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The Irony Thread - CCoburn - 08-31-2024
The Irony Thread
The irony that I come across on a monthly basis is somewhere between occasional to frequent. Most times I just think to myself: "That's ironic" or "Now there's some irony!!, depending.
The idea for an irony thread came to me maybe a couple days ago, and at the moment I'm not going to try and conjure the best irony I've ever come across, so we'll just go with the most recent for now:
The aquaintances within my smallest of inner circles who've had their Covid shots and one or two boosters for good measure are the same ones that are always getting Covid or something else that makes them feel similarly ill. I'm in close proximity with these people on a daily basis, and everyday they keep asking me how I feel, and I say "I feel fine" or any other number of synonymous phrases.
Of course the "irony" here is that the last time I was vaccinated was in the early '90s to attend a university – it was mandatory.
RE: The Irony Thread - Maxmars - 08-31-2024
Irony....
Now there's a topic that transcends all mundane consideration....
It's seems that by some definitions, it refers to the differentiation between what was intended, and what is. But irony is almost always perceived as paradoxical.
For example, many people rushed (either in good faith, or by compulsion) to get "vaccinated" to protect their health. Ironically, it served no factual purpose to that end.
But is that really irony? I wonder. Some cynics characterized it as a victimization, others as random circumstance. In either case calling it ironic is a matter of the framework of of the perception.
I find irony usually to be mostly semantic, linguistic... usually a proposition arising from how we 'formulate' words to model reality, and subsequently finding those models to be ultimately inadequately crafted.
My example of irony is the idea that we say we care for all life, yet continually find justifications to kill... a paradox full of provisos and excuses... We steadfastly (generally) proclaim how 'priceless' life is... and still we always stand "ready to kill' and cherish, protect, and nurture the excuses for doing it.
RE: The Irony Thread - Tecate - 09-01-2024
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RE: The Irony Thread - CCoburn - 11-03-2024
The Irony of An-Eye-Out for Aesthetics
It's good and quite clear to see that the owner is keeping a colorfully keen eye out for aesthetics.
RE: The Irony Thread - UltraBudgie - 11-03-2024
Q-tip have a warning "do not insert in ear canal".
The Cult Awareness Network is owned by the Church of Scientology.
Sweden's Ice Hotel has smoke detectors.
The most shoplifted book is The Bible.
The founder of Match.com's girlfriend left him for someone she met on Match.com.
https://www.rd.com/list/funny-examples-of-irony/
