Ironies in History

[Richard III]

Originally posted by Kafka2


There's a certain irony in a thread about irony being made up of comments by several people with a dubious grasp of the concept.

That remark would be much more fun if you were specific.

 

[jpowers]

In 303 A.D., Diocletian issued an edict to destroy Christians and their sacred book: "an imperial letter was everywhere promulgated, ordering the razing of the churches to the ground and the destruction by fire of the scriptures, and proclaiming that those who held high positions would lose all civil rights, while those in households, if they persisted in their profession of Christianity, would be deprived of their liberty."
1700 years later, it's the Christians who want to burn books and deny people civil rights.

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Actually it's just 100 years later.

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Capitalist Russia. Lenin would turn in his mausoleum.

 

[puglover]

Originally posted by jpowers
1700 years later, it's the Christians who want to burn books and deny people civil rights.

I don't want to deny anybody civil rights.

No offense, but you atheists always find some way to bash Christianity in every thread.

 

[Mescalhead]

The battle of Manassas (Bull Run) was the first bloody battle of the Civil War. (Except for the horse at Ft. Sumpter). This battle took place in a field which was over looked by the estate of one Wilmer McLean, with part of his home being destroyed by a 'rogue' artillery shell. McLean then moved his family to Appomattox, Va, where in 1865, Gen. Lee and Gen. Grant signed papers effectively ending the civil war. This took place in the parlor of the Appomattox Courthouse, in which the above McLean family resided. This leads to the idea that the Civil War started in McLean's frontyard and ended in his front parlor.

Sidenote: At the battle of Manassas, people actually lined up on the sides of the battlefield with picknick baskets in order to have an afternoon's entertainment. The south believed this battle would decide the war. And the fact that the Southern forces came en mass upon the battle field would be enough to force the Union to capitulate. No one expected the bloody outcome. Is that ironic enough?

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by Mescalhead


Sidenote: At the battle of Appomattox, people actually lined up on the sides of the battlefield with picknick baskets in order to have an afternoon's entertainment.

did you mean manassas/bull run maybe?

 

[Mescalhead]

Originally posted by pawpaw


did you mean manassas/bull run maybe?

Yes I did.

 

[King Of America]

All through Hitler's life (and afterwards), there were rumors that he had a Jewish ancestor. As far as I know, the rumors were false.

Hitler didn't look like the blond Nordic stereotype he idolized.

Call it ironic, call it compensation, call it human nature...but Hitler fought the hardest against what he was afraid he might be and fought the hardest for what he wanted to be but couldn't.

Sort of like polticians who scream about morality and have a skeleton (often just one) in their closet.

 

[Japanrocks12]

Hitler thought that citizens shouldn't be disabled, but he himself was this way( one testicle )

 

[Mescalhead]

Originally posted by Japanrocks12
Hitler thought that citizens shouldn't be disabled, but he himself was this way( one testicle )

In about late 43'/early 44' it is believed that he developed Parkinson's.

 

[WickedSmurf]

Oscar II of Sweden had a motto that was "For the wellbeing of the brothercountries". That was changed to "For the wellbeing of Sweden" after the union between Sweden and Norway broke apart.

Perhaps not too ironic, but it is not that common to change a motto.

 

[allhailIndia]

Pakistan's President, Musharraf, was born in Delhi, India.
India's deputy PM and arguably the 2nd most powerful man, was born in Lahore, Pakistan.

 

[rilnator]

Originally posted by Mescalhead


In about late 43'/early 44' it is believed that he developed Parkinson's.

I saw some footage of him at the Berlin Olympics kind of rocking uncontrollably in his seat. All his cronies were sitting around him like it was nothing new. It was quite chilling.

 

[test_specimen]

Originally posted by puglover
No offense, but you atheists always find some way to bash Christianity in every thread.

If it is true, it's not bashing. Don't take it too personal.



Scott going to the south pole finding Amundsens tent. On his way back he dies only some kilometres from his next stack of supplies.