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The definition of 'ironic'
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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ironic - humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humour"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
just thought I would add it here, as it seems to me that some people don't have a clue what the word actually means 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"With the amount of irony on this site you would think it would be well understood 
is that a euphemism for something else? "
Take it in what sense thou wilt |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Don't use Alanis Morissette to get your definition. Rain on your wedding day is not irony, it's weather.
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nor is meeting the man of your dreams, then meeting his beautiful wife....that's just unlucky  |
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"Don't use Alanis Morissette to get your definition. Rain on your wedding day is not irony, it's weather.
nor is meeting the man of your dreams, then meeting his beautiful wife....that's just unlucky "
And there was me thinking that was a huge part of what this site was about 
10000 spoons when all you need is a knife......do you have any idea what the scrap metal value of 10000 spoons would be? Could buy any fucking knife you want |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Some people are really not aware of its meaning, but hell, leave em to it, it raises a smile more often than not.  "
that is unless the OP thinks he (it's always a he!) is being ironic, but is actually being sarcastic, as is usually the case (with not a hint of humour involved, either!)
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ironic" song by ALANIS MORISSETTE: An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery and died the next day .... Love that song I see that word and that song just pops up in my head. |
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"Ironic" song by ALANIS MORISSETTE: An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery and died the next day .... Love that song I see that word and that song just pops up in my head. "
But again, that's not irony....he was pretty much knocking on the door anyway. Buying a ticket at that age is just plain irresponsible |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don't use Alanis Morissette to get your definition. Rain on your wedding day is not irony, it's weather.
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Ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife is just puss poor cutlery management too..... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...
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Sod's law  |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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"Don't use Alanis Morissette to get your definition. Rain on your wedding day is not irony, it's weather.
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It's ironic if you chose that date because you're a meteorologist with access to long range climate prediction analysis...
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"Don't use Alanis Morissette to get your definition. Rain on your wedding day is not irony, it's weather.
It's ironic if you chose that date because you're a meteorologist with access to long range climate prediction analysis...
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Surely that would just be fucking stupid? Or really shit at your job? |
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isn't it ironic that if someone listens to their peers and works all their life without a day off ,does without so they can have a living pension but all the time holding back in what they want to do because its all about securing the future.and the day comes that they can retire early at 55or carry on till 65and 65 is only another ten years and their pension wil be so much better if they do that ten years .sothey put their head down and work for another ten years because its best to have a bigger pension for family time in retirement. .so they retire at 65 on full pension and drop dead the next day and the pension dies with them. . .or is that just bad luck that the same thing happens quite a lot? |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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"Don't use Alanis Morissette to get your definition. Rain on your wedding day is not irony, it's weather.
It's ironic if you chose that date because you're a meteorologist with access to long range climate prediction analysis...
Surely that would just be fucking stupid? Or really shit at your job?"
A bit of both. Like being stuck in a traffic jam when you're the town planner responsible for road layout. |
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"Don't use Alanis Morissette to get your definition. Rain on your wedding day is not irony, it's weather.
It's ironic if you chose that date because you're a meteorologist with access to long range climate prediction analysis...
Surely that would just be fucking stupid? Or really shit at your job?
A bit of both. Like being stuck in a traffic jam when you're the town planner responsible for road layout. "
You've never been to Aberdeen then lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The ironic thing about the Alanis Morissette song is the title, because the song itself contains nothing that is ironic.
"a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result" |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...
Sod's law "
And no irony involved |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"isn't it ironic that if someone listens to their peers and works all their life without a day off ,does without so they can have a living pension but all the time holding back in what they want to do because its all about securing the future.and the day comes that they can retire early at 55or carry on till 65and 65 is only another ten years and their pension wil be so much better if they do that ten years .sothey put their head down and work for another ten years because its best to have a bigger pension for family time in retirement. .so they retire at 65 on full pension and drop dead the next day and the pension dies with them. . .or is that just bad luck that the same thing happens quite a lot?"
This post is the perfect example of why I started the thread in the first place  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...
Sod's law
And no irony involved "
apart from a song that intends to be ironic isn't |
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