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[ThxOne Premium Member]

Dude, you have demonstrably poor English skills. You are one of the LAST people who should think they are "schooling" me.
When you figure out a "monoleaf" spring, we can talk about "irony" (which has nothing to do with dewrinkling clothes, BTW).

Nice comeback... like your brain it is weak and tired.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Nice comeback... like your brain it is weak and tired.

Use "ironic" in a sentence, with an example.
And don't look it up and copy from a dictionary either.

Then tell us again how the Oxford dictionary is wrong and you are right, because "humans are not infallible".

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Use "ironic" in a sentence, with an example.
And don't look it up and copy from a dictionary either.

Then tell us again how the Oxford dictionary is wrong and you are right, because "humans are not infallible".

No need. I know the meaning of irony. Pity that you do not.

 

[SlugButter]

Not what I said at all. I said that the guy who essentially coined the phrase, or made its use widespread in a short period of time and had so many of his idiot followers repeating it, was actually SPEAKING "fake news" when he called things "fake news".

If you can't see the irony in that, you might not be too bright.

Do you see the irony in a firefighter being convicted of arson?

So is the news on tv good? I don’t care what Trump said. I’m asking you.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

No need. I know the meaning of irony. Pity that you do not.

Since you think I used it incorrectly, you quite obviously have no clue. My examples are the epitome of ironies.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

So is the news on tv good? I don’t care what Trump said. I’m asking you.

I don't watch the news on TV. It's been pretty much talking heads since the last time I did in the 80's.
Might as well be Max Headroom spewing whatever they type in to a computer.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Since you think I used it incorrectly, you quite obviously have no clue. My examples are the epitome of ironies.

So you think that along with the firefighter committing arson, it is amusing? If so, good job, if not then I am correct and as I said, you are wrong.

 

[SlugButter]

I don't watch the news on TV. It's been pretty much talking heads since the last time I did in the 80's.
Might as well be Max Headroom spewing whatever they type in to a computer.

I agree, but I pay attention to tv news and what comes down online and social media, and the talking points match exactly, word for word. I go after democrats harder than conservatives if you can’t tell. I don’t really care that other people view things differently than I do. What I do care about is that every thing I believe in as a leftie democrat is being bastardized into something authoritarian and corporate.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Why do I get the feeling he is writing a thesis.

Slug, I think the news is fine when the subject is not a political one.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

So you think that along with the firefighter committing arson, it is amusing? If so, good job, if not then I am correct and as I said, you are wrong.

"wry amusement". Look up "wry" and then get back to us on tryin to paint that portrait you are once again failing to create.

How many strikes is this that you've made trying to show you are smart, and then failing?
I've lost count.

Examples of situational irony. Notice that many of them are not "ha ha" amusing:
everyday examples of situational irony include:

1. A fire station burns down.
   This is unexpected because one would assume the fire chief would keep his own building safe.
2. A marriage counselor files for divorce.
   This is ironic because the expectation is that a professional who coaches couples through rough patches would herself have a strong marriage.
3. The police station gets robbed.
   Again, the expectation is that professional crime fighters would be able to help themselves; in this case, by securing their own station.
4. A post on Facebook complains about how useless Facebook is.
   This is ironic because one would expect someone who dislikes Facebook to stay away from it instead of using it to make their point.
5. A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.
   Because the traffic cop is usually the one issuing tickets, most people would assume he always followed the rules.
6. A pilot has a fear of heights.
   This situation is ironic because airplane pilots spend most of their time at work high in the air.
7. A member of PETA wears leather shoes.
   Because PETA members work to protect animal rights, one would assume they would avoid products made from animal skins.
8. An English teacher has poor grammar.
   You'd expect an English teacher to be an expert in grammar. It would be quite ironic if they couldn't actually use proper grammar.
9. A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance sent to help him.
   In this case, the man got the exact opposite of what he needed from the medical help on the scene.
10. An anti-technology group sets up a website to recruit new club members.
    People who dislike technology aren't likely to be looking for clubs on the internet, so using technology to recruit is unexpected.
11. A student passes a class with a well-written essay about how bad the class is.
    The class couldn't have been that bad if the student can write so well. Plus, it's pretty ironic if complaining about the class is what gets them to pass in the end.
12. A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into the pool.
    This is ironic because the child ends up wetter than he would have been, thwarting his expectations of what would happen when he ran away from the water balloon.
13. The cobbler's children have no shoes.
    A cobbler is a professional shoemaker, so the expectation is that her own children would have many shoes, not zero.

 

[SlugButter]

Why do I get the feeling he is writing a thesis.

Slug, I think the news is fine when the subject is not a political one.

Maybe the weather report and sports hi lights. Every good lie contains 80% truth. The news plays that game better than anyone.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

"wry amusement". Look up "wry" and then get back to us on tryin to paint that portrait you are once again failing to create.

How many strikes is this that you've made trying to show you are smart, and then failing?
I've lost count.

Allez vous faire foutre. Wry is but one definitions, description. Look up other sources and the wry part is not attached to the amusement.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Allez vous faire foutre. Wry is but one definitions, description. Look up other sources and the wry part is not attached to the amusement.

That's cute. Does that help you when you buy high and sell low? Tell the market to go screw and it makes you a winner? LOL

The Oxford dictionary (#1 in the hierarchy) points to irony in Shakespeare. Much of the irony is about death.
Lemme guess: "Oxford is made by fallible humans"?

Irony defined and explained with examples. Examples of Irony in Shakespeare

Irony definition with examples. Irony is the expression of an idea, using words and language that normally signify the opposite.

literarydevices.net

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged sleep. He assumes her to be dead, and kills himself. However, Juliet was not dead. Upon awakening to find her dead lover beside her, Juliet then also commits *******. It is also ironic that many people think of this story as being romantic, when it is actually a tragedy.

“Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; and Brutus is an honorable man”
This quote, spoken by Julius Caesar himself, is an example of irony because, at this time in the play, the audience (and certain members of the cast) know that Brutus is not honorable at all. Rather, he is planning to stab Caesar on the Ides of March.

*******? Murder? Humorous? As irony - YES.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

That's cute. Does that help you when you buy high and sell low? Tell the market to go screw and it makes you a winner? LOL

The Oxford dictionary (#1 in the hierarchy) points to irony in Shakespeare. Much of the irony is about death.
Lemme guess: "Oxford is made by fallible humans"?

Irony defined and explained with examples. Examples of Irony in Shakespeare

Irony definition with examples. Irony is the expression of an idea, using words and language that normally signify the opposite.

literarydevices.net

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged sleep. He assumes her to be dead, and kills himself. However, Juliet was not dead. Upon awakening to find her dead lover beside her, Juliet then also commits *******. It is also ironic that many people think of this story as being romantic, when it is actually a tragedy.

“Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; and Brutus is an honorable man”
This quote, spoken by Julius Caesar himself, is an example of irony because, at this time in the play, the audience (and certain members of the cast) know that Brutus is not honorable at all. Rather, he is planning to stab Caesar on the Ides of March.

*******? Murder? Humorous? As irony - YES.

You're reaching.
What does it mean to tell the market to go screw? Go screw what.

 

[SlugButter]

That's cute. Does that help you when you buy high and sell low? Tell the market to go screw and it makes you a winner? LOL

The Oxford dictionary (#1 in the hierarchy) points to irony in Shakespeare. Much of the irony is about death.
Lemme guess: "Oxford is made by fallible humans"?

Irony defined and explained with examples. Examples of Irony in Shakespeare

Irony definition with examples. Irony is the expression of an idea, using words and language that normally signify the opposite.

literarydevices.net

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged sleep. He assumes her to be dead, and kills himself. However, Juliet was not dead. Upon awakening to find her dead lover beside her, Juliet then also commits *******. It is also ironic that many people think of this story as being romantic, when it is actually a tragedy.

“Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; and Brutus is an honorable man”
This quote, spoken by Julius Caesar himself, is an example of irony because, at this time in the play, the audience (and certain members of the cast) know that Brutus is not honorable at all. Rather, he is planning to stab Caesar on the Ides of March.

*******? Murder? Humorous? As irony - YES.

Pfft. That’s just inbred English drivel. Everyone knows Shakespeare was a meth head who did ****** favors for good literature editors….