Well for my opinion, after reading those examples I'd get the impression that the person saying it was being an ass. Though that's not necessarily a bad thing, and you can make it work to your advantage. If it's said emotionless and without any followup, it'll kinda sound like you're blowing someone off if they don't know your type of humor. Though with some change in delivery it can definitely go off well. I.e. If the other person gets a confused look on their face after you respond sarcastically, make sure to followup with something that clues them into it, like a quick grin.
HOWEVER, as some advice from a formerly much-shyer-than-I-am-now guy, whatever you do, just give it a try regardless of how you plan to do it. Being sarcastic and having someone be offput will by no means cause any irreversible damage to a relationship/friendship with someone. People generally don't have the time or desire to obsess over the minor things someone says. I used to get really bummed out when I said the "wrong" thing and I'd start feeling how wrong it was and how badly it came off. But that's really not reality at all, people don't care all that much about it. As long as you try something, you can get feedback from the response you get and then improve what you're doing until it best suits your needs. And using sarcasm won't get your face beat in or anything, just see how it goes. If they blow you off, try it again(though using your past experience as a guide), because if you don't care about it then they pretty much won't either.
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