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One of life's big ironies

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Oggiedoggie, Apr 23, 2010.

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  1. Oggiedoggie

    Oggiedoggie Well-Known Member

    Almost no one remembers who Alois Alzheimer was.
     
    Oggiedoggie, Apr 23, 2010
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  2. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    A german physician.
     
    mustangj17, Apr 23, 2010
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  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Is this proper use of irony? Would it be more ironic if he couldn't remember who he was? Not being flip, just asking. I usually pulled all references to irony because no one really seems to understand what it means.
     
    Moderator1, Apr 23, 2010
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  4. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    For copy editors, that's probably free advice that they just didn't take.
     
    Batman, Apr 23, 2010
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  5. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Irony is a "DB" http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/
     
    Boom_70, Apr 23, 2010
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  6. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Not nearly as ironic as Lou Gehrig dying from Lou Gehrig's disease. I mean c'mon, what were the odds of that?
     
    TigerVols, Apr 23, 2010
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  7. apeman33

    apeman33 Well-Known Member

    Poor Lou. He shoulda seen it coming. We kept tellling him, "Lou, there's a disease out there with your name written all over it!" </denisleary>
     
    apeman33, Apr 24, 2010
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  8. wisportswriter

    wisportswriter Member

    No Babe Ruth's disease. Go ahead, have a hot dog and a hummer, it's on me.
     
    wisportswriter, Apr 24, 2010
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  9. MacDaddy

    MacDaddy Active Member

    But is it like rain on your wedding day?
     
    MacDaddy, Apr 25, 2010
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  10. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    More like a thousand spoons when all you need is a knife.
    Although in prison you can learn how to make it both.
     
    Batman, Apr 25, 2010
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  11. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member

    No matter how many times you hear it, that joke is never funny.
     
    Smasher_Sloan, Apr 25, 2010
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  12. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    After seeing my great aunt in the deep throes of Alzheimer's yesterday and seeing my grandmother battling a different form of dementia, forgive me if my sense of amusement over that little "irony" is a tad lacking.
     
    forever_town, Apr 26, 2010
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