If sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, what is the highest? lotus123The complete Wilde quote, to my reading, neatly flips the first part over: “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence.” Ironic that only the first part is ever quoted. AiremanThose would fall flat, surely … AnAverageJoeIn Elizabethan times, the pun was considered the highest form of wit. zanyhorseRonnie Corbett is the lowest form of wit. HepAthleteThe highest form of wit must be someone telling a joke at the top of Mount Everest.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2021 12:56 UTC