Sarcasm at Its Best: The Stupid Things I witnessed in My Life

The meaning of sarcasm is irony, but with a touch of humor. We often use it in the form of jokes. But the truth is that sarcasms do take place in the real world. Only thing is that we do not take time to notice them.  But how do the real world sarcasms look like? Well, I can give examples of that from my own life. They are based on places and people related to me.

A gym in the neighborhood of all fatty food restaurants and stores:

This was the gym I used to go to. Its neighbors included a donut store, Jack in the Box, Sonic, KFC and Taco Bell. I should not really exclude the breakfast restaurant where they sold donuts and muffins.

Exercising in the gym while drinking coke to quench the thirst:

At the gym, it was something I witnessed every morning. This bizarre thing was usually done by young women.

Saying “we are poor” while filling up the entire house with latest electronic items: 

This is the vivid depiction of California. Many people here say that they do not have money in the bank account, but their homes are filled with everything expensive.  I had a friend who always complained that her parents were poor and that they were always on the verge of having tiny balance in the bank account. Once she took me to her place. What I witnessed over there made me fall from the sky. Her brother who was still living with them had his brand new Acura parked on the drive way. At the time, that car cost $30,000. Meanwhile, her living room was full of high end branded electronic items. I must also mention that she herself always avoided buying anything from sales.

Saying “I am trying to lose my weight” while engulfing Jack in the Box’s Ultimate cheese burger:
Many people are guilty of doing this. I happen to see this even now. 

Driving a brand new Mercedes or BMW to a state university or community college:

My friends always ask me if someone can afford a Mercedes and BMW why not he could go to a UC or any other private school. At the end, they come to the conclusion that they had terrible GPA in high school and a bad SAT score.

Grabbing a new textbook while its used version sits next to it on the shelf:

It is usually done by the freshmen in universities. No, they are not blind. Certainly, it does not take rocket science to figure out whether a book is used or new. The older books are always tagged as "used" in bold letters. Also they are cheaper than the new ones.  Perhaps, it is just the ego that stops  these freshmen from grabbing them. 

Professors giving open book exam:

It happens a lot. When the materials seem hard professors allow their students to use textbook in the exam room. What is the meaning of giving an exam if it requires use of  the class textbook? 

A good student never bringing pencils, books and papers to school: 

Yes, this happens also. Back in high school, I had a guy friend. He was an Acer, yet always borrowed pencils and papers from other students. Meanwhile, every time the teachers found out that he was “textbookless”  they yelled at him. Interestingly, just once, he took out his own pencil. It was so tiny from all the sharpening that out of sympathy  allowed him to use their new mechanical pencils. By the way, his parents also drove a Lexus.