SubJeff on 22/12/2007 at 00:08
Look you morons, she's stated herself that the irony in the song is in that none of the things she describes are actually ironic.
AxTng1 on 22/12/2007 at 04:11
Yes but... I still don't care about the song. I want, if possible, a definition of the most typical type of irony simple enough to repeat and explain to others without sounding like a foo'.
It seems I am familiar with most of the ones offered so far, under different names. (Socratic Irony, for example. I have used this in debates, but didn't know it had a posy greek name. I just thought it was called Being Too Clever By Half.)
Tocky on 22/12/2007 at 04:16
Well who would have thought. Ozzymandus didn't.
Also:
Quote Posted by OLmec
No, it's an indication that something is of or pertaining to iron.
eg. That shovel you hit me with sure is irony,
Very Jack Handy. I like this new guy.
jtr7 on 22/12/2007 at 04:40
irony n. , pl. -nies
The use of words to express (or which unintentionally express) something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
That's a simple as yer gonna get before you will have to use examples.
Fingernail on 22/12/2007 at 10:43
I send my shirts to a service.
Sulphur on 22/12/2007 at 20:50
Daymn, them Google ads is good.
I have the mp3s, though, so it's ironic that Google's trying to sell me the CD. But hey, I've got one hand in my pocket and...
jtr7 on 22/12/2007 at 20:52
Trying to describe irony in a nutshell's like trying to describe a smell without using other examples of smells.
Smells kinda like skunk.
What's skunk smell like?
Depends on proximity, how long it's been since the skunk sprayed relative to your smelling of the spray, and then weather, the age of the skunk, whether it's healthy or ill, how long the skunk's gone since its last spray.
Oneiroscope on 22/12/2007 at 21:34
It's like lead-y and gold-y but its made from iron.
AxTng1 on 23/12/2007 at 01:52
Ah, I should have mentioned that in the OP too. No retarded metal puns. Hindsight eh.
