Ironic Deaths.
July 11th 2011 10:09
We all know what Irony is... Well i hope. If not here is a rough idea....
When the action of a person creates the opposite intention...
Or
Henry Watson Fowler in "The Kings English"
any definition of ironythough hundreds might be given, and very few of them would be acceptedmust include this, that the surface meaning and the underlying meaning of what is said are not the same."
OR
"Irony is a form of utterance that postulates a double audience, consisting of one party that hearing shall hear & shall not understand, & another party that, when more is meant than meets the ear, is aware both of that more & of the outsiders' incomprehension."
(From "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage"
Lesson over, now for the fun part... People whose death would seem Ironic... And extremely comical
The Below are taken from
FELIX POWELL, (music composer)
Story: Powell who was a British Staff sergeant, wrote the music for "Pack up your troubles in your kit bag and smile, smile, smile". In 1915 the song won the WWI competition for the best morale-building song. The song won first prize
Final Irony: Powell committed suicide in 1942.
JOHANN UNDERWALD, a Swiss mathematician
Story: Underwald, one of the brightest stars in his field, was described by his peers as the next Albert Einstein.
Final Irony: Underwald died in October 1999. Cause of death: mathematical error Underwald made a 250-foot bungee jump with a 300-foot bungee cord, and died immediately on impact.
ALBEN BARKLEY, former U.S. vice president
Story: On April 30, 1956, Barkley delivered a speech at a mock political convention at Washington and Lee University.
Final Irony: Moments after declaring to his audience, I would rather sit at the feet of the Lord than dwell in the house of the mighty, Barkley keeled over and died.
NIC MARCURA, a Yugoslavian farmer
Story: Sensing that his own end was near, Marcura set to work digging his own grave.
Final Irony: According to news reports, in a sudden cloudburst, water began to fill up the hole. Marcura tried to bail it out with a bucket, slipped in and drowned.
However my current favourite is recently in NY a group of protesters rode their motorcycles in protest against the law that was to be passed. It was/is a law that will enforce compulsory wearing of a helmet whilst riding. One such protester during the bike ride, lost control of his bike, fell off, hit his head and died............ I can admit i chuckled a little.
When the action of a person creates the opposite intention...
Or
Henry Watson Fowler in "The Kings English"
any definition of ironythough hundreds might be given, and very few of them would be acceptedmust include this, that the surface meaning and the underlying meaning of what is said are not the same."
OR
"Irony is a form of utterance that postulates a double audience, consisting of one party that hearing shall hear & shall not understand, & another party that, when more is meant than meets the ear, is aware both of that more & of the outsiders' incomprehension."
(From "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage"
Lesson over, now for the fun part... People whose death would seem Ironic... And extremely comical
The Below are taken from
FELIX POWELL, (music composer)
Story: Powell who was a British Staff sergeant, wrote the music for "Pack up your troubles in your kit bag and smile, smile, smile". In 1915 the song won the WWI competition for the best morale-building song. The song won first prize
Final Irony: Powell committed suicide in 1942.
JOHANN UNDERWALD, a Swiss mathematician
Story: Underwald, one of the brightest stars in his field, was described by his peers as the next Albert Einstein.
Final Irony: Underwald died in October 1999. Cause of death: mathematical error Underwald made a 250-foot bungee jump with a 300-foot bungee cord, and died immediately on impact.
ALBEN BARKLEY, former U.S. vice president
Story: On April 30, 1956, Barkley delivered a speech at a mock political convention at Washington and Lee University.
Final Irony: Moments after declaring to his audience, I would rather sit at the feet of the Lord than dwell in the house of the mighty, Barkley keeled over and died.
NIC MARCURA, a Yugoslavian farmer
Story: Sensing that his own end was near, Marcura set to work digging his own grave.
Final Irony: According to news reports, in a sudden cloudburst, water began to fill up the hole. Marcura tried to bail it out with a bucket, slipped in and drowned.
However my current favourite is recently in NY a group of protesters rode their motorcycles in protest against the law that was to be passed. It was/is a law that will enforce compulsory wearing of a helmet whilst riding. One such protester during the bike ride, lost control of his bike, fell off, hit his head and died............ I can admit i chuckled a little.
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