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Posted: 22-10-2002 01:37 Post subject:

I realise rain on one's wedding day isn't truly ironic; however, how about filing for divorce on one's anniversary? Does this constitute irony? Someone please help here, as I am American and have an unevolved sense of humour. But I do think passing wind is hilarious. Sometimes, I just laugh until my ribs hurt! Oh, good times...good times.

Posted: 22-10-2002 07:08 Post subject:

Irony - hard, metallic; like silvery, but not so shiny.

I'll get me coat.

Posted: 22-10-2002 14:03 Post subject:

Posted: 22-10-2002 14:24 Post subject:

click here for take on irony!

Posted: 22-10-2002 16:12 Post subject:

Alanis Morisette's Ironic song is always a favourite topic of conversation.
The conclusion we seem to have come to is that "rain on your wedding day" is possibly ironic if you (or your intended) are a meteorologist.

Posted: 22-10-2002 17:11 Post subject:

Posted: 23-10-2002 22:07 Post subject:

Irony is swabbing with antiseptic before giving a lethal injection.

Posted: 23-10-2002 22:09 Post subject:

Irony is having 'Back To Basics' blow up in your Party's face because your MPs can't keep it in their trousers.

Posted: 24-10-2002 06:24 Post subject: Irony is president, "G W Bush's",

brother ,Jeb Bush, running for re-election here in Fl. He's on a political commercial, taking about new guide-lines for teachers and schools..more attention to problem's with florida's lousey scolactic track record,,blah ..blah..blah..the guy's daughter can't keep out of jail..she was arrested yet again last week for parole violations..its been a long story with his oldest daughter ..and he's not done anything right it seems with," his situation",with his own family..

Posted: 15-09-2003 22:25 Post subject: The IRONY Thread

Irony is, I feel, a sub-genre of Forteanism, so let's see if it can sustain a thread of its own. Here's a good starter:

Fire truck catches fire, burns down its own station in small Alabama town

Posted: 16-09-2003 03:05 Post subject:

How about this for irony. The mad merger's irony thread is in danger of being merged into the sarcasm thread, that was inspired by said irony thread, because no-one's posting on it.

Cujo
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Posted: 16-09-2003 07:57 Post subject:

Thanks for bumping my thread, Cooj! Smile

(Now, was I being ironic or sarcastic there..? confused

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Perhaps good IRONY stories only come along every few days. If that's beyond the attention span of the average poster, then this thread will be forgotten, and its sad little carcass will sink down through the depths of the FTMB to settle amongst all the slimy silt at the bottom... Sad

Posted: 16-09-2003 08:03 Post subject:

My personal favourite irony was highlighted by Ed Byrne. Alannis Morrissette (sp?) wrote a song about irony, citing examples of alleged irony, such as rain on wedding days, flies in glases of wine, traffic jams, lots of spoons when you need a knife, etc etc, none of which are actually ironic: they're all merely unfortunate. So there's a song, called "Ironic", written by someone who clearly has no idea whatsoever what irony is, which is somewhat ironic.