point - and of course do your best to avoid it, because you'll feel bad once you go back to being the nice person again, but when push comes to shove I found I was capable of being the Queen Bitch of the Universe when needed be.

I believe she lives within you too. Use her power wisely, for she is that much stronger because you never tap into it. (Seriously, when I bring up a problem I am 100% more likely to be listened to than any of my coworkers because "She is always so nice, never has a bad thing to say about anyone, and never complains - so if she does, it has to be a BIG DEAL!")

[whatwouldwasdo.livejournal.com]

i will almost guarantee it failed for you because people will ALWAYS be able to tell if you're trying too hard

you have to have the right kind of charm to pull off ~deadpan snarker without ending up driving everyone away, and it's not something you can fake

besides, there aren't two big circles with "nice people" in one and "snarky ppl" in the other. by all means, don't take shit from people and stand up for yourself, but it doesn't mean you have to be a bitch for no reason (see: daria)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a very friendly, happy, optimistic person but I also have a sarcastic, smart ass sense of humour. You can be funny and make bitchy, 'worst case scenario' jokes without being a downer.

Why would you want to be cruel, anyway?

[pts.livejournal.com]

If I see one more secret where the anon says they're "too old for this" and then gives their age and it's always like 20 or 21, I think my head may actually, literally explode.

[resounding-echo.livejournal.com]

In my experience, most folks who claim sarcasm proudly are only selfish and cruel.

[lykomancer.livejournal.com]

I am a rude, bitchy, pessimistic snarker, and I wish I could flip a switch and occasionally be more like you. I struggle with finding the right thing to say to people...and no matter how hard I try, I still end up coming off as an asshole. I have friends, yes-- the people who were able to see through the bluntness and sarcasm to realize that I'm not intentionally trying to piss everyone off-- but it SUCKS to, say, try to get a job. Run with your good qualities...and know that us bitchy types always appreciate folks like you and the friendships we can nurture with someone who's willing to see our good sides. :)

[courageousyouth.livejournal.com]

In high school, one of my teachers compared me to Daria. I like to think I've gotten a bit nicer since then. I think you can have a balance of both, you know? Snarky when it's appropriate, nice when needed. I don't think they absolutely have to be mutually exclusive. Unless you literally want to be those characters. In which case, be prepared to alienate people.

[luxis-lil.livejournal.com]

I'm a sarcastic, pessimistic person but I don't have self-confidence or snappy, snarky comebacks forever on the tip of my tongue so FUCK IT: I wanna be a positive, happy person.

[(Anonymous)]

Anon, you're probably never going to be the deadpan snarker.
You will probably be able to take on more characteristics of one for bursts at a time and use them to good effect, but never be the deadpan snarker.

But it's still cool to admire them in fiction.

Personally, I love the Perry Cox character and his giant deadpan rants and cutting comments, and I can pull off the attitude for short bursts, but never all the time. And I'm okay with that. It's there when I want it. Otherwise, let's just be our bland, nice selves, anon.

[swaggerdoodle.livejournal.com]

I don't get all the comments saying it's hard making friends IRL if you're a deadpan snarker. That's always been what makes you popular in my experience. Of course I've always hung around the Bad Crowd, as did my sister and her friends (one of which is the biggest deadpan snarker this side of the Mississippi) whom I looked up to as a child. Even my parents are always saying they wish they could come up with quippy remarks like we do. Though we can be rather politically incorrect and I'm also pretty apathetic so maybe it's better you stay nice unless you want to attract the type of friends who aren't very nice in general. :-/

[meadowphoenix]

I guess I switched on and off in high school. I tried to understand where people were coming from and I never saw the point in getting personally offended, but if they were going to argue with me, the snark was on. It was a small high school, so I still managed to be friends with people even when they knew I'd cut a bitch (with words).

[quasiarti.livejournal.com]

uhmmm how about you train to be a gentleman (lady) snarker http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GentlemanSnarker , they are usually still cheerful and optimist and with the satisfaction of confusing people about if you insult them or not X"D