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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 7, 2016 0:55:34 GMT
This seems to be the story of boyfriend's life thus far. His quote has become: "Because it's me." Today's irony is about his co manager having been on vacation in Hawaii the past couple weeks with one more to go and the big wigs have just announced they will be visiting their office at work in a couple days. Boyfriend stopped by here a couple hours ago to drop off the 3 computer chairs that were at the office that him, his co-manager and their manager used, because his manager told him to get rid of them before the visit. The guy in Hawaii was the one that bought them so maybe he will pick them up when he gets back. But I guess they aren't the 'proper' chairs for their office. I'm betting they will be taking down the basket ball hoop too in the parking lot. Yesterday's irony was a constant repeat of yet another one of boyfriend's guys calling out sick. ( at 3am because I heard his work phone's vm notification tone going off ) How many times do you think the other guy has his guys call out? Because it's him.  So, what irony have you experienced lately? |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jun 7, 2016 1:05:25 GMT
I'm not understanding how any of this is irony?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2016 1:08:30 GMT
I'm sorry - the words are clearly English, but I don't understand any of what you are saying.
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Post by Merge on Jun 7, 2016 1:08:52 GMT
Most recently, opening a thread purporting to be about irony in which none of the described situations are actually ironic.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 7, 2016 1:10:03 GMT
Alanis Morissette has a lot to answer for, but these examples are not irony any more than hers were.
a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance.
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Post by Merge on Jun 7, 2016 1:13:16 GMT
Alanis Morissette has a lot to answer for, but these examples are not irony any more than hers were. a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance. and don't forget - a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity |
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Post by psiluvu on Jun 7, 2016 1:15:09 GMT
Not ironic at all. I suggest you look up the meaning of irony before you try to get all deep and philosophical on the subject.
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Post by berty on Jun 7, 2016 2:12:18 GMT
I think you're referring to the idea of someone having bad luck, where it seems like unwanted things keep happening to a person through no fault of his/her own. I'm a glass half empty kinda person to begin with, so when a few unwanted things come at me, I too, start to feel like it's "because it's me". I can totally sympathize. Hope things turn around for him.
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Post by peasapie on Jun 7, 2016 2:28:08 GMT
I think you're referring to the idea of someone having bad luck, where it seems like unwanted things keep happening to a person through no fault of his/her own. I'm a glass half empty kinda person to begin with, so when a few unwanted things come at me, I too, start to feel like it's "because it's me". I can totally sympathize. Hope things turn around for him. Well put. I'm not sure if there is a name for that, other than bad luck. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 7, 2016 2:45:37 GMT
I'm not understanding how any of this is irony? The irony is boyfriend's co-worker coincidently goes on vacation the same time a very rare visit occurs from the big wigs. This leaves boyfriend to do all the work alone and stress about it while his co-manager doesn't have to worry or do anything. I don't know what all the work involves. I just asked him when he stopped by what other changes need to be made, and he said: "Much much more." I was hoping I could possibly find some insight ( that I probably wouldn't share ) with other people's ironies because they are easier for me to observe, so maybe I could help boyfriend break this pattern. |
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Post by theshyone on Jun 7, 2016 2:53:00 GMT
It's Murphys Law not irony. If anything could go wrong it will.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jun 7, 2016 2:56:02 GMT
It's not ironic.
It's BF's coworker purposely taking off, planning to be gone when the bosses visit.
Irony would be with the coworker, if the bosses rescheduled, unbeknownst to coworker, on the day the coworker returned from vacation.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2016 2:58:58 GMT
I'm not understanding how any of this is irony?
The irony is boyfriend's co-worker coincidently goes on vacation the same time a very rare visit occurs from the big wigs.This leaves boyfriend to do all the work alone and stress about it while his co-manager doesn't have to worry or do anything. I don't know what all the work involves. I just asked him when he stopped by what other changes need to be made, and he said: "Much much more." I was hoping I could possibly find some insight ( that I probably wouldn't share ) with other people's ironies because they are easier for me to observe, so maybe I could help boyfriend break this pattern. That isn't irony. It is bad luck... but not irony. Irony is having no internet service so I call the help line and they tell me to go to their website which I can't do because I have no internet. Having the big wigs show up while the boss is on vacation is just either bad luck or poor planning...... or the big wigs are purposely looking to can the boss. To be honest, if I were your bf I wouldn't worry a whole lot over making my boss look good. If the boss has allowed things like the "wrong" office chairs or what ever else your bf is stressing over I'd let if fall back on the boss. Just make sure MY job details are well covered. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 7, 2016 2:59:51 GMT
I think you're referring to the idea of someone having bad luck, where it seems like unwanted things keep happening to a person through no fault of his/her own. I'm a glass half empty kinda person to begin with, so when a few unwanted things come at me, I too, start to feel like it's "because it's me". I can totally sympathize. Hope things turn around for him. Thank you. And yes he is a pessimist. And I do believe that his perspective of reality is mirroring back to him. But I do see a difference between having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car on a random night and having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car the night before a special golf tournament he won a spot in. ( only the first example happened before though ) But the latter seems to be more like the type of occurances that happen. And his reaction is always the same, which I feel allows the pattern to keep happening because that seems to be his experience practically all his life. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 7, 2016 3:08:11 GMT
It's Murphys Law not irony. If anything could go wrong it will. I see Murphy's Law more like someone only being hungry when there is no food in the house and not being hungry when there is plenty of food in the house. ETA: This happened a few weeks ago: Boyfriend was trying to get the fax number for a place that didn't show it online. He called them and was on hold for close to a half hour. While he was still on hold for the first 25 minutes or so, I realized I had the company's business card. I took it out to see if the fax number was on there and it was. So I showed boyfriend and the second he looked at it, someone answered his call. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 7, 2016 3:12:24 GMT
It's not ironic. It's BF's coworker purposely taking off, planning to be gone when the bosses visit. Irony would be with the coworker, if the bosses rescheduled, unbeknownst to coworker, on the day the coworker returned from vacation. His coworker goes to Hawaii every Summer. This is the first time boyfriend has had a visit since he got promoted 2 years ago. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 7, 2016 3:20:43 GMT
The irony is boyfriend's co-worker coincidently goes on vacation the same time a very rare visit occurs from the big wigs.This leaves boyfriend to do all the work alone and stress about it while his co-manager doesn't have to worry or do anything. I don't know what all the work involves. I just asked him when he stopped by what other changes need to be made, and he said: "Much much more." I was hoping I could possibly find some insight ( that I probably wouldn't share ) with other people's ironies because they are easier for me to observe, so maybe I could help boyfriend break this pattern. That isn't irony. It is bad luck... but not irony. Irony is having no internet service so I call the help line and they tell me to go to their website which I can't do because I have no internet. Having the big wigs show up while the boss is on vacation is just either bad luck or poor planning...... or the big wigs are purposely looking to can the boss. To be honest, if I were your bf I wouldn't worry a whole lot over making my boss look good. If the boss has allowed things like the "wrong" office chairs or what ever else your bf is stressing over I'd let if fall back on the boss. Just make sure MY job details are well covered. The office is the responsibility of boyfriend and his coworker. The boss spends more time at another office. If anything goes wrong the boss puts it on their shoulders. We'll see what happens with the visit. This is new territory for boyfriend. |
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 7, 2016 3:38:07 GMT
I'm not understanding how any of this is irony? The irony is boyfriend's co-worker coincidently goes on vacation the same time a very rare visit occurs from the big wigs. This leaves boyfriend to do all the work alone and stress about it while his co-manager doesn't have to worry or do anything. I don't know what all the work involves. I just asked him when he stopped by what other changes need to be made, and he said: "Much much more." I was hoping I could possibly find some insight ( that I probably wouldn't share ) with other people's ironies because they are easier for me to observe, so maybe I could help boyfriend break this pattern. The pattern that needs to be broken in the 'oh woe is me' attitude. Instead of complaining about bad things happening to him, he could be looking at this as an opportunity to be actually seen by the big Wigs!! My XDH always complained about things that happened to him. It was an attitude that was pretty wearing |
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jun 7, 2016 3:41:07 GMT
It's Murphys Law not irony. If anything could go wrong it will. Spoken like someone with Murphys Law experience (which I believe you have!) |
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Post by berty on Jun 7, 2016 3:58:42 GMT
I think you're referring to the idea of someone having bad luck, where it seems like unwanted things keep happening to a person through no fault of his/her own. I'm a glass half empty kinda person to begin with, so when a few unwanted things come at me, I too, start to feel like it's "because it's me". I can totally sympathize. Hope things turn around for him. Thank you. And yes he is a pessimist. And I do believe that his perspective of reality is mirroring back to him. But I do see a difference between having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car on a random night and having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car the night before a special golf tournament he won a spot in. ( only the first example happened before though ) But the latter seems to be more like the type of occurances that happen. And his reaction is always the same, which I feel allows the pattern to keep happening because that seems to be his experience practically all his life. In my opinion, I don't think reacting negatively or getting upset at a bad situation makes more bad situation happen "to you". How one reacts might make a situation worse or cause a new problem, but I don't think it necessarily makes more bad things come one's way. For example, scenario #1 - say I get a dent in my fender and I get so mad I kick the tire and break my toe. My inability to properly control my response caused the second thing (broken toe) to happen. Scenario #2 - I get a dent and get angry, but don't kick the tire. Later that day, I trip and break my toe. The broken toe has nothing to do with getting angry earlier. I don't think God or the cosmos or whatever one believes in is sending more bad luck my way because I got angry. It's just coincidence, or bad luck. I'm a little tired and not at my sharpest, so I hope I explained myself ok. |
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Post by scorpeao on Jun 7, 2016 4:14:41 GMT
Most recently, opening a thread purporting to be about irony in which none of the described situations are actually ironic. Hahaha this is what I was thinking as I read the OP. |
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Post by melanell on Jun 7, 2016 4:20:01 GMT
It's Murphys Law not irony. If anything could go wrong it will. I see Murphy's Law more like someone only being hungry when there is no food in the house and not being hungry when there is plenty of food in the house. Murphy's Law is absolutely "whatever can go wrong will go wrong". The above situation would be aggravating timing, but not Murphy's Law. Murphy's Law says that you are hungry, but have no food in the house. One thing gone wrong. So you decide to to drive to the store to buy some, and on the way your car runs out of gas. Two things gone wrong. You call a friend to help you, but they are not available. Three things gone wrong. You call AAA for roadside assistance and they tell you that unfortunately it will be a long wait. Four things gone wrong. You decide to just walk to the nearest gas station, and halfway there it starts to downpour. Five things gone wrong. You finally get back to your car with the gas, and you get some on your hands and you hate the smell and are unhappy that it happened. 6 things. You get out a tub of hand wipes to try to remove the scent, but the wipes have been in your car for too long and have dried up. 7 things. You'd try to catch some rain in the container to refresh the wipes, but, of course, now it's no longer raining. 8 things. Now your car is ready to go, but you're soaked to the bone and stink of gas, so you don't want to go into the grocery store, so you wind up driving back home to change and wash up, and you're still hungry! Ugh! Murphy's Law at work. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 7, 2016 4:45:00 GMT
Thank you. And yes he is a pessimist. And I do believe that his perspective of reality is mirroring back to him. But I do see a difference between having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car on a random night and having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car the night before a special golf tournament he won a spot in. ( only the first example happened before though ) But the latter seems to be more like the type of occurances that happen. And his reaction is always the same, which I feel allows the pattern to keep happening because that seems to be his experience practically all his life. In my opinion, I don't think reacting negatively or getting upset at a bad situation makes more bad situation happen "to you". How one reacts might make a situation worse or cause a new problem, but I don't think it necessarily makes more bad things come one's way. For example, scenario #1 - say I get a dent in my fender and I get so mad I kick the tire and break my toe. My inability to properly control my response caused the second thing (broken toe) to happen. Scenario #2 - I get a dent and get angry, but don't kick the tire. Later that day, I trip and break my toe. The broken toe has nothing to do with getting angry earlier. I don't think God or the cosmos or whatever one believes in is sending more bad luck my way because I got angry. It's just coincidence, or bad luck. I'm a little tired and not at my sharpest, so I hope I explained myself ok. I understand what your opinion is, which is why I mentioned my opinion/feeling because I know it's not logically supported and unassuming. I guess I should have stated it being my personal feeling. And yes I guess it's more 'cosmos' related. But it's what works for me. As for boyfriend, he sees it more your way than mine. |
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Post by luckyexwife on Jun 7, 2016 6:08:56 GMT
Isn't it ironic, don't you think? A little too ironic, yeah I really do think.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jun 7, 2016 6:12:59 GMT
I'm sorry - the words are clearly English, but I don't understand any of what you are saying. Same here - but then again, I understand very little of what this particular poster has to say. |
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Post by miominmio on Jun 7, 2016 7:23:11 GMT
I'm not understanding how any of this is irony? The irony is boyfriend's co-worker coincidently goes on vacation the same time a very rare visit occurs from the big wigs. I was hoping I could possibly find some insight ( that I probably wouldn't share ) with other people's ironies because they are easier for me to observe, so maybe I could help boyfriend break this pattern. That's not irony, and how you can have any influence on his bosses, is beyond me. |
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Post by miominmio on Jun 7, 2016 7:28:34 GMT
In my opinion, I don't think reacting negatively or getting upset at a bad situation makes more bad situation happen "to you". How one reacts might make a situation worse or cause a new problem, but I don't think it necessarily makes more bad things come one's way. For example, scenario #1 - say I get a dent in my fender and I get so mad I kick the tire and break my toe. My inability to properly control my response caused the second thing (broken toe) to happen. Scenario #2 - I get a dent and get angry, but don't kick the tire. Later that day, I trip and break my toe. The broken toe has nothing to do with getting angry earlier. I don't think God or the cosmos or whatever one believes in is sending more bad luck my way because I got angry. It's just coincidence, or bad luck. I'm a little tired and not at my sharpest, so I hope I explained myself ok. I understand what your opinion is, which is why I mentioned my opinion/feeling because I know it's not logically supported and unassuming. I guess I should have stated it being my personal feeling. And yes I guess it's more 'cosmos' related. But it's what works for me. As for boyfriend, he sees it more your way than mine. Then maybe it would be more helpful (to him), that you try to see his point of view instead of your own, when you are trying to help him? (<-- no snark intended) |
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Post by gar on Jun 7, 2016 7:42:27 GMT
These photos are great examples of irony, OP's boyfriend's situation, not so much
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Post by raindancer on Jun 7, 2016 11:53:45 GMT
I think you're referring to the idea of someone having bad luck, where it seems like unwanted things keep happening to a person through no fault of his/her own. I'm a glass half empty kinda person to begin with, so when a few unwanted things come at me, I too, start to feel like it's "because it's me". I can totally sympathize. Hope things turn around for him. Thank you. And yes he is a pessimist. And I do believe that his perspective of reality is mirroring back to him. But I do see a difference between having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car on a random night and having his golf clubs stollen out of the trunk of his car the night before a special golf tournament he won a spot in. ( only the first example happened before though ) But the latter seems to be more like the type of occurances that happen. And his reaction is always the same, which I feel allows the pattern to keep happening because that seems to be his experience practically all his life. Still not examples of irony. |
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Post by eleezybeth on Jun 7, 2016 12:00:13 GMT
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