Posted By: Neuromancer (... bright eyes ...) on 'Humor'
Title:     Irony...
Date:      Mon Jun 11 17:14:01 2001

SAN FRANSISCO MAN BECOMES FIRST AMERICAN TO GRASP SIGNIFICANCE OF IRONY

An American grappling with significance of irony

SAN FRANSISCO - Herdofsheep spoke to Jay Fullmer, 38, who became the first
American to get to grips with the concept of irony yesterday.

"It was wierd," Fullmer said, "I was in London and, like, talking to this
guy and it was raining and shit and he said, like, great  weather, or
something like that."

Said Fullmer: "And I thought - wait a minute, it's like, no way  is it great
weather."

Fullmer soon realised that the other man's 'mistake' was  deliberate.

"This guy was pretty cool about it," Fullmer said.

Fullmer, who is 39 next month and married with two children, aged 8 and 3,
planned to use irony himself in future.

"I'm like saying it all the time." he said. "Weekend last I was like
grilling steaks and I like burned them to shit and I said 'great weather'."

[from www.herdofsheep.com]


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