Irony

[Neesy]

 

[DiO'Bolic]

I’ve always had some troubles with my grammar skills. Think of my dismay when I found out the hard way that the key word here was a proper noun instead of a common noun.

Spoiler

 

[VampireLily]

Patrick Nagel (November 25, 1945 – February 4, 1984) was an American artist. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the simple grace and beauty of the female form, in a distinctive style descended from Art Deco. He is best known for his illustrations for Playboy magazine and the pop group Duran Duran, for whom he designed the cover of the best selling album Rio.

Death
In 1984, at the age of 38, the artist participated in a 15-minute celebrity "Aerobathon" to raise funds for the American Heart Association. Afterwards, he was found dead in his car, and doctors determined by autopsy that he had suffered a heart attack.

 

[skimom2]

 

[BeverleyMarsh]

I always thought Alanis Morissette expressed irony perfectly by singing a song called "Ironic" that had nothing to do with irony, just unfortunate life situations.

Don't you think?

 

[Riot87]

haha i love that movie.

 

[Ebdim9th]

lol yeah Blunt, I caught the text number on the billboard...

 

[Demeter]

Well, there's a great illustration of irony found in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi", a simple but very powerful short story. A poor young couple struggles to find a way to give each other a Christmas gift. He sells his watch to buy beautiful combs for her long hair, she sells her long hair to buy a chain for his watch. I read it when I was young and I've thought of it every holiday season since.

I've read this last weekend in a bookstore. It broke my heart.

 

[blunthead]

Moonlight Sonata-Beethoven (my favorite piece of music ever)

(good choice! Stop chatting!!!)

 

[Flat Matt]

I always thought Alanis Morissette expressed irony perfectly by singing a song called "Ironic" that had nothing to do with irony, just unfortunate life situations.

Don't you think?

The only ironic thing about that song is the fact that it was written by a woman who doesn't know what irony is!

 

[nate_watkins]

 

[nate_watkins]

 

[Neesy]

It is ironic to me that in my experience the worst doctors in terms of speaking clearly, enunciating words, etc. are the otolaryngologists or ear, nose, throat doctors.

They deal with patients who have hearing problems but I wish they could listen to themselves speak when dictating letters.

I wonder why this is?

 

[Sigmund]

 

[blunthead]

 

[blunthead]

The whole video is worth watching, but the irony part starts around 9:05.

Excellent!

 

[blunthead]

Thanks for starting this thread, Blunt! It's fun!

Yer welcome!

 

[blunthead]

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

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