Now That's Irony!!!

Japher · May 8, 2007, 19:05

The same day that Pekka starts a thread entitled "I rule and so does my life" I find American Gladiators on ESPNClassic!

Now that's irony!!!

LordShiva · May 8, 2007, 19:17

Gladiator

Ecthy · May 8, 2007, 19:43

That show was hilarious, watched it when I was 7 or so.

Pekka's thread is odd.

LordShiva is background noise.

KrazyHorse · May 8, 2007, 19:59

Originally posted by Japher
The same day that Pekka starts a thread entitled "I rule and so does my life" I find American Gladiators on ESPNClassic!

Now that's irony!!!

You didn't know that ESPN-C was playing American Gladiators?

Sucker. I've been watching it for 2 months now.

Japher · May 8, 2007, 20:20

Thanks for PSA!

Anyway, the only reason I got to watch it because wifey had "ladies" night out.

Richelieu · May 8, 2007, 20:27

Originally posted by LordShiva
Gladiator

meh

Spec · May 8, 2007, 22:24

Originally posted by Ecthy
That show was hilarious, watched it when I was 7 or so.

Pekka's odd.

LordShiva is background noise.

Fixed.

Spec.

Rufus T. Firefly · May 9, 2007, 01:56

You have the same keen grasp of the term "irony" as Alainis Morrisette.

Drake Tungsten · May 9, 2007, 02:21

Japher has revealed his Canadian heritage with this thread; Canucks honestly don't understand what "irony" means.

snoopy369 · May 9, 2007, 02:41

According to Dictionary.com, which agrees with Rufus/Drake:
[q=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ironic]
Usage Note: The words ironic, irony, and ironically are sometimes used of events and circumstances that might better be described as simply "coincidental" or "improbable," in that they suggest no particular lessons about human vanity or folly. Thus 78 percent of the Usage Panel rejects the use of ironically in the sentence In 1969 Susie moved from Ithaca to California where she met her husband-to-be, who, ironically, also came from upstate New York. Some Panelists noted that this particular usage might be acceptable if Susie had in fact moved to California in order to find a husband, in which case the story could be taken as exemplifying the folly of supposing that we can know what fate has in store for us. By contrast, 73 percent accepted the sentence Ironically, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, where the incongruity can be seen as an example of human inconsistency.[/q]

I would note that it is fairly common usage to mean how Japher means it, however.

Or perhaps he's trying to imply something about Pekka?

Micha · May 9, 2007, 05:40

Originally posted by snoopy369
I would note that it is fairly common usage to mean how Japher means it, however.

But then, it is also fairly common usage to say "there ain´t no other man"... People, in general, should not decide things based on a majority.

Ecthy · May 9, 2007, 07:31

Originally posted by Japher
The same day that Pekka starts a thread entitled "I rule and so does my life" I find American Gladiators on ESPNClassic!

Now that's irony!!!

BTW I don't get this.

Provost Harrison · May 9, 2007, 07:48

Ah yes, true American-style irony

Cort Haus · May 9, 2007, 07:58

Consult Alanis Morrisette for some excellent examples of not understanding irony.

The lyrics should go

"and isn't it ironic that I sing about irony without knowing what it means"

Provost Harrison · May 9, 2007, 08:00

"It's like meeting the man of your dreams and his beautiful lice"...

...or something.

The Mad Monk · May 10, 2007, 09:58

Originally posted by Micha

But then, it is also fairly common usage to say "there ain´t no other man"... People, in general, should not decide things based on a majority.

...and yet, language usage is one of the few things in human history that has always been determined by the majority.

...

Isn't that ironic, don't you think?

MrFun · May 10, 2007, 10:35

It's ironic that someone who thinks he understands what irony is, started a thread about irony.

LordShiva · May 10, 2007, 10:48

Actually, no.

MrFun · May 10, 2007, 10:51

Don't contradict me.

LordShiva · May 10, 2007, 10:53

Sir Og · May 10, 2007, 14:57

Is this ironical:

I wanted to send a message to a friend. The message was "I like her a lot" and was referring to girl "A" I however send this message to girl "A" herself by mistake.
Girl "A" doesn't know that I am talking about her and says: "This girl has really gotten into your head."

So is it ironical that she is saying about herself "This girl has really gotten into your head." while thinking that she is talking about someone else.

LordShiva · May 10, 2007, 18:19

Post a pic

Sir Og · May 11, 2007, 00:25

There's plenty of pics in the babe thread

bipolarbear · May 11, 2007, 04:53

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
You have the same keen grasp of the term "irony" as Alainis Morrisette.

lol

Provost Harrison · May 11, 2007, 07:54

Originally posted by Sir Og
Is this ironical:

I wanted to send a message to a friend. The message was "I like her a lot" and was referring to girl "A" I however send this message to girl "A" herself by mistake.
Girl "A" doesn't know that I am talking about her and says: "This girl has really gotten into your head."

So is it ironical that she is saying about herself "This girl has really gotten into your head." while thinking that she is talking about someone else.

No.

Sir Og · May 11, 2007, 08:04

OK is there a word for such sittuation.

Ecthy · May 11, 2007, 08:06

"Extremely stupid"

Sir Og · May 11, 2007, 08:30

Ha - Ha - Ha

bipolarbear · May 11, 2007, 08:35

Ok, how about accidental self criticism?

Japher · May 11, 2007, 08:36

Thank you all for you concern with my grasp on the term irony. I assure you that it is doing well, and is expected to recover without much rehab, since I used it correctly if you assume the sarcastic slant most of my posts are created in.