accountantpete
OAP
Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers died from a broken heart.
Classic examples of Irony
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Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
A neighbour who campaigned for months for a speed trap to be set up in the village and when eventually the Police did one, he was among the first to be caught speeding 
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.wonderloaf
Guru
That's just karma.A neighbour who campaigned for months for a speed trap to be set up in the village and when eventually the Police did one, he was among the first to be caught speeding
Tin Pot
Guru
Except that irony exists.That's just karma.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Classic modern irony...
Vote conservative to avoid a coalition of chaos.
And the conservatives gave us a coalition of chaos.
In fact, politics it rife with irony.
Vote conservative to avoid a coalition of chaos.
And the conservatives gave us a coalition of chaos.
In fact, politics it rife with irony.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
That's just karma.
I think that counts for the full set of karma, hypocracy and irony
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
The person yesterday who had to Google JFGI
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
My uncle - who gave up drinking after the doctor told him it would kill him, only to be run over by a brewery lorry
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
[QUOTE 5004369, member: 9609"]I never really get what the diff is between Irony and hypocritical?[/QUOTE]
That's easy - one's a noun and the other's an adjective
That's easy - one's a noun and the other's an adjective
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
This one:
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Racing roadkill
Guru
[QUOTE 5004369, member: 9609"]I never really get what the diff is between Irony and hypocritical?
for instance; people who go on and on about the enviroment and the importance of having a low carbon foot print lifestyle then in their next breath tell us all what far away destination they have just been to on holiday.
is that more hypocritical because its not funny. ?[/QUOTE]
<dissecting kittens>Irony is a rhetorical device, the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Hypocrisy is the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, whilst concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs. </dissecting kittens>
for instance; people who go on and on about the enviroment and the importance of having a low carbon foot print lifestyle then in their next breath tell us all what far away destination they have just been to on holiday.
is that more hypocritical because its not funny. ?[/QUOTE]
<dissecting kittens>Irony is a rhetorical device, the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Hypocrisy is the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, whilst concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs. </dissecting kittens>
