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  • #46
    I dunno, that might only count as irony if you developed a brain tumor from visiting said tanning salon...
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    • #47
      So taking a shortcut to where you want to go to avoid being late but ends up taking more time is an irony?
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      • #48
        Urban, right on
        Gnu Ex Machina - the Gnu in the Machine

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        • #49
          It also has to have a certain amount of humour about it.

          UR's example lacks that.
          One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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          • #50
            There is also another class of irony...

            Such as winning a lifetimes supply of beer after declaring yourself tee-total.
            One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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            • #51
              I have to agree. The definition given earlier is I'm sure correct, but very narrow. Some of the stories here are ironic in a sense, even if they don't conform to said definition.

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              • #52
                How about a death row pardon 2 minutes too late. When you're on death row for killing the dude who usually delivers the pardons.

                As for rain on you're wedding day I don't see anyway that that could be ironic.
                Are we having fun yet?

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin
                  It also has to have a certain amount of humour about it.

                  UR's example lacks that.
                  Humour is subjective though.
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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by Urban Ranger


                    Humour is subjective though.
                    But subjectivity is objective!
                    He's got the Midas touch.
                    But he touched it too much!
                    Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!

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                    • #55
                      I'm sure Kierkegaard defines irony in his dissertation "On the Concept of Irony with constant reference to Socrates". Wold be interesting to know what it was.

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                      • #56
                        Originally posted by OPD
                        lol this sounds like an Ed Burns routine.

                        "Rain on your wedding day?..... no thats not ironic. Maybe if you're marrying a weatherman and you let him pick the day."
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                        • #57
                          Nomination for Most Ironic Bumper Sticker

                          Saw this one while running errands this morning

                          "Another Bush, Another Recession"

                          On the back of a brand new Lexus SUV
                          Old posters never die.
                          They j.u.s.t..f..a..d..e...a...w...a...y....

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                          • #58
                            irony: your ex bf doesn't start loving you till you're with someone else and in love with them
                            "Speaking on the subject of conformity: This rotting concept of the unfathomable nostril mystifies the fuming crotch of my being!!! Stop with the mooing you damned chihuahua!!! Ganglia!! Rats eat babies!" ~ happy noodle boy

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                            • #59
                              That's not ironic behavior, that's male behavior.
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