Remember:  the word, 'sarcasm', comes from

 the Greek, σαρκασμός (sarkasmos), which is 

taken from the word, σαρκάζειν (sarkadzein),

 meaning 'to tear flesh, bite the lips in 

rage, sneer'.  We all remember how Doug

Piranha used sarcasm to terrify Luigi

Vercotti, don't we?