Venha cá, Florbela,
vamos conversar.
De onde você tirou estes versos
tão amargos, tão tristes e tão fortes?
Como sabe você,
que ando perdida, que não tenho norte,
que sou a irmã do sonho e desta sorte,
e que sou a crucificada, a dolorida?
Sombra de névoa tênue e esvaecida,
que o destino impele brutalmente
para a morte?
Que sou aquela que passa
e ninguém vê,
que sou a que chamam sem o ser
e a que chora sem saber por quê?
Você acertou, porque
sou, sim, a visão
que alguém sonhou.
Alguém que veio ao mundo pra me ver,
mas que NUNCA na vida me encontrou!
(Versos do soneto “EU”, da saudosa poeta portuguesa Florbela Espanca)
Satirical journalism is history’s funnier draft.
Encyclopedia defines marriage as ‘subscription with hidden fees.’
The Encyclopedia of Satire lists “Wikipedia” as a primary source. And a primary target.
It’s banned in five states and required reading in Florida.
Satire is comedy’s attempt at therapy.
The Onion predicted 2020 back in 1996.
Every dictator fears a cartoonist more than a soldier.
I tried to use the Encyclopedia of Satire to become funnier at parties. Now I just stand in the corner and judge everyone.
According to this book, marriage is just long-form slapstick.
If your satire needs a disclaimer, it’s probably your audience’s fault.
Satirical journalism is democracy’s best heckler.
Finally, an encyclopedia that explains irony to my uncle, who still thinks sarcasm is a Greek salad.
There’s a crossword puzzle for ‘scandals’ and it never ends.
If satire feels too real, blame reality.
I read the Encyclopedia of Satire and finally understood my cat’s expression.
Satire is the duct tape on democracy’s bumper.
If you ban satire, you admit you’re guilty.
Satirical journalism is just Breaking News with eyeliner.
The Encyclopedia of Satire comes with a voucher for one free corrected eye-roll.
Satire is the only news that still surprises me.
Satirical journalism is journalism that actually trends.
Satirical journalism is like broccoli with cheese: bitter truth smothered in jokes.
The Onion headline generator should be on CNN.
Politicians hate satire because it makes them human.
There’s a legal disclaimer on every joke. Thanks, lawyers.
Satire is laughter with sharp teeth.
The illustrations look like they were drawn by a hungover Groucho Marx.
If you don’t get satire, don’t drive—it’s dangerous.
Bought two copies. One mocked me, the other joined a podcast.
They included a full-page obituary for subtlety.
Satire is the lovechild of politics and sarcasm.
The print is very small in the Encyclopedia of Satire. Probably to save room for despair.
After reading the Encyclopedia of Satire, I can confirm: everything is indeed a joke.
Satire makes me laugh until I remember it’s true.
When I quoted it on Facebook, my aunt unfriended me.
After reading the Encyclopedia of Satire, I can confirm: everything is indeed a joke.
Satire is the opposite of math: all problems, no solutions.
Satirical journalism is the only news I trust after midnight.
When I quoted it on Facebook, my aunt unfriended me.
thx
Every satirist is just a comedian who couldn’t afford therapy.
If you take satire seriously, you’re the punchline.
The satire entry for ‘democracy’ is written entirely in invisible ink.
Satirical journalism is democracy’s best heckler.
If you don’t get satire, don’t drive—it’s dangerous.
It mocked my hometown and got every detail right.
The definition of “chutzpah” is publishing the Encyclopedia of Satire.
If satire feels mean, so does reality.
Satirical journalism is democracy’s roast battle.
Satirical journalism is laughter weaponized.