<p>“the irony part of it was that, like i mentioned already, i am the biggest UCLA homer you would find. all my posts about UCLA are that UCLA is the best compared to every other school. in fact, if you look at my history, im usually getting flack for defending UCLA.”</p>
<p>this explains your *****ty grasp on the concept of irony.</p>
<p>you still dont get it. the irony wasnt in the actual argument proposed by the statement, it was the argument in general. the fact that i bash on UCLA’s prestige “even though it is an hour away” despite my hard-stance on UCLA being the best - is the irony.</p>
<p>yeah.
i’m the one who doesn’t get it.</p>
<p>okay, sure.</p>
<p>fine…</p>
<p>as far as I remember you weren’t bashing ucla at all; you were commenting on how it was ironic that ucla was more competitive even though it was only an hour’s distance away from UCI. what would be ironic about a “UCLA homer” bringing UCLA into a thread discussing UCI?</p>
<p>sstory, that is why i said it was a horrible attempt and apologized for it. i assumed that it was implied that by noting that “it is ironic for UCLA to be an hour away yet be more competitive” as </p>
<p>a) UCLA is too competitive when it should be the same as a school an hour away
b) UCLA’s program is equivalent to UCI’s </p>
<p>obviously, both comments are not true. as for how is it bashing UCLA? if someone had actually have believed that statement, they would come out with the belief that UCLA is overrated when in actuality…it isnt; it is alot better. i made the comment because of my past encounters with people on this board who contended that UCLA is overrated (which is a clear bash on the prestige) and as a result of me defending UCLA, i received alot of flack. </p>
<p>but again, my basis of the attempt was solely on implications that i assumed people who have gotten. obviously people didnt which is why i apologized.</p>
<p>a) that still isn’t irony.
b) “but again, my basis of the attempt was solely on implications that i assumed people who have gotten.” – what?
c) “a lot” is two words.</p>
<p>a) that still isn’t irony.
<p>Irony is a complex concept. Irony is used when there is a significant difference between what the writer is saying, and what the reader believes to be true. [ x, i dont believe my statement was true; nor should anyone else ] </p>
<p>Often it is simply a series of events which is wildly different than what we, as the readers, would have expected. [ x, i assumed most readers wouldnt have expected me to diss on UCLA ] </p>
<p>In many cases, it’s the exact opposite of what is generally believed, or the coexistence of mutually exclusive polar opposites. [ x, my statement was completely wrong. the proximity and competitiveness arent exclusive] </p>
<p>b) “but again, my basis of the attempt was solely on implications that i assumed people who have gotten.” – what?
<p>c) “a lot” is two words.
<p>how much longer are you going to continue this campaign of yours?</p>
<p>don’t call me a nazi, man.
seriously, not cool.
i’m jewish, and that’s extremely offensive.
i know you didn’t mean it.
thanks for not being a bigot in the future.</p>
<p>"01-12-2009, 12:20 AM #21
pinkerfloyd
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<p>look up the definition for ‘irony’.
on this forum, of all places, you should expect grammar nazis like me to call you out on sh1t like this. really, though."</p>
<p>so you hacked my account…
that’s low, chibi.
really low.</p>
<p>haha, come on lentlemen. enough with this.</p>
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