/lounge/ - First American to grasp concept of irony

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 10:53

Jay Fullmer, 38, yesterday became the first American to get to grips with the concept of irony.
"It was weird" Fullmer said. "I was in London and like, talking to this guy and it was raining and he pulled a face and said, "Great weather eh?" and I thought - "Wait a minute, no way is it great weather".
Fullmer then realised that the other man's 'mistake' was in fact deliberate.
Fullmer, who is 39 next month and married with two children, aged 8 and 3, plans to use irony himself in future.
"I'm, like, using it all the time" he said. "Last weekend I was grilling steaks, and I burned them, and I said "Hey, great weather."

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 11:36

Man that was pretty god damn funny. GOOD SHOW!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 11:43

I don't find your mocking of this great country very funny

Name: SAGER 2010-02-26 12:02

SAGE THIS SHIT >_<

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 12:36

I enjoyed the story. I'm also American, and what I enjoy even more are other Americans that get mad at this.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 12:48

http://vowe.net/archives/003530.html

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 13:42

>>1
What an ironic twist!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 14:10

Oh god, that's not irony, it's sarcasm you idiots.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 14:14

>>8
The American was said to have grasped the concept of irony. In the end it turned out he had not. The title is sarcastic, the twist is ironic.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 14:55

Whoever said sarcasm is the lowest form of wit was being sarcastic.

Go figure that one!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 15:05

Actually sarcasm is a subset of irony.

I.e. All sarcasm is irony but not all irony is sarcasm.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 15:33

>>11
Wrong.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 15:40

>>12
proof?

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 17:43

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Your mother's vagina stinks of rotten fish.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 17:51

>>14,14-14,14,14-
That's not very elegant use of post referencing, or the English language for that matter!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 18:02

>>14
Terrible!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 18:24

>>14
Did you mean: >>1-13 ?
Also that's quite a rude comment!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-26 19:57

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He was being ironic you plebs. GTFO.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-27 4:22

>>18
I dont think ironic means what you think it means.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-27 4:33

Hey, great weather!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-27 4:51

>>19
That's what is so ironic about it all.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-27 4:53

>>21
:S

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-27 5:35

This happens to me often. When it rains someone (usually of older age) will pass by and ask "Weather's great, ain't it?"; it's usually done to spark the start of a conversation, or just as a friendly gesture. Though, I can't speak for all of the USA on this.

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-27 15:24

Why is stealing material from THE ONION considered clever in here?

Name: sageu 2010-02-28 1:54

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Reported!

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-28 2:44

>>24
http://boards.4chan.org/b/

Name: Anonymous 2010-02-28 3:19

>>26
Thank you Sir.

First American to grasp concept of irony

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