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Posted by Miriam on 2006-03-23 23:54:23 +0000

Irony abounds

On Saturday, I went house-hunting with my sister in East Nashville. We had a blast looking at all the $70,000 homes next to the crack houses. We were on our way to the last house on our list, when I decided to take a shortcut. Turns out the street I took was exactly where I'd like to like if I had $250,000 to spend on a house, which I don't. But, we saw one for sale and couldn't resist asking the neighbors about it. I talked with two ladies gardening across the street, then we pulled around the back and my sister started talking with a woman gardening at a house just behind the one we liked. That lady said, "Hang on, John will know more about that house and the neighborhood; he lives here." As she said it, I started wondering if it was the guy I went on the blind date in January 2004. He walks out of the house, and I say, "Hi, John. I'm Miriam. We went on a date a year ago." "Oh, yeah. Hi!" He invited us in, my sister finally closed her gaping mouth from shock, and we chatted for about 20 minutes about the neighborhood, and all kinds of stuff. His girlfriend is interested in the social work program my sis is about to graduate from, and she might need help with some community service stuff I could set up with the kids I work with! What a weird week.

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-24 15:36:24 +0000
Paging Alanis Morrisette. I believe what you have here is a coincidence. Definitely weird. Here's irony. I'd like to thank the 271 American men and women who have given their lives so that this man can at least have a trial, instead of summary execution, under the Taliban.

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-03-24 17:35:17 +0000
This just made my head spin. I would think our humble narrator Miriam could make a good argument for situational irony. Im sure 10 D will correct me if im wrong... "Among those who assert that the song uses an invalid definition of irony, many find it ironic that Morissette would write a song titled “Ironic” with no actual irony in it. In 2004, Morissette herself acknowledged that the song doesn’t live up to the definition, which is what makes it ironic. But even that is not technically ironic."

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-24 18:07:44 +0000
I don't see the tension between the Jan. 2004 blind date and the future meeting in some middle class neighborhood of Easy Nashville. Unless part of the dinner conversation back in '04 dealt with the undesirableness and dreadfullness of such and such neighborhood. ---- I think we give Morrissette too much credit if she titled her un-ironic song "Irony" in hoping to score points with the meta-ironic crowd.

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-03-24 18:11:50 +0000
like I said: It makes my head spin.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-03-24 18:15:17 +0000
Coincidence.

Posted by Miriam on 2006-03-24 19:49:43 +0000
Whatever the definition or syntax, I thought y'all would appreciate it.

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-24 20:22:07 +0000
Well, now, that's ironic. ;)

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