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Irony or Hypocrisy?

By Miss Cellania in Pictures on Apr 28, 2008 at 9:54 am



This image was found at WTF?!urls, where it is followed by a rousing discussion on the definition of irony. Link -via reddit


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  1. graffiksguru
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    That is awesome. How much more ironic can you get?

  2. Evilbeagle
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Hilarious! At least they recognize the annoyance factor in what they do. Now, if only they would stop calling...

  3. Alex
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    If only someone would call the National Association of Telemarketers and pitch them something ...

  4. CheeseDuck
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    We should send them our spam mail and see how they like it. >=(

  5. JoBo S
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    That is a GREAT picture! I think it may be a little more hypocritical than ironic....but still hilareous! :D

  6. Tony LaRocca
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    It's not irony at all, it's hypocrisy.

  7. David(TheRealPayback)
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    It's irony. It's a telemarketing association, not a telemarketer. They don't solicit, they just help those who do, but only as long as it's not in person.

  8. Ali S.
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    :)

  9. Horace
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    Clearly it's both.

  10. Alannah
    Apr 28th, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Irony is the unexpected, where as I would argue that this is totally expected hypocrisy. Of course they don't want solicitors on the premises. Lawyers have a way of noticing when you break the law.

    (Did any one get that? Anyone?)

  11. Dave(TheRealPayback)
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 1:44 am

    So... you expected a telemarketing association to actively discourage solicitors?

    You expect dental associations to promote tooth decay?

  12. Brayden
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 10:42 am

    solicit: v.tr. to petition persistently

    if that isn't telemarketing to a t, i'm a monkey's uncle.

    the juxtaposition of the two signs is clearly ironic.

  13. ted
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 9:11 pm

    Geez. You think the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons appreciate people knocking on their doors? Of course not.

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