Irony---(def) the incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
U.S. Warns Ukraine About Elections
by Jim Heintz
The Associated Press
Friday, October 29, 2004, 5:01AM
Kiev, Ukraine – In a sharp statement of dismay over abuses and official interference before Sunday’s presidential election, U.S. officials say Ukraine could face punitive measures if the vote is not free and fair.
Well, I’ll be damned. Ukrainians in Florida, messing with our election. What the hell will be next? No, wait---it’s their presidential election that U. S. officials are all huffied-up about. The United States, not three days distant from its own presidential election (which will for the first time have European Union observers and which election-watcher Jimmy Carter says is totally out of control) is actually threatening another sovereign nation with sanctions over electoral irregularity.
It just boggles the mind. Consider me boggled.
Irony brought to a new level of definition---it’s always been one of those dicey words to actually define, although we all think we know what’s mean…