> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Sam
> Elliot" <SamLElliot_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > On Feb 16, 2008 7:51 PM, Boris Yarko
> <babeldemeter3_at_...> wrote:
> > > Oh, I succeed my request for divine aid directly
> by summoning the
> > > great deity of this list !!! :)
> >
> > Steady on there. He's as human as the next man.
> > Sam.
> >
>
> Have you ever heard about the concept of irony ?
>
> Boris
Yes, and that wasn't it. Irony is when the opposite of an intention occurs in a narrative.
I think you meant satire, when a statement contains some truth but is elaborated to the point of caricature and parody.
Or even more likely, I'm being a literature nerd ;-)
Regards,
Lev
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