Give me a good example of Irony.

**head_strong** · 06-05-11, 11:06 PM

Would you consider it ironic that your example of irony is about BetEd

**shopbar picks** · 06-06-11, 12:21 AM

the song is the best exmple. 3yrs ago my local bookie owed me 3gs. day i go collect his place is surrounded by feds. Irony is losing when youve won.

**kiln** · 06-06-11, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by shopbar picks

the song is the best exmple. 3yrs ago my local bookie owed me 3gs. day i go collect his place is surrounded by feds. Irony is losing when youve won.

That's not ironic. Not even a little bit. That's just bad luck.

**gryfyn1** · 06-06-11, 04:48 PM

there are, of course, examples of Irony all over this board.

Several people make posts overly touting a pick the believe is wrong and do overly so and intentionally, Tha_Diesel was a master of this with his baseball picks last year.

As far as the song goes -- many of the situaion could well be ironic in the literary meaning given the proper contexts.

**I/O** · 06-06-11, 04:58 PM

(D) Senator Wiener finally admitted to taking pictures of his "wiener" and sending them to women he's come across over the last few years through facebook.

**I/O** · 06-06-11, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by I/O

(D) Senator Wiener finally admitted to taking pictures of his "wiener" and sending them to women he's come across over the last few years through facebook.

and horny (D) Nancy Pelosi has called for an investigation!

**v1y** · 06-06-11, 05:39 PM

Seat belts while more likely to protect you in the event of an accident than not wearing a seat belt, increase the number of accidents/injuries because people drive more erratically when they believe they will be protected.

**LordVodka** · 06-06-11, 06:05 PM

The 3 Most Common Uses of Irony - The Oatmeal

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony

A little bit ironic, dontcha think?

**Blax0r** · 06-06-11, 07:23 PM

The US govt's stances on sports betting and financial markets.

**Gio21** · 06-06-11, 08:29 PM

I diislike asians but my girlfriend is asian!

**36mafia** · 06-06-11, 09:43 PM

a girl named Hope that has no chance of being successful in life

**36mafia** · 06-06-11, 09:44 PM

i know a boy named Hunter that is very fruity and feminine and would not hurt a fly

**JimmysEgo** · 06-06-11, 11:13 PM

i've got better things to do.

**thechaoz** · 06-07-11, 01:24 AM

People believing they are cool on the internet but saying "never heard of you guy" in every thread. Just b/c you are retarded and haven't caught that particular person's posts, or you don't understand what they are saying because you are stupid, doesn't mean they aren't right on the subject.

No "names" on SBR would understand what I just typed.

**Robust** · 06-07-11, 01:34 AM

As soon as you're born, you're dying!

or:

In the process of living, one continues to die.

Robust

**Cuse0323** · 06-07-11, 02:56 AM

Don't have an example but you're right. It is overused, I say it something is and then realize that it wasn't truly ironic shortly after.

**I/O** · 07-12-11, 05:33 PM

LOL!

A bomb-maker was killed by his own device as he tried to give Islamic school pupils a lesson in how to make explosives.

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/school-bomb-maker-blows-himself-up

**kiln** · 07-12-11, 05:57 PM

ONONDAGA, N.Y. -- Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike's handlebars and hit his head on the pavement.

The accident happened Saturday afternoon in the town of Onondaga, in central New York near Syracuse.

State troopers tell The Post-Standard of Syracuse that 55-year-old Philip A. Contos of Parish, N.Y., was driving a 1983 Harley Davidson with a group of bikers who were protesting helmet laws by not wearing helmets.

Troopers say Contos hit his brakes and the motorcycle fishtailed. The bike spun out of control, and Contos toppled over the handlebars. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Troopers say Contos would have likely survived if he had been wearing a helmet.

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**JohnGalt2341** · 07-15-11, 09:00 PM

Michelle Bachmann is against gay marriage and yet she's married to a guy that is only slightly less gay than Richard Simmons.

**Dutch** · 07-15-11, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by thechaoz

People believing they are cool on the internet but saying "never heard of you guy" in every thread. Just b/c you are retarded and haven't caught that particular person's posts, or you don't understand what they are saying because you are stupid, doesn't mean they aren't right on the subject.

No "names" on SBR would understand what I just typed.

After what you said, Is it ironic that I've never heard of you?

**charlesbroccoli** · 07-15-11, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by Gio21

I diislike asians but my girlfriend is asian!

haha that is a good example

**dendimurah** · 07-15-11, 09:34 PM

Rejecting the things makes them harder to change. Accept it and it changes easier.