tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post2588756672812573286..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 569: Worst Game EverCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77964717821554822012009-04-20T05:34:00.000-07:002009-04-20T05:34:00.000-07:00Schadenfreude:
He's still around somewhere, he j...Schadenfreude: <br /><br />He's still around somewhere, he just doesn't show his face in public anymore out of embarrassment and shame.GreaterStevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2309503673498502092009-04-19T22:10:00.000-07:002009-04-19T22:10:00.000-07:00I am glad people liked my explanation! I hope it i...I am glad people liked my explanation! I hope it is informative and helpful etc. etc.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79437136214120805092009-04-19T20:52:00.000-07:002009-04-19T20:52:00.000-07:00What happened to LesserSteven?What happened to LesserSteven?Schadenfreudehttp://www.polkout.com/forumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19817401531047063692009-04-19T19:27:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:27:00.000-07:00Rob, ++ on your irony rant. Well explained.
*is ...Rob, ++ on your irony rant. Well explained. <br /><br />*is winner of "least consequential comment" award*<br /><br />Ah hell, why not. I also think it was pretty big of Carl to go ahead and backtrack what he said about being formulaic. <br /><br />You guys are just rolling in good today.GreaterStevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20407364561315144882009-04-19T06:05:00.000-07:002009-04-19T06:05:00.000-07:00Cuddle Prime:
Agree'd. I liked the last two. I t...Cuddle Prime:<br />Agree'd. I liked the last two. I tried my best to hate them but I couldn't. Rest assured next week's will be shit.TomRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28494276734431346272009-04-19T00:06:00.000-07:002009-04-19T00:06:00.000-07:00i live in america and I know that Mitchell and Web...i live in america and I know that Mitchell and Webb or whoever they are have indeed aired here, on BBC america. I have seen ads for it, but never watched it. So that should settle that.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6884864398475611592009-04-18T16:54:00.000-07:002009-04-18T16:54:00.000-07:00@Dan: I'm British, dunno about Napoleon. (?) W...@Dan: I'm British, dunno about Napoleon. (?) Wikipedia says that TM&WL has aired on BBC America, but then Wikipedia also says that Mathew Inness can get plenty of cut off the seam, when he's actually bloody incompetent.the_cuddlefish, don'tcha knownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80448506371037635072009-04-18T15:59:00.000-07:002009-04-18T15:59:00.000-07:00I feel like Rob's explanation of irony is the best...I feel like Rob's explanation of irony is the best I have ever heard. Applause, applause.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18477355971699579592009-04-18T15:52:00.000-07:002009-04-18T15:52:00.000-07:00"However: "New Car" does in fact suck, of this I a..."However: "New Car" does in fact suck, of this I am sure."<br /><br />Really? Huh.<br /><br />I'll be interested to see your reasoning on this one. I thought New Car was one of the best in a long time.Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3507438168066124512009-04-18T13:37:00.000-07:002009-04-18T13:37:00.000-07:00ITT: people who need to learn the difference betwe...ITT: people who need to learn the difference between 'irony' and 'coincidence'.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83909686492773649202009-04-18T12:14:00.000-07:002009-04-18T12:14:00.000-07:00Merely mediocre?Merely mediocre?MooseManhttp://www.sexylosers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45327864575859530102009-04-18T11:16:00.000-07:002009-04-18T11:16:00.000-07:00new car was indeed hilarious.
I dunno, I kinda li...new car was indeed hilarious.<br /><br />I dunno, I kinda liked this one. I really believe Randall's coming into a new era of xkcd.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007316091456946624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34390447335591363522009-04-18T02:38:00.000-07:002009-04-18T02:38:00.000-07:00What Chris said, really. I didn't love Borders bec...What Chris said, really. I didn't love Borders because I don't play games that involve "capture the flag", but I guess it was OK.<br /><br />New Car was awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72074044954886581962009-04-17T22:29:00.000-07:002009-04-17T22:29:00.000-07:00Right, we're talking about humor here: a setup and...Right, we're talking about humor here: a setup and then a twist. Definition five there is the closest to what you're going for, but it isn't quite there--that's referring to events, not joke-telling, and it also implies opposites. If you ask your girlfriend out to dinner to break up with her, and she breaks up with you, that is ironic--it's the opposite or inverse of what you expected to happen. It's not ironic if you go out to get a beer but end up watching a movie instead.<br /><br />See the difference? If you're setting up the expectation that, for instance, you are seeing someone waxing poetic about peace and democracy, it is not ironic if you add in the twist "...it's a CTF server."<br /><br />In essence, the operative word of any definition of "irony," and the common thread throughout the various definitions, is "opposite." Irony is a word of opposition, not just a twist at the end--it's a nuanced and precise term. When something is ironic, there is a juxtaposition happening. You are saying one thing but mean another. The juxtaposition needs to have a sharp and significant contrast. It is not sufficient for two events to be different, they need to be <I>opposed.</I> "Oh haha it is actually a CTF server" is not an opposition, it's just a silly context. While you could make the argument that the contrast is "silly/trivial vs. serious/weighty," that really takes a lot of nuance out of the word--and really that's not a very significant contrast.<br /><br />Irony is part of a broader subset of wit and humor which involves playing with expectations, making the unexpected a necessary but not sufficient condition for irony to take place.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75519250259403775742009-04-17T21:13:00.000-07:002009-04-17T21:13:00.000-07:00Oh wait, there's this too:
2. Literature.
a. a te...Oh wait, there's this too:<br /><br />2. Literature.<br />a. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.<br />b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.<br />3. Socratic irony.<br />4. dramatic irony.<br />5. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.<br />6. the incongruity of this.<br />7. an objectively sardonic style of speech or writing.<br />8. an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition, quality, etc.Kyle VanderWerfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740328779844794790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68289830313081732009-04-17T21:11:00.000-07:002009-04-17T21:11:00.000-07:00Attention:
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1. the use of words to convey a...Attention:<br />i⋅ro⋅ny<br />1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning<br /><br />That is all.Kyle VanderWerfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740328779844794790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1955179977014895932009-04-17T21:03:00.000-07:002009-04-17T21:03:00.000-07:00"Make people think one thing is happening, then re..."Make people think one thing is happening, then reveal to them that the situation is different." <br /><br />Unless I'm very, very mistaken, that is almost a textbook definition of one of the main forms of irony...JRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75394807451792368292009-04-17T20:54:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:54:00.000-07:00Nope.Nope.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11397299271946649452009-04-17T20:53:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:53:00.000-07:00"That is not what irony is."
Actually, it is. A f..."That is not what irony is."<br /><br />Actually, it is. A form of it, at least.JRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69023322540232953722009-04-17T20:42:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:42:00.000-07:00Rules?
On the Internet?Rules?<br /><br />On the Internet?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-12685323331775403942009-04-17T20:38:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:38:00.000-07:00I have a rule to just always tell people they are ...I have a rule to just always tell people they are wrong about it.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71455262595432492482009-04-17T20:28:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:28:00.000-07:00Of all the things to argue over on the internet, t...Of all the things to argue over on the internet, the one I have a rule to avoid is the definition of irony.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91372544766619354772009-04-17T19:33:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:33:00.000-07:00Apparently "." has never heard of irony, then.Apparently "." has never heard of irony, then.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34487992053872142892009-04-17T19:31:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:31:00.000-07:00That is not what irony is.That is not what irony is.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28860360422197111162009-04-17T19:28:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:28:00.000-07:00""Make people think one thing is happening, then r...""Make people think one thing is happening, then reveal to them that the situation is different." It is a simple procedure and it will guarantee laffs-a-plenty for hours to come."<br /><br />Yeah... it's called irony, ever heard of it?.noreply@blogger.com