# In which I get hit with a brick of solid irony

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 19, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865 "2005-10-19T05:01:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/1 "2005-10-19T05:01:40Z")

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In my neverending quest to convert this file I have to a format I can use, I came across this gem:

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> File Format Encyclopedia: [http://www.ermes.it/pws/mesk/FFE.HTM](http://www.ermes.it/pws/mesk/FFE.HTM) - It is in SWAG format, which requires a reader.

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**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/2 "2005-10-19T05:05:20Z")

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> [@CynicalGabe](#):
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> In my neverending quest to convert this file I have to a format I can use, I came across this gem:

Ah, irony; the spice of life.

Thanks for the chuckle 🙂

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**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/3 "2005-10-19T06:14:18Z")

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That’s incredible. Truly incredible.

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**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/4 "2005-10-19T06:29:53Z")

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I don’t get it. Explain?

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/5 "2005-10-19T06:34:03Z")

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> [@VCO3](#):
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> I don’t get it. Explain?

A link that explains all of the different file formats of computer files (or many of them at least) is in an obscure format itself and requires an obscure program to run.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/6 "2005-10-19T18:12:34Z")

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Thread title edited at the request of the OP.

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/7 "2005-10-19T18:19:36Z")

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That’s life for you… _still chuckling_

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**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/8 "2005-10-19T18:22:16Z")

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> [@CynicalGabe](#):
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> In my neverending quest to convert this file I have to a format I can use, I came across this gem:

What kind of file is it, anyway?

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-get-hit-with-a-brick-of-solid-irony/326865/9 "2005-10-19T18:45:26Z")

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> [@Arwin](#):
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> What kind of file is it, anyway?

I’ve got another thread about in GQ. Im trying to convert an .igs file to .dxf.

**UncleBeer** kindly offered to convert it for me, as he has the appropriate program.