cigsmokingman wrote
at 2:42 PM, Friday July 2, 2010 CDT
Punk In Drublic wrote
at 11:39 PM, Tuesday June 29, 2010 CDT
I find this funny.
Complaining about complainers?
HaHaHa.
Irony much?!
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cigsmokingman wrote
at 8:20 AM, Wednesday June 30, 2010 CDT
Sorry Drub,
Irony doesn't apply in this case.
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Punk In Drublic wrote
at 4:46 AM, Friday July 2, 2010 CDT
take a class cigs, irony does apply.
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Sorry Drub, you are wrong. Your problem is that you are equating Graham's post with those Graham is commenting about. You do this when you say,
"Complaining about complainers?"
So, you're saying that Graham's paragraph-long post (in which he provides a helpful suggestion) is equal to the terse comments (ie. "fuck off ryan" "i hate gpokr, et.)which he is analyzing.
As I originally said, "Irony doesn't apply in this case." Irony is a nuanced word that is defined in several ways, but it's generally understood that an outcome contradicts expectations. Had Graham posted, "I hate all these Gpokr complainers! They suck." You could call that ironic.
Another reason you're wrong Drub is because Graham doesn't use the best term when he says "complaining"... it would be better to just call them what they are: troublemakers. And, again, this shows you why irony doesn't apply. His post isn't a "troublemaker's post." It's an analysis.
Your suggestion that it is I who should take a class, though, is most certainly delightfully ironic!
