Some irony in the numbers: 44

[rateyes]

4-4 (1968)--MLK, Jr. Assassinated

44--Hank Aaron, who was pummeled with death threats if he broke Babe Ruth's record (because Aaron is black), wore this number. He tied Ruth's record on April 4. (4-4) The pitcher who threw that pitch wore number 44.

44--President Barack Obama will be the 44th POTUS.


Just find all of this coincidence ironic.

[thereismore]

1. Cool. nt

[SteppingRazor]

2. I find your misuse of the word "ironic" to be ironic.

:P

[rateyes]

6. I make that mistake a lot.

:hi:

[kestrel91316]

11. The usage is correct. People misuse "ironic" all the time but for once

somebody gets it right.

Irony = coincidence (roughly) and NOT sarcasm/facetiousness.

[rateyes]

13. So, I didn't make a mistake.

Whodafigured? :D

[SteppingRazor]

17. Irony and coincidence are soooooo not the same thing.

But, good Lord, the last thing I went to do is get into a literary debate here, kestrel. I understand that, in common usage, irony has come to mean coincidence. I just don't like it.

[kestrel91316]

18. I was looking for a quick one-word comparison and that didn't quite do it.

[insanity]

3. cool

[Bucky]

4. Also...

Eurotrash-Punk band +44 http://www.plusfortyfour.com/

Dirty Harry, another San Francisco liberal, carried a .44 magnum

And Sarah Palin is... 44! (I'm referring to years, not IQ points)

[YOY]

5. Early morning April 4th. Shot rings out in the Memphis sky.

Free at last. They took your life. They could not take your pride!

I love that song. I am in the mood for it!

[rateyes]

9. It was my 8th birthday. I'll never forget that day.

Also, I turned 44 on the 4th day of the 4th month in '04.

[mitchum]

19. The only thing Bono sucks at more than singing is history...

King was shot in the afternoon

[YOY]

21. ...

:eyes:

[mitchum]

22. Well, if that caterwauling tax cheat wants to score "see how sensitive I am" points...

off of events in America...he can at least get his facts straight.

[stellanoir]

7. FYI

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=245&topic_id=79015&mesg_id=79020

[rateyes]

12. Cool. nt

[connecticut yankee]

8. 44 was also the number

of Syracuse football greats Jimmy Brown, Ernie Davis and Floyd Little, until the number was retired.

All three men were Black.

[Clio the Leo]

10. And 4+4 = 08, if I may state the obvious....

... but I'm a blonde, cut me some slack.

[rateyes]

14. Smiling.

:hi:

[damntexdem]

15. But is he really #45?

43. Gore.
44. Kerry.

Just wondering.

[Generator]

16. Well my husband thinks Obama is

the reincarnation of Lincoln. Of course "Mr. Science" will only say this to me as I believe in reincarnation and he officially does not. Also it's still some weird karma thing that America's two big enemies-Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein names are so close to his. It's some damn reckoning.

I keep imagining if someone was in a coma on 11/5/200*and then they woke up today it would not be possible to explain the last eight years. YES if they were in a coma in the year 200-it would REALLY be hard wouldn't it! Oh what a life.

[musette_sf]

20. and 44 -

Reggie Jackson, the Straw that Stirs the Drink.

since that pissed my hero, Thurm, off, then i'll also go for "Mr. October" for Reggie.