Comments on: Irony: Flame or Funny? http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/ A place for words and data that I publish (for the benefit of persons unknown). Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:09:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ambah http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5568 Ambah Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:40:40 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5568 Jane, is obviously a moron. Jane, is obviously a moron.

]]> By: Andy W http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5567 Andy W Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:15:56 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5567 One of the most universal rules of the internet has ever been thus: "He/she who shall attempt to demonstrate their superiority by criticising the spelling/grammar/punctuation of others (delete as appropriate) shall become what he/she most hates." Then again, from the bewildered tone and utterly crazed semantics, I can only assume that she sent it as part of a speed emailing contest where she only had 23 seconds to get the message written and posted. Maybe you should direct her to the newly revamped comments pages on the Daily Mail's site where her no-nonsense style and brazen wit would be better appreciated. One of the most universal rules of the internet has ever been thus: “He/she who shall attempt to demonstrate their superiority by criticising the spelling/grammar/punctuation of others (delete as appropriate) shall become what he/she most hates.”

Then again, from the bewildered tone and utterly crazed semantics, I can only assume that she sent it as part of a speed emailing contest where she only had 23 seconds to get the message written and posted. Maybe you should direct her to the newly revamped comments pages on the Daily Mail’s site where her no-nonsense style and brazen wit would be better appreciated.

]]> By: Ian http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5566 Ian Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:25:04 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5566 I take great pleasure in getting comments like this (by "this" I mean the one you got, not the one I'm leaving) on the blogs I run. Having said that I often notice that they show up just before a series of spam comments all on the same post. Maybe they're just seeing if you're spam worthy, Rich. I take great pleasure in getting comments like this (by “this” I mean the one you got, not the one I’m leaving) on the blogs I run.

Having said that I often notice that they show up just before a series of spam comments all on the same post.

Maybe they’re just seeing if you’re spam worthy, Rich.

]]> By: Rich http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5565 Rich Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:19:54 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5565 Nope, no advert at all! I've searched for various parts of the text and it's not appeared anywhere else (which it should have done by now if it was automated). Nope, no advert at all! I’ve searched for various parts of the text and it’s not appeared anywhere else (which it should have done by now if it was automated).

]]> By: Jonathan Ginsberg http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5564 Jonathan Ginsberg Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:35:18 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5564 You didn't say if she was trying to promote a web site. My guess is that Jane's email was a machine generated comment designed by bypass spam filters. I think that the irony is purely unintentional. You didn’t say if she was trying to promote a web site. My guess is that Jane’s email was a machine generated comment designed by bypass spam filters. I think that the irony is purely unintentional.

]]> By: Lesley http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5561 Lesley Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:30:13 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5561 Perhaps the best way to douse a flame is to extend the right hand, pull down the lever and flush it away? Actually, though, it sounds rather like the instructions I received yesterday on how to operate a piece of electrical cookware: (To make chips) "Spread potatoes evenly in a non stick baking pan. If desired, brush or toss with a small amount of added crispness". Does that mean spray with a flame thrower? Or: (Baked fish): "Ingredients....4 Russet potatoes, scrubbed, 1 tbsp solid vegetable shortening". No doubt the next book will explain the "Water into wine" method? Perhaps the best way to douse a flame is to extend the right hand, pull down the lever and flush it away?

Actually, though, it sounds rather like the instructions I received yesterday on how to operate a piece of electrical cookware:

(To make chips) “Spread potatoes evenly in a non stick baking pan. If desired, brush or toss with a small amount of added crispness”. Does that mean spray with a flame thrower?

Or: (Baked fish):
“Ingredients….4 Russet potatoes, scrubbed, 1 tbsp solid vegetable shortening”.

No doubt the next book will explain the “Water into wine” method?

]]> By: Daniel http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5563 Daniel Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:27:56 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5563 A thought on as to where "Jane" might be from: "To go to the dogs" sounds like a nearly literal translation of the German phrase "vor die Hunde gehen". IMHO Jane's comment is neither a true flame nor a straightforward offer of help and by far not a masterpiece of irony. I can't even imagine what it was originally meant to be by Jane. To me it seems simply extraneous. Like quite some pieces of so called modern art. They make you wonder what their meaning is. But there is no meaning to them. And that is just why you keep wondering. So this is why the human ability to forget easily is a divine grace! ;-) A thought on as to where “Jane” might be from: “To go to the dogs” sounds like a nearly literal translation of the German phrase “vor die Hunde gehen”.
IMHO Jane’s comment is neither a true flame nor a straightforward offer of help and by far not a masterpiece of irony. I can’t even imagine what it was originally meant to be by Jane. To me it seems simply extraneous.
Like quite some pieces of so called modern art. They make you wonder what their meaning is. But there is no meaning to them. And that is just why you keep wondering. So this is why the human ability to forget easily is a divine grace! ;-)

]]> By: Barrett http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5560 Barrett Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:12:32 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5560 Sheer brilliance. It had to take quite a bit of time and indeed skill to construct a sentence with so many errors. The inclusion of a question at the beginning without the appropriate punctuation mark is a masterstroke. In reality Jane is probably a telemarketer from the company in question thereby proving that "foreigners" do know nothing about the English language. Sheer brilliance. It had to take quite a bit of time and indeed skill to construct a sentence with so many errors. The inclusion of a question at the beginning without the appropriate punctuation mark is a masterstroke.

In reality Jane is probably a telemarketer from the company in question thereby proving that “foreigners” do know nothing about the English language.

]]> By: Jeff Starr http://boakes.org/irony-flame-or-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-5562 Jeff Starr Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:02:20 +0000 http://boakes.org/?p=784#comment-5562 Pathetic flame attempt, slightly ironic. Put down the crack pipe, Jane. Pathetic flame attempt, slightly ironic. Put down the crack pipe, Jane.

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