The definition of irony?

[Philsutton]

(11 March 2000, Perth, Australia) It just stands to reason, one should follow safe practices while filming a safety video. But the 52-year-old owner of a machinery and equipment training school violated that rule of common sense while filming a forklift safety demonstration.

With the cameras rolling, he was thrown from the forklift cabin and crushed. Subsequent investigation fingered the culprits responsible for the fatality: driver error and high speed over varied terrain, coupled with an unused seat belt. His final safety demonstration was the most convincing of his career.




Found it quite amusing, and there are plenty more where that came from lol.

[draper]

brilliant !!!

[Lee]

The best definition of Irony is the song 'Ironic' by Alanis Morrisette.

The simple fact is that nothing in the song she describes as Ironic is actually ironic. For example, '10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife'. Not Ironic.
It would be Ironic, however, if after discarding the said 10,000 spoons, you discover as spoon would have actually done lol

So is the song called 'Ironic' because its been written by someone who doesnt understand Irony??

[Jack]

^ I remember discussing that on here before lol

"Stuck in a traffic jam when you're already late" = not ironic.

"Stuck in a traffic jam when you're already late to a town council meeting about traffic calming measures" = ironic.

"Stuck in a traffic jam when you're already late to a town council meeting about traffic calming measures, and you just happen to be the national head of a traffic calming campaign who bleats on about road safety in town centres" = divine justice.


So is the song called 'Ironic' because its been written by someone who doesnt understand Irony??
She's Canadian, they're just as bad as the yanks when it comes to understanding irony.

[walshc]

She named it "ironic" because singing "bad luck" didnt have the same feel lol