Irony ???????????????? ????????????????????? Seat Belt thing

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: WW

Originally posted by: DBL

Originally posted by: jagec
yes, that would be considered irony.

You'd think by age 21 people would realize that always NOT doing what the government says is as stupid as always DOING it...

Sorry, but this is not ironic. This would have been irony had his two seatbelt wearing passengers died and he survived.

correct.

IRONY

2a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

you would expect the non-seat belt wearer to die...

Well, obviously he didn't expect to die in a car accident or that seatbelts were in his best interest to wear. So, the fact that he died in an auto accident because he wasn't wearing his seatbelt is ironic.

who cares what he thinks? stupidity isn't automatically ironic. the definition, as posted above, is "Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs." his stupid move expected one to believe that he'll eventually die doing this crap, so there's no incongruity.

 

[msparish]

Originally posted by: baoytl
How many of us actually use the backseat seat belts (past childhood)? I think in the past 20 years, I only did once.

All the time.

 

[bandana163]

Natural selection at its finest.
"Anti seat belt advocate"??? Way to define someone having a death wish...

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Savarak
the irony is in the fact that it is the anti-seatbelt guy whom expected to live in a crash despite seat belts were worn or not. although from REASONABLE peoples' point of view(WW and DBL are correct in this aspect), there is no really no irony.

The bolded part is where you are wrong. The anti-seatbelt people generally would rather die in a crash than be severely mangled but alive. No where did he say he expected to live in a crash.

ic, i see your point...

http://www.flixvault.net/shocking.htm everyone watch #5... one person not wearing belt kills all other passengers that ARE wearing belts...

edit: oops not #5... its one of the others... i don't remember which... watch them all anyway

 

[Savarak]

found it, its #8...

 

[axnff]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Savarak
the irony is in the fact that it is the anti-seatbelt guy whom expected to live in a crash despite seat belts were worn or not. although from REASONABLE peoples' point of view(WW and DBL are correct in this aspect), there is no really no irony.

The bolded part is where you are wrong. The anti-seatbelt people generally would rather die in a crash than be severely mangled but alive. No where did he say he expected to live in a crash.

Irony is almost always a matter of perspective. It can be considered ironic (especially from his perspective) in that he expected his actions to cause him to die instead being badly injured; therefore allowing him to have the more comfortable (end of) life. However, he died from an accident that might not have even left a bruise from the seatbelt. It is ironic in that he died in a situation in which one would not even expect injuries...

 

[mwtgg]

Owned.

I don't think government should mandate the wearing of seatbelts, but I sure as hell don't want to pay for your medical bills when your dumbass doesn't have insurance either.

 

[dethman]

F'in LOL. deserves it.

 

[syconub]

Originally posted by: DBL

Originally posted by: jagec
yes, that would be considered irony.

You'd think by age 21 people would realize that always NOT doing what the government says is as stupid as always DOING it...

Sorry, but this is not ironic. This would have been irony had his two seatbelt wearing passengers died and he survived.

1.
1. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
2. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
3. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit1.
2.
1. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: ?Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated? (Richard Kain).
2. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
3. Dramatic irony.
4. Socratic irony.


he was against seatbelts. he died becuase he didnt wear a seatbelt. i think that you should rethink your definiton of irony.

 

[ViRGE]

How about instead of irony, we call this Karma being a bitch?

 

[Ikonomi]

Alternate headline: Dumbass Gets Owned, Own Stupidity at Fault

I always wear my seatbelt. I'd have come out much worse when my car flipped if not for being strapped in. As it was, I had no injuries aside from a cut on my hand.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: Kyteland

Originally posted by: WW

Originally posted by: DBL

Originally posted by: jagec
yes, that would be considered irony.

You'd think by age 21 people would realize that always NOT doing what the government says is as stupid as always DOING it...

Sorry, but this is not ironic. This would have been irony had his two seatbelt wearing passengers died and he survived.

correct.

IRONY

2a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

you would expect the non-seat belt wearer to die...

You've got it all wrong. Irony is like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.

Or a death-row pardon, 2 minutes too late.

It's a free ride when you've
already paid.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
How about instead of irony, we call this Karma being a bitch?

karma ghost...

http://www.billyblob.com/cartoons/karma-ghost/

 

[cavemanmoron]

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