Isn't it ironic?
I was procrastinating today, because I still have a pile of assignments to grade, though it's shrinking. Not noticeably, but it is shrinking, ok? And I was thinking to myself, self, what do you suppose ever happened to Craig Kilborn?
See, myself had the hots for Craig for years. Tall, dark, and sarcastic, that's how I like 'em, and he was all that in spades. He hosted The Late Late Show, the show that David Letterman used to host before he was promoted to host of The Late Show, for five years. And then, two years ago, he up and quit. And hasn't been heard from, at least not by me, since.
So I looked him up on the Wikipedia, where there's a lengthy, though disputed, entry about Craig, that describes how he also hosted The Daily Show before Jon Stewart, and how Jon Stewart had filled in as host for Tom Snyder, who was the previous (before Craig, but after Dave) host of The Late Late Show...
... are you still with me?
And I had to laugh at this comment, in the "disputes":
Poor Alanis.
So, maybe it isn't ironic, but it is awfully funny, and really, really cool, that one of my students, one of the ones who witnessed my fingers turning blue the other day, dropped by my office today and brought me a present:
See, myself had the hots for Craig for years. Tall, dark, and sarcastic, that's how I like 'em, and he was all that in spades. He hosted The Late Late Show, the show that David Letterman used to host before he was promoted to host of The Late Show, for five years. And then, two years ago, he up and quit. And hasn't been heard from, at least not by me, since.
So I looked him up on the Wikipedia, where there's a lengthy, though disputed, entry about Craig, that describes how he also hosted The Daily Show before Jon Stewart, and how Jon Stewart had filled in as host for Tom Snyder, who was the previous (before Craig, but after Dave) host of The Late Late Show...
... are you still with me?
And I had to laugh at this comment, in the "disputes":
"I removed the word "ironically" from this:
former talk show host – and, ironically, occasional fill-in host for Snyder – Jon Stewart replaced Kilborn on the Daily Show.
Because it's not ironic. Why don't people understand what irony is?
I blame Alanis Morissette - Justin 21:59, 25 October 2006 (UTC)"
Poor Alanis.
So, maybe it isn't ironic, but it is awfully funny, and really, really cool, that one of my students, one of the ones who witnessed my fingers turning blue the other day, dropped by my office today and brought me a present:
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8 Comments:
How can you not see that this could be ironic? Stewart was there and then Craig, and Craig begot Snyder, and Snyder begot Dave and Dave begot .............
is that enough sarcasume for you ?
Cool.....I mean nice gift
I didn't say it wasn't ironic, the Wikipedia writer did. Though I think what he means is, it's an interesting coincidence, but an interesting coincidence does not irony make.
Incidentally, U, I wish you would sign your name. Do I really know you? If I do, why don't you want to say so? If I don't know you, then why don't you sign your name? First name, at least, if you don't want the entire Internet to know. I really have no idea who you are.
By the way, the whole Dave/Craig Craig/Jon Jon/Tom business, though debatable in its ironic status, is not in the least sarcastic.
I was the one being sarcastic ( about the irony )......and yes you know me well!!
Your student brought you a matching box to your space heater?
;)
Aw, that's sweet. I hope when I'm a teacher my students like me enough and are thoughtful enough to bring me stuff like space heaters.
Dude, I have that same heater!
Haha, I have a friend who always says things like, "You know what's ironic? I didn't get my allowance this month," or stuff like that. I spent an hour trying to explain 'irony' to her but… no success. :P :P
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