This is just a short rant, as I am one sleepy nerd.

Is anyone else sick and tired of people not getting the idea of satire? It is a lost artform. Understanding satire is like being a part of a little club of winners, where you are always in on the inside joke. There only seems to be one of two things that a person thinks of when they get punched in the face by a spoofy tale of humor:

1. The think that you mean sarcasm. Wrong. Wipe the thought from your head. If you want sarcasm, just talk to a teenager for more than a minute. Sarcasm is funny, but it's not brilliantly funny.
2. They take it seriously. I know this is the internet, and I know that writing is speaking. But come on. If someone is saying something far to ridiculous to be considered rational, at least give them the benefit of the doubt that they are some sort of subtle genius. In the worst case, you can prove them not to be.

So, I could tell you about satire, but that would be too obvious. Instead, everyone should read the classic literature "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift. There, you all have a homework assignment. Now go out and become a little more educated.