Last year I ordered a digicam Millie and didn't notice that it was out of stock at the time. Quite a bit of time had passed and still no Millie. We were getting ready to leave for our summer vacation and I got word that it was going to be delivered. The night before we left, the wife and boy and I headed to my office to see if it had been delivered before we left. It's a 50 minute drive and we were trying to pack etc.
The wife says, so we are making this special trip when we are so busy for what, a knife.
I said "It's not a knife it's a Military, a Digicam Military for crying out loud." Nuff said. It was there, and I was happy, although the 4" was too big to carry where we were headed (Colorado), so we stopped at the SFO and I picked up it's little bro, Para2 to rest in my front right pocket. Great vacation.
How's this for irony ?
Yeah; you hate me, we're enemies. I get it. I actually got it a few threads ago.chuck_roxas45 wrote:Ho-hum.... :rolleyes:
"Imagine" is the key word there.ricechrispy wrote:CORRECTION: -F1, I think your avatar and your signature suit you very well because I imagine you're unhappy and selfish.
Thanks for your help with that. If the members of this forum can tolerate the stream of pessimism and negativity you contribute, then I'm sure they (if not you) will forgive my occasional typo.
Yeah, I'm the bad guy. No one seems to realize that I was not the first to make it personal. Poor form or not, questioning someone's use of a word is not a personal insult. Who was the first to make it personal? There is a one-word answer to this.
No, it's not ironic, because it's not true. I didn't fail to understand the definition; I simply didn't think this scenario applied to the definition we agree on. I can now see how it does.jabba359 wrote:Is it ironic that the person implying that others don't know how to use a dictionary doesn't see that the dictionary contradicts his paradigm of irony?
The person who made the comic linked to above was actually quite ironic him/herself... Because they assail people for wasting time and being picky, but they (1) spent hours making that comic; and (2) condemn the behavior of others. It reminds me of the person who screams at others to stop screaming, or the parent who strikes their child and says "We don't hit!" The comic on irony is itself ironic.
I was wrong. And I will never again play grammar cop. But please; to whom it applies--feel free to continue labeling and maligning me, because at least you won't be picking on grammar when you do that.
Is everyone happy now? I sure am!
BTW, "Never serve what doesn't serve you." is absolutely not any sort of defense of selfishness or a statement of opposition to charity. (Maybe I should make a comic explaining it?)
P.S. MIL-DOT, if I offended you, I apologize. It was not my intent. I admit I was being a bit of a smart-***, but I wasn't trying to be a jerk.
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Hey dude, I like the new avatar!-F1 wrote:Well I've tried to be conciliatory, I've apologized (in thread and twice via PM). I've even changed my avatar to reflect the new me. I think maybe we can let it die now? I think that approach makes more sense than posting again and again that the subtopic has gone on too long.
Well.....SHAZAAM !! You guys have kept the ol' ball bouncin' :D .
I saw the PM'd apology from -F1 before I even knew what the **** was going on,LOL, but it didn't really seem necessary as far as I was concerned ( so, no worries,bro, smart-assery is my bread and butter
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As for my use of the term "irony", I meant that it was ironic that the ONE time my stuff ships out at mach-speed, I won't be here to take advantage of the speedy delivery, so the definition posted by Jabba most closely fit my use and understanding of the term: "an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected."
So is everyone all hugging and making-up like we're backstage at Oprah ?? :)
I saw the PM'd apology from -F1 before I even knew what the **** was going on,LOL, but it didn't really seem necessary as far as I was concerned ( so, no worries,bro, smart-assery is my bread and butter
). As for my use of the term "irony", I meant that it was ironic that the ONE time my stuff ships out at mach-speed, I won't be here to take advantage of the speedy delivery, so the definition posted by Jabba most closely fit my use and understanding of the term: "an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected."
So is everyone all hugging and making-up like we're backstage at Oprah ?? :)
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thats ironic.... :D Nice new avatar F-1....now I kind of miss the old one :p
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Ok, there has to be an "Alanis Morrisette" joke here somewhere, but it's late, and I guess I'm just not that funny, because I couldn't make one work. Here are a few of the failed attempts;
-Alanis called, and she wants to use this thread in her next song.
-Alanis wants to know what the fuss is about?
-Alanis is just glad the Irony Police are finally off her case!
I even thought about registering an "Alanis" user account to comment on this thread . . . Maybe I'm just over-thinking it?
Anyway, enjoy your new PM2, Mil-Dot!
-Alanis called, and she wants to use this thread in her next song.
-Alanis wants to know what the fuss is about?
-Alanis is just glad the Irony Police are finally off her case!
I even thought about registering an "Alanis" user account to comment on this thread . . . Maybe I'm just over-thinking it?
Anyway, enjoy your new PM2, Mil-Dot!