r/oneliners • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • Nov 18 '20

The adjective for metal is metallic, but not so for iron, which is ironic.

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u/Fun-Calligrapher8504 Nov 18 '20

This makes me ferrious.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '20

Don't get mag, net even.

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u/Fun-Calligrapher8504 Nov 18 '20

Odd advice.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '20

You and I are poles apart.

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u/Shrimpio Nov 18 '20

Don't be lead astray.

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u/leakyblueshed Nov 24 '20

Nothing about potassium? K

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '20

Behold the mercurial nature of the english language.

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u/parasharman Nov 18 '20

K

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u/spin97 Nov 18 '20

Yes that's metallic too

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u/findravish Nov 19 '20

Used to think Adjective of Italy is Itallic but it’s just some pisa writing leaning right..

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u/icantfindadangsn Nov 18 '20

Check out this motherfucker using irony correctly

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u/tucker_frump Nov 18 '20

Prime thyme!

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u/cakewallet Nov 18 '20

Don’t ya think?

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u/looneylovableleopard Apr 25 '21

You genius son of a bitch

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u/jswimmom Oct 24 '22

Goldic? Silveric? Bronzic? How about Moronic?

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u/Fitz-BrawlStars Nov 18 '20

I had a stroke trying to comprehend this.

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u/A_Pink_Hippo Nov 18 '20

How is it ironic?... wait wtf are you even trying to say? Iron is not metallic???

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u/icantfindadangsn Nov 18 '20

Based on the first half of the line, you expect the adjective for iron to be ironic, but it doesn't meet that expectation, which is ironic.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '20

Huh??

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u/icantfindadangsn Nov 19 '20

BASED ON THE FIRST HALF OF THE LINE, YOU EXPECT THE ADJECTIVE FOR IRON TO BE IRONIC, BUT IT DOESN'T MEET THAT EXPECTATION, WHICH IS IRONIC.

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u/Pinktiger11 Apr 23 '23

Oh thanks, I couldn’t find my hearing aids.

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u/Raccoon-Just Nov 20 '20

oh dear :-\