Sarcasm 101

Lesson One

Any statement beginning with "Everyone knows" or any similar construction should be viewed as having a high potential for ironic or sarcastic intent. There's nothing which everyone knows, so any such statement should be viewed as, quite possibly, hyperbolic.

Needless to say, the above rule should be ignored if said statement is made by Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh, Jerry Falwell or any of their ilk. For that matter, it should be ignored if said statement is made by the current president of the United States, which is a pretty scary realization.