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The color of irony

Reg introduces humour flagging

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Judging by the letters we get, it seems that some Reg readers have trouble distinguishing the serious from the tongue-in-cheek.

This is not to say that they're thick - just that humour does not always successfully cross international boundaries. Let's face it, we smarmy and sarky Brits will throw in a bit of ironic drollery at the drop of a hat. And if you don't get it, well, that's when unfortunate misunderstandings can occur.

To rectify this problem, the Vulture Central Humour Comprehensibility Committee has devised a colour coding system to flag various levels of wit. In future:

  • Droll insinuation will be sage green
  • Mild sarcasm will be burgundy
  • Smarminess will be ultramarine
  • Irony will be lavender
  • Flippancy will be sunflower orange
  • Biting sarcasm will be pillar box red
  • Humour liable to cause offence will be in an insipid yellow which you can only read when you highlight it

Additionally, out-and-out jokes will be preceded by the following graphic warning:

There's a joke coming you idiot!

We hope that this clarifies things. Thankyou for your attention. ®

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