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  • Re: Looking For A Word :-) --------- (Deadpan (surrealist) callous cyni

    From HenHanna@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Wed May 1 01:02:09 2024
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    On 5/1/2024 12:57 AM, HenHanna wrote:
    On 4/19/2024 4:38 PM, Kyonshi wrote:
    On 4/13/2024 7:09 PM, Physfitfreak wrote:
    On 4/13/24 09:05, Kyonshi wrote:
    On 4/12/2024 11:13 PM, Physfitfreak wrote:


    I'm looking for a single word in the English language that
    describes, either as a verb, or by an adjective, the following
    reaction from someone who's observing a crime being committed. He
    is addressing the victim. And the crime is that a burglar is
    stabbing the victim inside his bedroom:

      "I don't understand the fuss you make. You are just experiencing >>>>> the effect of the ability of a sharp object penetrating
    body-material. That's all! What else did you think is happening?"


    This technique is often used in news media and by the politicians.
    But I don't know the English word for it. Any help?





    to charkle
    definition: v. addressing a victim following the observation of a
    crime being committed against them


    Source: me, etymology: came up with it


    That's not an existing word.

    now it is, I have seen it used before. (viz you just quoted it)




    deadpan  irony ?

    sarcasm ?




    The closest term for the cynical humor you described (callous rhetoric
    mocking someone's suffering) is gallows humor.

    Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts serious or
    frightening situations with irreverence. It's often used as a coping
    mechanism to deal with or distance oneself from a difficult situation.



    Here are some other terms that might be relevant depending on the nuance:

    Dark humor: Humor that finds humor in morbid subjects.

    Black comedy: A genre of comedy that employs dark humor.

    Sarcasm: The use of irony to mock or insult someone.

    Callous: Showing or feeling a lack of human kindness.

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  • From Anton Shepelev@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 4 13:56:21 2024
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    HenHanna:

    The closest term for the cynical humor you described
    (callous rhetoric mocking someone's suffering) is gallows
    humor.

    Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts
    serious or frightening situations with irreverence. It's
    often used as a coping mechanism to deal with or distance
    oneself from a difficult situation.

    LLM warning. I fear Hen Hanna decepting us by posting AI-
    generated texts as he wrote them.

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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to Anton Shepelev on Sun May 5 11:18:39 2024
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    On 5/4/2024 3:56 AM, Anton Shepelev wrote:
    HenHanna:

    The closest term for the cynical humor you described
    (callous rhetoric mocking someone's suffering) is gallows
    humor.

    Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts
    serious or frightening situations with irreverence. It's
    often used as a coping mechanism to deal with or distance
    oneself from a difficult situation.

    LLM warning. I fear Hen Hanna decepting us by posting AI-
    generated texts as he wrote them.

    -------- (Maybe you can get English help from Navi)



    i'm not trying to decept anyone...
    ... Remember the discussions arguing about
    whether HenHanna is a Bot or not?

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  • From Anton Shepelev@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 6 14:40:20 2024
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    HenHanna to Anton Shepelev:

    LLM warning. I fear Hen Hanna decepting us by posting
    AI-generated texts as he wrote them.

    i'm not trying to decept anyone...

    The following fragment from your answer does not in the
    least resemble your very specific punctuation, formatting,
    (lack of) capitalisation, and style:

    The closest term for the cynical humor you described
    (callous rhetoric mocking someone's suffering) is gallows
    humor.

    Gallows humor is characterized by humor that confronts
    serious or frightening situations with irreverence. It's
    often used as a coping mechanism to deal with or distance
    oneself from a difficult situation.

    It is an integral part of your post rather than an
    explicitly attributed quotation. In my opinion, however,
    you copied it from elsewhere than your own mind, such as an
    encyclopedia or (more likely) the oupput of an LLM. Well,
    did you?

    ... Remember the discussions arguing about whether
    HenHanna is a Bot or not?

    I know you are a human.

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