Definition of 'Ironic'

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Please.
No definition here. But Ill give an example.

This really happened to me once.

I had just moved and needed to get my home phone connected. As luck would have it I was driving to my new house one day and saw a billboard for our local phone company advertising some pretty good deals on a home phone. So I stopped and wrote down there phone number to give them a call later. Later that day at work I had time to call. The phone rang once and a recording came on. "Were sorry but the number you have dialed has been disconnected.Please hang up and try again."

I dont know if its a perfect example of irony. But a fun story none the less. :p
fromn dictionary.com


the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.


fromn dictionary.com


the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.





And contrary to popular culture it's not

"like rain on your wedding day" :)


fromn dictionary.com


the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.





And contrary to popular culture it's not

"like rain on your wedding day" :)

NOOOOOOES!!!!

/pk sov for putting that song in my head. again.
Yeah...Im not happy about this either. :mad:



fromn dictionary.com


the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.





And contrary to popular culture it's not

"like rain on your wedding day" :)

NOOOOOOES!!!!

/pk sov for putting that song in my head. again.



bet you're groovin' on it right now? :D
NO!!! and as loud as i can play Dragonforce it wont get out of my head.

why is it only the songs you find to be HORRID are the ones that stick like white on rice in your brain ?

GRR!!! and i dont have my Opeth/Sevendust/Sepultura collection at work!!! 28 albums of grunting, distorted make-you-want-to-learn-stenography music.

and YOU have to put HER in there.

that does it!! /force blaster on you.
That song stuck in your head is more annoying than having 10,000 spoons, when all you need is a knife. O_O

NO!!! and as loud as i can play Dragonforce it wont get out of my head.

why is it only the songs you find to be HORRID are the ones that stick like white on rice in your brain ?

GRR!!! and i dont have my Opeth/Sevendust/Sepultura collection at work!!! 28 albums of grunting, distorted make-you-want-to-learn-stenography music.

and YOU have to put HER in there.

that does it!! /force blaster on you.



Could be worse:

You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby
There was somethin missin
You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe
But you didn't listen
You played dead
But you never bled
Instead you lay still in the grass
All coiled up and hissin

And though I know all about those men
Still I don't remember
Cause it was us baby, way before then
And we're still together
And I meant, every word I said
When I said that I love you I meant
That I love you forever

And I'm gonna keep on lovin you
Cause it's the only thing I wanna do
I don't wanna sleep
I just wanna keep on lovin you
nope. at least Deftones covered that song. and managed to ruin it. score 1 for Deftones.

nobody touches allanis without having a lobotomy first. good thing too. as much as you try to, she is like that lvl 80 Pker in infinity gear. just cant drop it no matter how much you zerg it with devastatingly powerful archery.

makes me want to take 10000 spoons and cut out my ears.
Hmmm...Im always up for a good challenge...Should I remix an allanis song? :p
But that's an awesome song, REO is fantastic.

As to the Alannis song, you know none of her statements are actually ironic in that song? Just kinda irks me.
Irony is the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
There are actually three types of irony commonly used: Verbal Irony which is when you say something that actually means the opposite of what said. Dramatic Irony when the audience knows something that the characters in a play don't know. Finally, Situational Irony when the end result is different from what you think it's going to be.

Dramatic Irony when the audience knows something that the characters in a play don't know.



Thanks for reminding me of that. I think that is something I need to use.

That song stuck in your head is more annoying than having 10,000 spoons, when all you need is a knife. O_O



I LOL'd :p
I was in a chat room awhile ago, and somebody who was impersonating a celebrity called me a loser.
Fine, I'll get Alannis out of your head...

...the wheels on the bus
...go round and round
...round and round
...round and round

:)
How about....

Ice Ice Baby


:D

Fine, I'll get Alannis out of your head...

...the wheels on the bus
...go round and round
...round and round
...round and round

:)



You spin me right round, baby,
right round, like the wheels on the bus, baby,
round round round round
LOL :D


How about....

Ice Ice Baby




That was cruel
irony is getting in an accident with an ambulance :p