Without its proper meaning, that is. What do you call that? A malapropism? Bah.

Discuss the overuse of the word irony.

[This message has been edited by Omicron88 (edited July 16, 2004).]

In the Censoring thread, Outlaw was right.

Irony is a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs.

It was expected that all the words were censored, but that wasn't the case, a word wasn't censored about a thread of censoring. It was ironic.

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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

[This message has been edited by SAJN_Master (edited July 16, 2004).]

Psh. Whateva! Whateva! Ah do what ah want!

What is expected: Omicron88 posts a thread about how people miss use irony all the time. I expect him to have evidence and know what he is talking about

What occurs: Omicron88 is wrong about his definition of irony...how ironic.



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Haggis: "For God's sake, snap out of it man! That bottle is empty! It's been empty since the first day we got to this godforsaken place and you drank it all! You're losing touch with reality!"
Otter stares at Haggis, a suspicious expression on his face.
Otter: "You just want my whiskey! I'm on to you!"

Well, isn't that ironic?

*anvil*

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This thread is ironic.

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Overused is soo overused.. isn't that ironic?

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ironic is overused /c there are no real synonyms for it. Type ironic in word and check the thesaurus and you will see what i mean.

there are words that are close in meaning, but are not exactly the same meaning, which is not good enough. The cloest i can see is paradox, but

irony is not really a paradox, though, b/c an ironic situation still works and does not conflict with itself. It's just atypical.



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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.

Why..oh why did the Alanis Morrisette song JUST NOW come to the forefront of my mind? Talk about a random neural fluke.

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Ah, i love being defended by people. it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
The Never Ending Story²[/i]

Maybe its because you're looking at a thread with a larger population of 'irony' words per most then most others? or do you mean you thought of it before seeing this?

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
The Never Ending Story²[/i]

I can still salvage this thread.









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Omicron R WiN!!

<3

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If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.

"I'm drowning in the irony."



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"Judging by the name of the author, and the name of the work, I'd guess it's an energy "beam". You know, like in the Japanese cartoons where those guys with big hair fly around, talk philosophy, and shoot fireballs at each other." - Hellequin

Its like rain on your wedding day.
Its a free ride when you already paid.
Its the good advice that you just cant take.
And who would have thought...

IRONIC!!!

if(getThingFlags(source) & 0x8){
  do her}
elseif(getThingFlags(source) & 0x4){
  do other babe}
else{
  do a dude}

It's not ironic, it's just unlucky!!

The woman needs either a good slap or a new lyricist! Grr...!

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If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.

I think it would be ironic if we were all made of Iron.

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I think one word that should never have seen the light of day is "Pimpin'".

That would be:
"Its a free ride when you're already late
Its the good advice you just didn't take."

That changes the irony a bit.

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
The Never Ending Story²[/i]

[This message has been edited by Noble Outlaw (edited July 17, 2004).]

Isn't it ironic that ironic is the most overused word. I find it quite ironic.

I VOTE FOR THE WORD "IRONIC" TO BE CENSORED FOR A WEEK!!!

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Sam: "Sir we can't call it 'The Enterprise'"
Jack: "Why not!"

******'s ******. It's kind of ****** though - I mean, words like ****** and ******** are censored, but if ******, ****, **** and ********** are all ******, wouldn't that be ******?

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Wise men say that fools rush in where angels fear to tread, so look before you leap, so to speak, because the grass is not always greener on the other side of the hill.

a man who has never drank alchohol in his life being killed by a brewery truck is ironic

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Here lies the body of speedy john, the motorbike stopped but he went on

A school bus driver getting hit by a school bus is ironic

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