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The delights of irony
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johnnypohlfan
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Re: The delights of irony
Wait, hold on a second there...
Its a FREE concert, but they won't let people see it unless they have a ticket? U2 is a bunch of dooshbag tools
Wait, hold on a second there...
Its a FREE concert, but they won't let people see it unless they have a ticket? U2 is a bunch of dooshbag tools
jmh
win or lose, we booze
Re: The delights of irony
A) If MTV organized the concert, then presumably this was their decision, rather than the band's.
B) Whether or not a concert is free, there are only so many people that can fit inside a given area, and if you cram more in, there's a risk of stampedes and the like. Seems like it makes sense to cap it at some number.
That being said, the irony is still amusing.
OK:Wait, hold on a second there...
Its a FREE concert, but they won't let people see it unless they have a ticket? U2 is a bunch of dooshbag tools
A) If MTV organized the concert, then presumably this was their decision, rather than the band's.
B) Whether or not a concert is free, there are only so many people that can fit inside a given area, and if you cram more in, there's a risk of stampedes and the like. Seems like it makes sense to cap it at some number.
That being said, the irony is still amusing.
johnnypohlfan
New member
Re: The delights of irony
Neither of those things change the fact that saying
Neither of those things change the fact that saying
is a truthful statement.U2 is a bunch of dooshbag tools
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
moe24
Original Lawson Lunatic
Re: The delights of irony
1 - Do you honestly think U2 had anything to do with that decision?
2 - Despite the irony, it is perfectly reasonable, for safety purposes, to limit the number of people in a given space.
Wait, hold on a second there...
Its a FREE concert, but they won't let people see it unless they have a ticket? U2 is a bunch of dooshbag tools
1 - Do you honestly think U2 had anything to do with that decision?
2 - Despite the irony, it is perfectly reasonable, for safety purposes, to limit the number of people in a given space.
jmh
win or lose, we booze
Re: The delights of irony
Oh wait:
Anyway, I think you guys need to get your insults right. It's reasonable to say that Bono is a pompous, self-important windbag (and I'm a huge U2 fan, but I'd still agree with that) but probably what you've been saying is overstating the case.
I could swear somebody else made those exact same points earlier today.
Oh wait:
Anyway, I think you guys need to get your insults right. It's reasonable to say that Bono is a pompous, self-important windbag (and I'm a huge U2 fan, but I'd still agree with that) but probably what you've been saying is overstating the case.
French Rage
NICKERSON HAS [CENSORED]
Re: The delights of irony
"The use of words expressing something
Other than their literal intention.
Now that...IS...irony!"
"The use of words expressing something
Other than their literal intention.
Now that...IS...irony!"
unofan
Well-known member
Re: The delights of irony
Still my all-time favorite episode of Futurama (assuming the picture is Bender though it's blocked here at work; I recognize the quote, though)...I can't wait til the new episodes start airing.
"The use of words expressing something
Other than their literal intention.
Now that...IS...irony!"
Still my all-time favorite episode of Futurama (assuming the picture is Bender though it's blocked here at work; I recognize the quote, though)...I can't wait til the new episodes start airing.
Re: The delights of irony
my perception of U2's frontman is that he brings a lot of attention to himself and also brings a lot of attention and money to important matters such as hunger, third world debt, racism etc.
That makes him a tool?
I'm sure there are plenty of things he's done that rubbed people the wrong way or don't reflect the general intent of his causes... the perils of living a public life for 30 years?
Are there performers that have done more to use their fame for positive causes over the course of the last few decades?
I havent' done any research on the matter, perhaps the efforts one hears about in TV interviews and the occasional article in mainstream press are overstated or just PR.
Also strikes me that those criticizing the need for tickets would be the same to sue as soon as somebody broke an ankle due to 'gross disregard for public safety' by holding an event sure to cause a riot with no consideration of appropriate occupancy of the venue.
my perception of U2's frontman is that he brings a lot of attention to himself and also brings a lot of attention and money to important matters such as hunger, third world debt, racism etc.
That makes him a tool?
I'm sure there are plenty of things he's done that rubbed people the wrong way or don't reflect the general intent of his causes... the perils of living a public life for 30 years?
Are there performers that have done more to use their fame for positive causes over the course of the last few decades?
I havent' done any research on the matter, perhaps the efforts one hears about in TV interviews and the occasional article in mainstream press are overstated or just PR.
Also strikes me that those criticizing the need for tickets would be the same to sue as soon as somebody broke an ankle due to 'gross disregard for public safety' by holding an event sure to cause a riot with no consideration of appropriate occupancy of the venue.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Re: The delights of irony
But he doesn't do that for everyone though. He merely brings my attention to how much of a huge pompous dickbag he is, as well as how repetitive and uninspiring the music is.
Obviously, just my opinion.
BTW, I'm not blaming U2 for this. I hate MTV more than I hate U2. I just like how they built a wall to keep people from seeing a concert on the anniversary of the wall coming down. It's simply hilarious.
But he doesn't do that for everyone though. He merely brings my attention to how much of a huge pompous dickbag he is, as well as how repetitive and uninspiring the music is.
Obviously, just my opinion.
BTW, I'm not blaming U2 for this. I hate MTV more than I hate U2. I just like how they built a wall to keep people from seeing a concert on the anniversary of the wall coming down. It's simply hilarious.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Rimbaud
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Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: The delights of irony
Too easy. Everything post-Bob Newhart is meta-ironic. I still don't get the vanilla irony part.
Too easy. Everything post-Bob Newhart is meta-ironic. I still don't get the vanilla irony part.
Re: The delights of irony
Well, your confusion is justified. No doubt the BBC could legitimately claim moral authority over the Vatican. But the fact that they apparently did so on accident struck me as funny, if not ironic.
The grim irony of the Vatican itself being that they publicly decry the perversions that they practice privately (of the sort, the viewing of which the BBC disclaimer is probably meant to disown). Does that count?
Well, your confusion is justified. No doubt the BBC could legitimately claim moral authority over the Vatican. But the fact that they apparently did so on accident struck me as funny, if not ironic.
The grim irony of the Vatican itself being that they publicly decry the perversions that they practice privately (of the sort, the viewing of which the BBC disclaimer is probably meant to disown). Does that count?
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