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To: Steely Tom
an irony is the use of word or phrase that express a totally different meaning from its literal meaning

Show me where you've written something that means the opposite of its literal meaning.

111 posted on 08/07/2015 10:40:59 PM PDT by FredZarguna ( "I pulled the lever on the machine, but the Clark Bar didn't COME OUT!!!")
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To: FredZarguna

Check my post #103.


112 posted on 08/07/2015 10:53:33 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: FredZarguna
That's not irony, it's simply an example of a person who's mistaken. Your remark would be irony [sarcasm, actually, not irony, but I won't quibble] if I claimed to be an authority on what murderers think. I don't claim such authority: I refer you to people who are.

Your remark would be sarcasm if you had written [in literal agreement with what I actually wrote, but with sarcastic intent]: "Next time I wonder what murderer's think, I'll be sure to ask the authorities in corrections."

It would also betray more clearly to you how foolish you are, since pretending you know more about what murderer's think than people who actually handle them would be sarcasm on your part, and ironic to the rest of us.

As your fatuous claims that LWOP is "worse" than the dealth penalty truly are, as well. So, you win todays all Internet award not only for most gormless irony of the day, but for not even knowing what irony is.

113 posted on 08/08/2015 12:14:32 AM PDT by FredZarguna ( "I pulled the lever on the machine, but the Clark Bar didn't COME OUT!!!")
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