Irony?
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Irony?
An example of irony: Posting a thread entitled "How can you tell if you are paranoid?" and finding it locked less than 12 hours later.
An ironic example of non-irony:
"An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think"
An ironic example of non-irony:
"An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think"
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
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3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result.
Agreed G. I thought we Chiffers were reacting in a lighthearted way to a slightly troubling question, and also expanding the topic.
Now I feel somehow that I've been told off, and I feel sad.
It's a rare enough event to have a thread locked, but it's even rarer that I can't see any need for it. Nobody was flaming or trolling anybody here.
However, it is Dale's board, and I owe him more than he knows, so he is forgiven anything.
btw, when I looked this morning, I didn't notice if the thread had been locked, but I did notice that after Cranberry's post, written concurrently with Dale's, people were respecting Dale's request. If the lock went on after this it seems a bit "chastity belt & braces".
Agreed G. I thought we Chiffers were reacting in a lighthearted way to a slightly troubling question, and also expanding the topic.
Now I feel somehow that I've been told off, and I feel sad.
It's a rare enough event to have a thread locked, but it's even rarer that I can't see any need for it. Nobody was flaming or trolling anybody here.
However, it is Dale's board, and I owe him more than he knows, so he is forgiven anything.
btw, when I looked this morning, I didn't notice if the thread had been locked, but I did notice that after Cranberry's post, written concurrently with Dale's, people were respecting Dale's request. If the lock went on after this it seems a bit "chastity belt & braces".
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Exactly what I thought.susnfx wrote:I think I saw what Dale saw on my first reading of the first post--and seeing the author. I can see why he was uncomfortable with it. Dale doesn't lock threads indiscriminately. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
Susan
It seemed to be another pointless chapter in an equally pointless vendetta which bores everyone to tears and locking it out was the smartest move to make.
You all know what we are talkin' about here.
Slan,
D.
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Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
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Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
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I missed all of it. Must've happened while I was away on my holidays. Don't you hate it when that happens? Anyway. Doesn't detract from the irony, nor the irony of the non-irony in Alanis Morissette's song.
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
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My example of irony: I was tutoring a high school jock who wanted to earn a football scholarship. Sadly, the kid could barely read. We were going over his poetry assignment and I had him read the instructions aloud. It was excruciating to listen to, culminating when he mispronounced the word "alliteration" as "illiterate."
My other all-time favourite was the young chap who got busted for cheating on a test at university. An ethics class.
Jef
My other all-time favourite was the young chap who got busted for cheating on a test at university. An ethics class.
Jef
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being the author of the thread in question, i guess i need to step forward. contrary to what you all seem to believe, the thread about the *p* word was not done as a dig at anyone, nor was it done as a joke, nor was it done in ridicule. nor was it directed at any one person in particular. mental illness is not a joke. it can wreck the life of the person suffering with it and the lives of those who they love. i, too, have my own demons that i must deal with - depression.susnfx wrote:I think I saw what Dale saw on my first reading of the first post--and seeing the author. I can see why he was uncomfortable with it. Dale doesn't lock threads indiscriminately. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
Susan
if the thread had been done as a dig or as a joke then i certainly wouldn't have asked the questions i did. there is no attempt at humor or ridicule there. i understand that the *p* word can lead to jokes about people out to get you - and i think those jokes were all directed at me anyway. the questions that i posed (re-read them) were intended to make others aware how hard it can be to separate delusion from reality for some people. and also, how difficult a cure would be if the person believes the doctor and everyone else is acting not in their best interest.
there is someone who i care about who in the middle of teaching her class started seeing blue men. she had to be escorted from the school and was put under a doctor's care. the question that i would have posed about this mental illness is how do we know that what she was seeing was not - in fact- real, and perhaps everyone else did not have the sensitivity to see what she saw. perceptions and reality can be fleeting. this also would not have been an attempt at ridiculing her or anyone else suffering like she did - she is now doing much better, thank you for asking.
i could tell you why i have such a peeve about arrogant, pompous, self-important, self-righteous, over-bearing, obnoxious, selfish, narcissistic, self-centered, egotistical, ill-mannered, spoiled, pretentious princesses and princes but i won't. --you are all welcome in advance.
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I could tell that you had reservations about me, but I didn't realize it was this bad...TyroneShoelaces wrote:i could tell you why i have such a peeve about arrogant, pompous, self-important, self-righteous, over-bearing, obnoxious, selfish, narcissistic, self-centered, egotistical, ill-mannered, spoiled, pretentious princesses and princes but i won't. --you are all welcome in advance.
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LOL!!! feeling paranoid?Bloomfield wrote:I could tell that you had reservations about me, but I didn't realize it was this bad...TyroneShoelaces wrote:i could tell you why i have such a peeve about arrogant, pompous, self-important, self-righteous, over-bearing, obnoxious, selfish, narcissistic, self-centered, egotistical, ill-mannered, spoiled, pretentious princesses and princes but i won't. --you are all welcome in advance.
it's not you, mister bloomfield. you are my buddy - like most of the people around here. you wear your sense of humor well...don't lose it.
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