Thursday, October 26, 2006

Don't ya think?

Doing what I do on a daily basis, the most misused word I come across is irony (ironic, ironically, etc.). It's admittedly a subjective interpretation sometimes, and it's easier to figure out what's not ironic than it is to decide what is. For example, rain on your wedding day or a free ride when you've already paid is NOT ironic. Four specific definitions of irony exist: irony, dramatic irony, Socratic irony, and tragic irony. You can look them up in any dictionary. And it's kind of fun to do so, even if you're not a weirdo like me.

http://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony

So this blog is going to be participatory, if anyone is actually reading.
I've come up with a few examples of irony. I listed them.

Things that are ironic:
George Bush not recognizing Zimbabwe's president because Zimbabwe's president wasn't elected.

Swearing on a stack of Bibles not to mock evangelicals.

A can opener sold inside a can.

Alanis Morisette's song "Ironic" not being ironic.

A vegetarian getting eaten by a cow.

A truck carrying fire extinguishers catching on fire.

A book about poverty making a lot of money.

An English professor writing on a paper that you have "bad grammer."

An Irishman getting killed by a sign that says "Luck o' the Irish" :-)

Now it's your turn to add to the list.
Leave something ironic as a comment. It'll be sweet.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I made a picture of irony for you. You can find it here:

http://pic.atpic.com/339131/600

I really enjoy reading your blog!

Take care,
Sarah Reid

Tara said...

Haha! I love violence on TV.

Stacy said...

Irony: Holding the door open for someone who is wearing a Jesus jacket and them not saying thank you.