Oh, this isn't at all ironic (but I'm doing my best to resist the urge of giving Dio the all-too-predictable response and losing 10 points). But the other day I finally worked out why Braybrook called it "Paradroid".
The 001 is effectively a "parasite" that lives off its "host" droids. Hence, it's a "PARAsitic anDROID" - or "Paradroid" for short.
Call me thick - as you no doubt will - but it took me more than 20 years to work that one out. Yeah, I know, I'm slow.
"Words ought to be a little wild - for they are assaults of thought on the unthinking."
- John Maynard Keynes
Dio wrote:There is one genuine absolute ironic example in the song
There's actually only one genuinely ironic thing about that song - the fact it was written by someone with no clue about what irony actually is. To claim, after the event, and after the rather evident fact that it's not at all ironic has become a staple of stand-up comedian's routines (cf. Ed Byrne), that you did it to see if anyone would notice, smacks somewhat of "oh, bugger, I've become a laughing stock".
Simon
"massive retard™", "full of shit™", "tiny bitch™", "retarted™", "a bit of a one trick pony™", "petty™", "simple minded idealistic twat™", "miserable humourless fucker™"
tufty wrote:There's actually only one genuinely ironic thing about that song - the fact it was written by someone with no clue about what irony actually is. To claim, after the event, and after the rather evident fact that it's not at all ironic has become a staple of stand-up comedian's routines (cf. Ed Byrne), that you did it to see if anyone would notice, smacks somewhat of "oh, bugger, I've become a laughing stock".
Well, basically, yes. But being a kinder soul, I tried to put it more "diplomatically", giving her the benefit of the doubt.
"Words ought to be a little wild - for they are assaults of thought on the unthinking."
- John Maynard Keynes
Dio wrote:There is one genuine absolute ironic example in the song
There's actually only one genuinely ironic thing about that song - the fact it was written by someone with no clue about what irony actually is. To claim, after the event, and after the rather evident fact that it's not at all ironic has become a staple of stand-up comedian's routines (cf. Ed Byrne), that you did it to see if anyone would notice, smacks somewhat of "oh, bugger, I've become a laughing stock".
Simon
I thinks she's cute, therefore you are wrong. Also you made "the list", will not be getting a Christmas card, aren't invited to my wedding and are getting no pudding, straight to your room young man.
"Shouting lager, lager, lager, lager. Shouting lager, lager, lager, lager. Is just one of the reasons you're not welcome at Claridges any more". -Psychic Bob
betamax wrote:I thinks she's cute, therefore you are wrong.
On further consideration, this was probably the genuine subconscious reason why I was being "diplomatic" and giving her the benefit of the doubt, rather than that "kinder soul" bullshit I just spouted above, which is obviously completely untrue.
"Words ought to be a little wild - for they are assaults of thought on the unthinking."
- John Maynard Keynes
Dio wrote:There is one genuine absolute ironic example in the song
There's actually only one genuinely ironic thing about that song - the fact it was written by someone with no clue about what irony actually is. To claim, after the event, and after the rather evident fact that it's not at all ironic has become a staple of stand-up comedian's routines (cf. Ed Byrne), that you did it to see if anyone would notice, smacks somewhat of "oh, bugger, I've become a laughing stock".
Simon
here you go
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT1TVSTkAXg[/youtube]
"England is funny, but sometimes she scares me"
Tony Wakeford
(N.B. Just for future reference, with the YouTube tag, you should only put in the ID code of the video - the random shit after the equals sign - not the whole address or it doesn't work properly. Too late now for you to go back and edit it, unfortunately.)
"Words ought to be a little wild - for they are assaults of thought on the unthinking."
- John Maynard Keynes
"And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that. The genius. The will to do that. Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure."
Eh? You'd have thought he would have done all 100 (and then some) while writing/researching the book! Hardly the most authoritatively written tome, then.
Eh? You'd have thought he would have done all 100 (and then some) while writing/researching the book! Hardly the most authoritatively written tome, then.
It's irony piled on irony, innit.
"massive retard™", "full of shit™", "tiny bitch™", "retarted™", "a bit of a one trick pony™", "petty™", "simple minded idealistic twat™", "miserable humourless fucker™"
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