Guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 Favorite quote: ``These things are dangerous to Cambodian women's health and Cambodian culture, This is very dangerous -- look how large those rubber penises are,'' local police Chief Yim Symany told Reuters at police headquarters. Can anyone spell IRONY? PHNOM PENH (Reuters news story) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kev Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 I think it's i r o n i e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 I think it's i r o n i e. no... no... spell, not demonstrate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Gun Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 News Flash (Source unknown) SAN FRANSISCO MAN BECOMES FIRST AMERICAN TO GRASP SIGNIFICANCE OF IRONY Jay Fullmer, 38, who became the first American to get to grips with the concept of irony yesterday. "It was weird," Fullmer said, "I was in London and, like, talking to this guy and it was raining and shit and he said, like, great weather, or something like that." Said Fullmer: "And I thought - wait a minute,it's like, no way is it great weather." Fullmer soon realised that the other man's 'mistake' was deliberate. "This guy was pretty cool about it," Fullmer said. Fullmer, who is 39 next month and married with two children, aged 8 and 3, planned to use irony himself in future. "I'm like saying it all the time." he said. "Weekend last I was like grilling steaks and I like burned them to shit and I said 'great weather'." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bembaman Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 I think you will find this is called 'sarcasm' and not irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 So would that "like" be British guy first to "like" understand sarcasm? "Like," wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashman Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 That was funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedave Posted July 8, 2001 Report Share Posted July 8, 2001 I don't understand either...why would he say "great weather" if it was raining??? WAIT A MINUTE!!! Oh yeah, I see now... HE REALLY LIKES IT WHEN IT'S RAINING! See, us Americans are pretty smart after all. Hmm...so that's iron-y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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