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#143001 05/20/05 08:19 PM
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Me? Ironic? I'm an USn. I don't know from irony.

Oh, I know! I know! It means "kinda like iron"


#143002 06/01/05 03:03 PM
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I used to think I understood about irony, but after a lengthy exposure to the self-confessed confusion of US’alls, both here and among my work colleagues, my confidence is ebbing.

“Call that irony!” Tom flattened him sarcastically.



#143003 06/01/05 03:16 PM
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there are many facets to irony...



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...It means "kinda like iron"

No, that would be "ironish", which is a whole different languidge® in itself.


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I think what the speaker meant was there is no cure for brain injury so they must be prevented. Perhaps he is speaking from personal experience, and hence the awkward construction. I didn't even know the President was actively involved in safety awareness.


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