Define Irony

[AtomicMoose]

Atomic mouse ... you must play CS:Source .... I saw someone R0x0rS my b0X0rS as their name ... either this is a leet saying i have not heard of .... or you came up close and personal with my boomstick

I love Counter-Strike

It did sound like an underwear moment.

But, Boxer or Tighty Whities?

Then there's that "third" alternative.

Boxer briefs for the moose....no commando

 

[OSUguy98]

*cringe* ewww.... moose-commando..... there went my appetite for the next... well.... 30 years....


Keep on Folding!!

 

[Papa-Ming]

RED SOX

Define then defy Irony.

 

[MrWoot]

RED SOX

Define then defy Irony.

We forgive Bill Buchner now

 

[Scorpionjwp]

Irony is when I was driving down the road with a hot-swap scsi storage system in my trunk. Driving about 62mph and passing a sign saying 62 miles to Cincinnati.

Well I just picked up my scsi storage system in Columbus, now I am back in Cincinnati.

Also Irony is when I can look at this storage system, and say everything is hotswappable on this system, then wishing my other computers were that so fortunate to have that feature.

 

[BillR]

I just thought it ironic this thread got pushed back to page five just when it was going so well

 

[BillR]

Irony is when I was driving down the road with a hot-swap scsi storage system in my trunk. Driving about 62mph and passing a sign saying 62 miles to Cincinnati.

Well I just picked up my scsi storage system in Columbus, now I am back in Cincinnati.

Also Irony is when I can look at this storage system, and say everything is hotswappable on this system, then wishing my other computers were that so fortunate to have that feature.

Don’t know if you know it or not but right next to Micro Center in Columbus is a nice little computer shop that specializes in used parts. They usually have boxes of “pulls” including video cards, nicks, hard drives (typically $5 to $10) mouses, keyboards sound cards etc. I picked up a 1500-watt ups in there with fresh batteries for $50. Shelves full of routers and switches etc.

They also sell new stuff as well. Not web pricing, but not bad either. Anywho, if your already there it’s not a bad place to stop

 

[Lockheed-]

Or it is a very bad place to shop

 

[BillR]

Or it is a very bad place to shop

Yup, when you walk into any computer shop that sells pulls and used parts it’s always really hard not to take a quick look around and realize between their junk you’re own, you feel “another box” coming on

 

[Papa-Ming]

I just thought it ironic this thread got pushed back to page five just when it was going so well

It was?

*Irony* is writing a member of the Folding Team to say you'll donate parts to him, and that
afternoon have the only PC that I have left DIE. Explode, implode, poopie the bed tragically.

*Irony* is not having another PC to put together to take it's place, because I sent all of that to a Folder in Florida.

*Irony* is not having any computer at all for several days until I bought new parts including a new Motherboard. (That I just now got installed.)

*Irony* is that Newegg couldn't/ wouldn't take my emergency order over the phone. Nope, you must do it on-line. " Hey, if I could GET on line, I wouldn't be trying to order these parts over the phone! " Nope! can no do!

* Irony* is that since I've not had a PC for several days and not able to get on-line; All of the threads in the DC Forum have been On Topic!

* Irony* is how my misfortune has doubtless been a relief to normal posters here. Chief among them being CIWS. (Just joshing there Boss )

I'll be good.

 

[Metallica_Band]

[Listening to "Sweet Home Alabama"]
Define irony: a bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.
/love Con Air

 

[AtomicMoose]

[Listening to "Sweet Home Alabama"]
Define irony: a bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.
/love Con Air

Good movie

 

[BillR]

It was?

*Irony* is writing a member of the Folding Team to say you'll donate parts to him, and that
afternoon have the only PC that I have left DIE. Explode, implode, poopie the bed tragically.

*Irony* is not having another PC to put together to take it's place, because I sent all of that to a Folder in Florida.

*Irony* is not having any computer at all for several days until I bought new parts including a new Motherboard. (That I just now got installed.)

*Irony* is that Newegg couldn't/ wouldn't take my emergency order over the phone. Nope, you must do it on-line. " Hey, if I could GET on line, I wouldn't be trying to order these parts over the phone! " Nope! can no do!

* Irony* is that since I've not had a PC for several days and not able to get on-line; All of the threads in the DC Forum have been On Topic!

* Irony* is how my misfortune has doubtless been a relief to normal posters here. Chief among them being CIWS. (Just joshing there Boss )

I'll be good.

Well G-wizz, all you had to do was email me and I could have ordered it for you

I remember my first modem purchase and reading the instructions. "If you have any problems feel free to emial out tech support department"

Every major computer company in the world still has that in the owners manual somewhere. When does irony become total frustration?

 

[pageian]

*Irony* is that Newegg couldn't/ wouldn't take my emergency order over the phone. Nope, you must do it on-line. " Hey, if I could GET on line, I wouldn't be trying to order these parts over the phone! " Nope! can no do!

Maybe we need to institute some sort of [H] hotline where we rotate [H] folders on-call who can place an emergency order for another folder just in case his only box goes down and can't get online.


Or we could just call relic at home and have him do it for us. At 3am. With his own plastic. Without help from Mr. Mojo.

 

[AtomicMoose]

Maybe we need to institute some sort of [H] hotline where we rotate [H] folders on-call who can place an emergency order for another folder just in case his only box goes down and can't get online.


Or we could just call relic at home and have him do it for us. At 3am. With his own plastic. Without help from Mr. Mojo.

I know that he loves us, but not that much....

 

[SmokeRngs]

I know that he loves us, but not that much....

I dont know, maybe he could take the mojo story and turn it into a short story and sell it. Then he might have some leftover money after paying the power bill to spot us a bit.

 

[pageian]

I know that he loves us, but not that much....

Maybe he wouldn't do it for most of us but I bet he'd do it for you Moose. Maybe give him a wink and a honk, flash him some nappy fur. Yep, that should do it.

 

[BillR]

Maybe he wouldn't do it for most of us but I bet he'd do it for you Moose. Maybe give him a wink and a honk, flash him some nappy fur. Yep, that should do it.

I know for a fact that relic does not anwer his phone at 3:00 AM...

 

[AtomicMoose]

I know for a fact that relic does not anwer his phone at 3:00 AM...

Does this experience have anything to do with scotch by any chance??

 

[pageian]

Does this experience have anything to do with scotch by any chance??

Probably a scotch induced booty call.

 

[BillR]

Does this experience have anything to do with scotch by any chance??

Actually that was a "Jack" night

 

[Papa-Ming]

Define Irony:

Getting your picture on the cover of "The Rolling Stone".

Wanna see my picture on the cover
Wanna buy five copies for my Mother
Wanna see my smilin' face, on the cover of the Rolling Stone

Now where did I read that?

Billeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Oh and.....just a normal, regular, non Festival, non Solstice, Happy Christmas season to you too.

( Now you've done it! I've gotta break -out the Christmas music today. Time to blast it!

'cause: "Baby it's Cold Outside" )

 

[BillR]

Define Irony:

Getting your picture on the cover of "The Rolling Stone".

Wanna see my picture on the cover
Wanna buy five copies for my Mother
Wanna see my smilin' face, on the cover of the Rolling Stone

Now where did I read that?

Billeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Oh and.....just a normal, regular, non Festival, non Solstice, Happy Christmas season to you too.

( Now you've done it! I've gotta break -out the Christmas music today. Time to blast it!

'cause: "Baby it's Cold Outside" )

Irony would be sitting by the fireplace, favorite beverage in hand listening to the lilting tones of the immortal Bing Crosby singing one of my favorite holiday songs:

“Have a happy Rama-Hana-Quanz-Mas”

Ah, the child hood memories that brings back

 

[Papa-Ming]

Irony would be sitting by the fireplace, favorite beverage in hand listening to the lilting tones of the immortal Bing Crosby singing one of my favorite holiday songs:

“Have a happy Rama-Hana-Quanz-Mas”

Ah, the child hood memories that brings back

And there goes another perfectly good keyboard!

Hot chocolate this time. Nice gooey mess!

 

[Scorpionjwp]

Is when christmas has overtaken thanksgiving in november. When Santa pulverizes the turkey early to make for more presents. When walking into a store around october and seeing Christmas trees setup and selling the decorations for it. Then looking around the store for stuff for thanksgiving, wondering where celebrating with family for thanksgiving has went out the window and has been replaced by the Christmas tree in october or November.

Man do I feel sorry for the easter bunny, in January you won't even see easter stuff be set out, it will be replaced by the next major holiday after that.

 

[BillR]

Is when christmas has overtaken thanksgiving in november. When Santa pulverizes the turkey early to make for more presents. When walking into a store around october and seeing Christmas trees setup and selling the decorations for it. Then looking around the store for stuff for thanksgiving, wondering where celebrating with family for thanksgiving has went out the window and has been replaced by the Christmas tree in october or November.

Man do I feel sorry for the easter bunny, in January you won't even see easter stuff be set out, it will be replaced by the next major holiday after that.

Not a damn thing ironic about that my friend. That’s just plain sad. Sad on so many levels I won’t go into it here. You are so right about Christmas transcending Thanksgiving.

On a side note, there is no more Easter Bunny, the Easter Lizard ate him some time ago. There is a huge right wing religious cover up going on here, just like the election

 

[Papa-Ming]

Is when christmas has overtaken thanksgiving in november. When Santa pulverizes the turkey early to make for more presents. When walking into a store around october and seeing Christmas trees setup and selling the decorations for it. Then looking around the store for stuff for thanksgiving, wondering where celebrating with family for thanksgiving has went out the window and has been replaced by the Christmas tree in october or November.

Man do I feel sorry for the easter bunny, in January you won't even see easter stuff be set out, it will be replaced by the next major holiday after that.

Yet Thanksgiving is the more tranquil, and increasingly more dignified Holiday of the Season. Quietly popular, with less flash.

The "Golden Holiday ". Gold leaves falling in heaps against the fence.
Turkeys baked to a golden brown along with squash, carrots, potatoes, and pumpkin pie.

Gold/ orange flames from candles on the table, gleaming gold against the Holiday dinnerware.
Golden Eggnog, hopefully with golden Brandy mixed- in!

Simplicity of family and friends simply stopping for a meal and conversation. And nothing more. Just to gather.
Ok, maybe they stop for the gathering around the TV for that Football game played under big blue Autumn skies.
And the little ones enjoying the Macy's Parade for the big funny floating guys.

We used to go to "Old Sturbridge Village" on Thanksgiving Day and watch "Pilgrams" make soap, and candles, and Quits against the cold.
No wonder they only took a bath on Saturday back then; it took them a week to make a bar of soap!

The Village reenacts the harshness of that era, and how brave those people were. And how "they got by with a little help from their friends."
(Not unlike what all you Folders do here all year long. The spirit is the same.)

Thanksgiving will never get the commercial attention that the money Holiday does, it's not Gold in that way. But I wonder if it isn't a favorite Holiday for many families just for that reason.

To return this spirit and tranquility to Christmas...... would be lovely.

Ironic.

Thanksgiving is golden.

 

[BillR]

Yet Thanksgiving is the more tranquil, and increasingly more dignified Holiday of the Season. Quietly popular, with less flash.

The "Golden Holiday ". Gold leaves falling in heaps against the fence.
Turkeys baked to a golden brown along with squash, carrots, potatoes, and pumpkin pie.

Gold/ orange flames from candles on the table, gleaming gold against the Holiday dinnerware.
Golden Eggnog, hopefully with golden Brandy mixed- in!

Simplicity of family and friends simply stopping for a meal and conversation. And nothing more. Just to gather.
Ok, maybe they stop for the gathering around the TV for that Football game played under big blue Autumn skies.
And the little ones enjoying the Macy's Parade for the big funny floating guys.

We used to go to "Old Sturbridge Village" on Thanksgiving Day and watch "Pilgrams" make soap, and candles, and Quits against the cold.
No wonder they only took a bath on Saturday back then; it took them a week to make a bar of soap!

The Village reenacts the harshness of that era, and how brave those people were. And how "they got by with a little help from their friends."
(Not unlike what all you Folders do here all year long. The spirit is the same.)

Thanksgiving will never get the commercial attention that the money Holiday does, it's not Gold in that way. But I wonder if it isn't a favorite Holiday for many families just for that reason.

To return this spirit and tranquility to Christmas...... would be lovely.

Ironic.

Thanksgiving is golden.

A beautiful vision to be sure. Wish I could get inside your head for a slice of time just to appreciate it.

After being in retail for 35 plus years I have decided to “sit this one out”. Every year I have worked in that field my cynicism has grow to a level where the holidays have no meaning other then pressure and total exhaustion and no time for family and what few friends I have. (Might be 2 left, I’ll have to do a re-count)

This year I will do my best to avoid the “Bah Humbug” stuff (no promises) and try to enjoy some home time and a re-evaluation of life in general.

Could be that’s why the invented “Shopping on line”?

 

[unhappy_mage]

(Might be 2 left, I’ll have to do a re-count)

RECOUNT? AHH hit the deck!

Oh, you mean it's over already? Sigh of relief.

Yeah I could go for some eggnog. Mellow would be nice instead of stressed all the time. I wish I had my shopping done but I haven't started.

On the other hand, whoever made Christmas into a November holiday deserves to be hung by their nostrils until sorry. It is the season to be jolly, after all...

 

[unhappy_mage]

Actually, I just looked through this thread and I realized I haven't defined Irony yet. Irony is the process of signing up for this forum to talk about hardware and spending all my time talking about Mooses. Meese. Moses. Mice.

Those.

 

[BillR]

Actually, I just looked through this thread and I realized I haven't defined Irony yet. Irony is the process of signing up for this forum to talk about hardware and spending all my time talking about Mooses. Meese. Moses. Mice.

Those.

How ironic you should post in the irony thread with no irony.

Damn I love this place

 

[Papa-Ming]

A beautiful vision to be sure. Wish I could get inside your head for a slice of time just to appreciate it.

After being in retail for 35 plus years I have decided to “sit this one out”. Every year I have worked in that field my cynicism has grow to a level where the holidays have no meaning other then pressure and total exhaustion and no time for family and what few friends I have. (Might be 2 left, I’ll have to do a re-count)

This year I will do my best to avoid the “Bah Humbug” stuff (no promises) and try to enjoy some home time and a re-evaluation of life in general.

Could be that’s why the invented “Shopping on line”?

That Defines Irony for so many unfortunately.

I worked on Christmas Day for 26 years in the Tourist Industry in Newport. Though sometimes it was fun and even enjoyable, I'm sorry I can't get that time back now. All those Christmas Days I can't get back and missed with my family.
I'm not doing that anymore. I just refuse. Not for any bloody business, not for money, not for nobody.

On the other hand, whoever made Christmas into a November holiday deserves to be hung by their nostrils until sorry. It is the season to be jolly, after all...

Actually, I just looked through this thread and I realized I haven't defined Irony yet. Irony is the process of signing up for this forum to talk about hardware and spending all my time talking about Mooses. Meese. Moses. Mice.

Those.

Talking about *hardware*: I just bought a *November Christmas* Motherboard for myself, out of necessity more than as a gift, so I could continue to Fold.

Ironic that all the topics fit together!

Look unhappy_mage, I made a post almost on topic!
Lifting an eggnog to ya ....Cheers

BillR, you can do it buddy. You deserve to escape the insanity this Holiday Season.
I pray that it snows feet upon feet for your Holidays off.
And that your friends come over and pound the tar out of you with snowballs. 'cause hey, it's a Marshmallow World. ( A snowball fight likely induced by drinking more Brandy than Nog.)
And that you play that song I never heard of by Bing! Must play music it's good for the spirit, and one of the finer things this time of year.
And that you have great fun!

 

[OSUguy98]

It is the season to be jolly, after all...

Actually... if I remember my National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation correctly....... it's.....

Clark: "'Tis the season to be merry"
lingerie salesgirl: "Well that's MY name!"
Clark: "No s***"


somewhere close to that is the "Can't see the line, can you Russ".... God I love that movie....


Keep on Folding!!

 

[BillR]

Actually... if I remember my National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation correctly....... it's.....

Clark: "'Tis the season to be merry"
lingerie salesgirl: "Well that's MY name!"
Clark: "No s***"


somewhere close to that is the "Can't see the line, can you Russ".... God I love that movie....


Keep on Folding!!

Ah yes, the Griswolds, who could ever forget that family. No humor is funny unless it’s founded in truth, and that movie had a moment of truth for everyone.

Classic indeed.

 

[Scorpionjwp]

When you are reading through the news and your mouth drops to the floor reading something.

Seeing on the front page that our worst fears have come true: Kmart buys up Sears for 11 billion dollars. Looks like Kmart dropped the ultimate bombshell in Walmarts lap. For all of you that liked the craftman brand, say hello to Kmart-craftman brand. It is stuff like this that make you ask why and make you cringe reading of something like this.

 

[obyj34]

Irony: people who call themselves non-conformists who dress alike, dye they're hair black with a red stripe, wear images of skulls, and listen to the same music,

Another example: I "conform" so much I find myself being diffrent for being "normal".

 

[Papa-Ming]

Irony: people who call themselves non-conformists who dress alike, dye they're hair black with a red stripe, wear images of skulls, and listen to the same music,

Another example: I "conform" so much I find myself being diffrent for being "normal".

The counter-culture of the 1960's did the same. Hippies wearing the same jeans, tie-dye t-shirts, etc. so they could be "different from the establishment". And they all ended-up looking, and acting, exactly alike. How Ironic!

It'll pass. Everything does sooner or later.