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30 May 2005, 4:32 am
30 May 2005, 2:30 pm
30 May 2005, 5:58 pm
30 May 2005, 8:02 pm
Trickling Blood wrote:
Blood trickled down lady calistra's
pearly breasts
. AH! my dear,
crimson suits youuuu!~
so let me give you a bruise,
FANGED! BIT! AND DRAINED!
as the crimson sky's turned to brown
and yellow and the sun shone through
the window like days last light!
pearly breasts
. AH! my dear,crimson suits youuuu!~
so let me give you a bruise,FANGED! BIT! AND DRAINED!
as the crimson sky's turned to brown
and yellow and the sun shone through
the window like days last light!
This is not ironic?
Trickling Carrot juice wrote:
Carrot juice dripped from his teeth 
as he sucklantly bit into the carrot .
and Ooooh! Aaaaah! the carrot
would squeal if it spoke as he
drained it dry.
as he sucklantly bit into the carrot
.and Ooooh! Aaaaah! the carrot
would squeal
if it spoke as hedrained it dry.
This is ironic since Vampires don't
like carrots!
31 May 2005, 1:41 am
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31 May 2005, 2:14 am
16 Jun 2005, 11:36 am
You need someone British to explain it to you...
This is NOT Ironic. It is just bad luck.
1000 forks when all you need is a knife.
This is IRONIC.
1000 forks and you want a knife but no one has one. You just retired from a lifetime of making knives in a knife factory too. How Ironic.
Does that explain it once and for all? 
16 Jun 2005, 12:29 pm
My definition of irony is:
Something that looks a bit like iron. 
16 Jun 2005, 1:38 pm
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04 Jul 2005, 6:19 am
04 Jul 2005, 8:24 am
Quote:
Carrot juice dripped from his teeth
as he sucklantly bit into the carrot .
and Ooooh! Aaaaah! the carrot
would squeal if it spoke as he
drained it dry.
This is ironic since Vampires don't
like carrots!
as he sucklantly bit into the carrot .
and Ooooh! Aaaaah! the carrot
would squeal if it spoke as he
drained it dry.
This is ironic since Vampires don't
like carrots!
Unless they're Bunnicula
.Though Chester the Cat was always my favorite.
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This is NOT Ironic. It is just bad luck.
1000 forks when all you need is a knife.
1000 forks when all you need is a knife.
Yes. That song always annoyed me. Actually, on the radio the DJ was talking about it once, and he said "And here's 'Isn't it Ironic?' But really, we all know it isn't. The title should really be 'Doesn't it suck?'" Though it is somewhat ironic that a song about irony isn't about irony at all, but is in itself ironic because of that.
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So i am begining to think that irony is more like an emotion caused by certain situations than an actual literary mechanism. It would be hard defining irony like it is hard defining strawberrys or happiness.
I fail to see what strawberries have to do with this, as they can be defined as small red fruit which has its seeds on the outside. I mean, I know most fruits have their seeds on the inside, but I don't think it's really been disputed that much, has it? Not like tomatos, anyway.
As for happiness, to me it's like warm lightness in my chest and tugging at the corners of my mouth. But I'm sure the dictionary has a different definition.
Irony, to me, feels like a switch going off in my head, though I find it hard to wrap my mind around.
From Dictionary.com:
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i·ro·ny ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-n, r-)
n. pl. i·ro·nies
The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit1.
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).
An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
Dramatic irony.
Socratic irony.
n. pl. i·ro·nies
The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit1.
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).
An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
Dramatic irony.
Socratic irony.
It is a literary device, but it often depends on the emotional reaction of surprise to be recognized, I believe. Usually it is used to create humor or dissapointment.
