It's nice that he has a useful skill.

*slaps submitter for misuse of tag*

Seriously? In other news, oranges are ironic because they're the color orange!

Nice greenlight, troll-mods.

Much like the Toyota he stole, he just can't stop.

coincidence is not irony.

Came for derision of subby's failure to understand irony. Leaving satisfied.

Wouldn't that be more like an obvious tag?

Dead for Tax Reasons: Is it irony because the cars contain iron?

magneto, most ironic superhero ever. (except when he was in prison)

At least he's consistent. Perhaps he was getting married that day and he didn't want to walk because it was raining. Now THAT would be ironic.

At first I thought he was just a professional car thief, who like all professionals, can have a few bad days, but then get back up to speed. However, with drunk driving convictions, I do hope the firemen left a little stash of brandy or cognac on board for those cold evenings.

Would this be a better use of irony? -the guy who gets busted for DUI while dressed as a breathalyzer:

Has anyone mentioned that this is not ironic?

Paging Alanis, we've finally found your soulmate.

It's like rain on your wedding day

FTFA: Thomas Francis Kelley, who had two years remaining on a parole violation sentence on convictions for car theft and drunk driving, disappeared New Year's Day after being assigned to firefighting duty.

He only had two years left and decided to escape? Jesus, what a moran.

Zizzowop: Would this be a better use of irony? -the guy who gets busted for DUI while dressed as a breathalyzer:

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Ima just leave this here. http://bit.ly/rDb0hp

/hot, like a stolen car

You would expect that once a person has stolen a vehicle and been incarcerated someone would tell the prison chef that his special dietary concerns mean he needs much less vehicles in his meals and therefore would make the changes in his diet and lifestyle to lower his blood vehicle level to within accepted normal ranges for his age and weight. This is what you would expect, the exact opposite happened, ergo irony.

endmile: FTFA: Thomas Francis Kelley, who had two years remaining on a parole violation sentence on convictions for car theft and drunk driving, disappeared New Year's Day after being assigned to firefighting duty.

He only had two years left and decided to escape? Jesus, what a moran.

Even worse--he was already out and got himself thrown back in.

Forgot_my_password_again: coincidence is not irony.

This isn't even coincidence. It is logical.

Here to watch the subby get blown to bits for misuse of tag. Leaving satisfied. Thank you farkers! Now on to next Ironic tag to do same.

Unimpressed.

hillary: trappedspirit: You would expect that once a person has stolen a vehicle and been incarcerated someone would tell the prison chef that his special dietary concerns mean he needs much less vehicles in his meals and therefore would make the changes in his diet and lifestyle to lower his blood vehicle level to within accepted normal ranges for his age and weight. This is what you would expect, the exact opposite happened, ergo irony.

Go look up the word ferric with subby and mod

oh you are the subby? how ironic

uh, wut?

Genta: Dead for Tax Reasons: Is it irony because the cars contain iron?

magneto, most ironic superhero ever. (except when he was in prison)

Ironman disagrees.

Is it not ironic that those responsible for depriving him of his freedom gave him the means for it?

The ironic part is... he was innocent!


"I had to go to prison to become a criminal"

Dead for Tax Reasons: Is it irony because the cars contain iron?

"So it seems the cat burglar has been caught by the very man who set out to catch him."
"How ironic."

Zizzowop: Wouldn't that be more like an obvious tag?

That would be too obvious, hence the irony

hillary: barefoot in the head: Is it not ironic that those responsible for depriving him of his freedom gave him the means for it?

Yes, it is not ironic.

NEXT......................................!

From Wikipedia:
The American Heritage Dictionary's secondary meaning for irony: "incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs."[4] This sense, however, is not synonymous with "incongruous" but merely a definition of dramatic or situational irony. It is often included in definitions of irony not only that incongruity is present but also that the incongruity must reveal some aspect of human vanity or folly. Thus the majority of American Heritage Dictionary's usage panel found it unacceptable to use the word ironic to describe mere unfortunate coincidences or surprising disappointments that "suggest no particular lessons about human vanity or folly."[5]"

I'd say that this episode was the very picture of both action taken in vain, and folly.

"Situational irony is the disparity of intention and result: when the result of an action is contrary to the desired or expected effect. Being "shot with one's own gun", or "hoisted with one's own petard" are popular formulations of the basic idea of situational irony."

Or being given an escape vehicle by your jailors.

He's the NIGHT RIIIIDERRR!

A friend once locked his keys in his car parked at a prison. My dad borrowed an inmate to unlock the car. Saved money on not calling a locksmith and an inmate did a service. True story happened at Broad River Corrections Institute in SC.

Not Impressed.

jst3p: Ironman disagrees.

Technically, it's a gold-titanium alloy.