Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"?


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Re: Great question!

#16917 01/25/01 04:38 PM

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literal?-- i sometimes think people who don't understand irony are to literal-- the same people have trouble with idioms. you try to give them a head's up and they look at the ceiling!

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Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Alex Williams 01/25/01 03:04 PM

Great question! Faldage 01/25/01 03:26 PM

Re: Great question! tsuwm 01/25/01 04:25 PM

Re: Great question! of troy 01/25/01 04:38 PM

Re: Great question! Fiberbabe 01/25/01 05:02 PM

Re: Great question! Alex Williams 01/25/01 05:06 PM

Re: Great question! stales 01/30/01 07:46 AM

Steve Martin Alex Williams 01/30/01 01:14 PM

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Re: Great question! jmh 01/26/01 01:26 PM

Re: Heads Up! wow 01/26/01 02:00 PM

Re: Heads Up! bikermom 01/30/01 10:17 PM

Re: Great question! tsuwm 01/26/01 04:02 AM

Re: Great question! wsieber 01/26/01 07:30 AM

Re: Great question! FishonaBike 01/26/01 09:54 PM

Re: Great question! tsuwm 01/26/01 10:09 PM

enantiosis Alex Williams 01/28/01 06:24 PM

Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? wsieber 01/26/01 07:42 AM

Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Capital Kiwi 01/26/01 11:10 AM

Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Faldage 01/26/01 03:00 PM

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Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? maverick 01/26/01 03:03 PM

Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Capital Kiwi 01/29/01 02:58 AM

Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Alex Williams 01/29/01 04:53 PM

Re: Better word for the phrase "irony deafness"? Bingley 01/30/01 05:22 AM

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