 louisecstasy
Male, 18-29, Southern US
 87 Posts
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Saturday, May 07, 2011 4:35:19 PM
wat? |
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 HeadiesRusH
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
329 Posts
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Saturday, May 07, 2011 9:37:41 AM
You did good Georgie, you did good. |
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 Byfield
Male, 13-17, Europe
373 Posts
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Saturday, May 07, 2011 2:08:29 AM
Opposite of Irony |
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 Quackor
Male, 18-29, S. America
2666 Posts
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Friday, May 06, 2011 11:27:40 AM
no, its not irony at all |
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 Caretta
Male, 18-29, Europe
541 Posts
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Friday, May 06, 2011 9:56:21 AM
jadedtortois is wrongtortois. That is all. |
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 sulu
Male, 18-29, Western US
988 Posts
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Friday, May 06, 2011 3:29:24 AM
I found that 1984's themes were much more realistic while a Brave New World was trying to impart a social issue lesson.
It's kind of hard to explain it's like
1984- What if situation
Brave New World- Moral of the story lesson
If you can follow that. |
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 LionHeart-72
Male, 18-29, Western US
494 Posts
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Friday, May 06, 2011 12:23:52 AM
1984!.. was when I was born...
That is all...
(sorry, haven't read the book yet, can't weigh in) |
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 jadedtortois
Female, 18-29, Canada
779 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 8:22:58 PM
Brave New World was a better book that 1984, that is all. |
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 Locke357
Male, 18-29, Canada
128 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 7:56:30 PM
1984 is more true today than it was when it was written. |
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 Crucible
Male, 18-29, Canada
1822 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:31:13 PM
1984 is a lame book, I agree. At the time, however, it had some pretty new concepts, so I give it credit there. |
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bombaytech
Male, 18-29, Western US
151 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:25:23 PM
1984 was a lame book. Sorry. |
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 Ranakamarth
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
295 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 5:38:16 PM
1984...
was...
AMAZING!!! |
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 Psychodelli
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
163 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 4:23:20 PM
HAHA! I like this. Its a great reference to a great book.
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 Flashpacker
Male, 18-29, Europe
652 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 4:04:01 PM
@sbeels
True, but theres a lot of surveillance trough the computers. they may not SEE us, but they can see what we DO :( |
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 Hokage47
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
53 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 3:54:18 PM
@Sheelz
The Xbox Kinect is a step towards that evolution. haha.
"And over time, that will help us be more targeted about what content choices we present. What advertising we present. How we get better feedback and data. About how many people are in a room when an advertisement is shown. How many people are in a room when a game is being played. How are those people engaged with the game? How are they engaged with a sporting event? Are they standing up, are they excited, are they wearing Seahawks jerseys, are they wearing Giants jerseys? … But those are the kind of things that when you add this new sensor into the equation, there’s a bunch of business opportunities that also come with that." |
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 MrYouKnow
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
1088 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 3:32:34 PM
It's kind of situational irony if you believe George Orwell was sending a message to all the nations to not become the nation in his book. |
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koolmole
Male, 18-29, Canada
178 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 2:45:20 PM
lmao |
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 xmastree_ph
Male, 40-49, Europe
416 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 2:26:22 PM
Best example of irony I ever saw was when a Red Bull truck crashed because the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
Now That's irony. Black fly in your Chardonnay isn't. |
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 sbeelz
Male, 30-39, Western US
2860 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 2:13:33 PM
Actually, what George Orwell predicted is that everyone would have a camera in their home that they would be incapable of turning off. We've still got a ways to go before we're there. |
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 DrProfessor
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
3528 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:59:34 PM
To continue from the last post...
"...It wasn't the opposite of what you expected...and therefore wasn't ironic.
BAM. IRONY." |
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DrProfessor
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
3528 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:58:26 PM
This is not ironic.
Irony comes in several flavors:
Situational-when you're aware of something that a character does not know, which sheds a different light on all of their actions.
example: if a book told you a character died at the beginning, and then went back to tell the story of what happened before their death.
Verbal irony- this is, basically, sarcasm. When something said is the opposite of what is meant.
example: Of COURSE I remembered to bring YOUR key, the one that YOU'RE in charge of. (when clearly, they did not and had no reason to.)
Situational irony: When an event happens that was the opposite of what you expected to happen.
Example: while watching the weather, a weatherman tells you that it will not rain today, and you step outside into a rainstorm.
George Orwell predicted something along these lines, which would lead you to believe that he thought it would happen, meaning that when they finally showed up...it w |
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 7390666
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
18 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:00:14 PM
I feel that the Titanic is the definition of irony |
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klouchis
Male, 18-29, Western US
4 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:45:58 PM
@ubberboard08: I see your point that fire trucks aren't supposed to catch on fire, and the crew is going to do everything in their power to prevent that from happening. However, I wouldn't be shocked that a vehicle parked near a fire catches fire itself. As it's said "poo happens", I'm not saying a fire truck being on fire is the most likely thing to happen to the truck, but I wouldn't think it's the least.
As for the picture, you just need to read the "George Orwell" part and see the picture of the camera. I don't really have an opinion of if this is irony or not, but Orwell would probably be pissed. |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:27:01 PM
lol |
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 ubberboard08
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
107 Posts
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:03:44 PM
I would understand if there was any irony to be found in this if this was even in my effin' language. Oh, and @klouchis: It's ironic for a fire truck to catch on fire because first off they're not meant to, and secondly you would think a group of people well trained in fire safety could manage to keep their expensive as hell government paid equipment from being destroyed. It's not supposed to happen there for that's what makes it ironic. Irony is when something you least expect to happen happens, and not many people expect a fire truck to be the vehicle of all vehicles to be caught on fire. |
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