Category: irony
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Paul’s first letter to the Confusions
[This is an extract of a letter that was recently found down the back of a sofa and which I have ‘translated’. Its authenticity has yet to be established.] To the Christians in Confusia Gravy and peas to you all. [The exact translation of this sentence is unclear]. I’m writing to you because it has…
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do the hokey votey: in, out, or shake it all about?
It was an election day yesterday. I had the opportunity to put my kiss* on a piece of paper to declare my democratic love for a local council candidate and some candidates for the European Parliament. I was surprised when I was handed the ballot paper for the European Parliament to see just how long it was.…
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Biblical puns
“Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.” This quip is attributed to businessman Robert C.Gallagher. It is clever because of the play on the word ‘change’ and because most of us have been frustrated by vending machines. If you have explored my blog you will know that I love wordplay. Last night I had…
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irony, ironically.
Irony is wonderful. I love it. The problem is that it does not work too well in written text, which is probably the cause of a lot of misunderstandings. As I cleared out the spam comments on this blog I noticed one that seemed ironic in the extreme. It was a spam comment that was…
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