I am the queen of sarcasm. My family used to throw barbs at each other all the time. The lower the comment the better. As I got older I came to realize that other people do not appreciate that type of treatment.

My rule of thumb is to never us sarcasm toward anyone unless you know them very, very well. You never know when the thing you are using to poke fun is the major thing the other person hates. For instance, I had an appointment to get my hair cut. The day before my date my hairdresser called saying she was sick and we rescheduled for a week later. By the time the new appointment came around I had a mop of unruley hair I could not manage. I did the best I could but I was still very uncomfortable with the way I looked. Someone I work with that I do not know very well came into my office for another reason. He looked at me and asked me if I knew I had a giant cow lick on my head. I was not amused.