# Irony, defined **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058 "2008-09-17T22:15:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/1 "2008-09-17T22:15:43Z")
I know that on a basic level this is horrible and domestic violence is violence- a serious and real issue. However- When I read this on my local headlines, well, I had to laugh. [QUOTE= New Britain Herald] NEW BRITAIN - A city man was held on $250,000 bond after his court appearance Tuesday on charges he beat and chased his girlfriend through busy city streets. Thomas Aquiles Jr., 21, of 33 Nianda St. is accused of spitting in the 21-year-old woman’s face and hitting her after she declined to attend his anger management class with him because she had a job interview. [/QUOTE] [The article](http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20124175&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=10109&rfi=6) Words, somehow fail me. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/2 "2008-09-17T22:41:42Z")
[I can beat that.](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2751953.html) > [@](#): > > A US man is facing a jail term after he attacked another man with his anger management homework. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/3 "2008-09-17T23:09:50Z")
Exemplified, not defined. Do those anger management classes actually help? Maybe I should take one of those. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/4 "2008-09-17T23:41:57Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > Exemplified, not defined. > > Do those anger management classes actually help? Maybe I should take one of those. And if the class doesn’t work, you can always beat somebody over the head with the book. It’s all win-win! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/5 "2008-09-17T23:55:19Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > Do those anger management classes actually help? Maybe I should take one of those. They’re good - I took one after my bereavement counsellor died. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/6 "2008-09-17T23:57:55Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > They’re good - I took one after my bereavement counsellor died. Note to self: bereavement counselling book is a better weapon than anger management counselling book. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/7 "2008-09-18T00:00:18Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > They’re good - I took one after my bereavement counsellor died. And how did that make you feel? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/8 "2008-09-18T00:09:49Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > And how did that make you feel? In need of a drink. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/9 "2008-09-18T00:12:07Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > In need of a drink. You and me both, friend. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/10 "2008-09-18T01:20:31Z")
I once read in a book of a man who so enraged his anger management therapist, the therapist beat him to death. See, now that’s irony. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/11 "2008-09-18T01:39:21Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > You and me both, friend. I’ll buy this round. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irony-defined/464058/12 "2008-09-18T03:00:41Z")
I was following a deletion debate on Wikipedia, on an article for a yet-to-be-released piece of software. One person posted anonymously that they were in charge of the software, and wanted the article deleted because the software wasn’t ready for prime time. They added that they were posting anonymously so that neither their name nor IP address would be associated with the discussion. So along came SineBot, and auto-signed their comment with their IP address. Bonus: I had taken a detour into WP:Arguments to Avoid, and wound up at – Irony.