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Re:A self-trained Italian blacksmith built himself an amusem... by palcu on Thursday September 01, 2022 @05:44AM (#32674145)
Not ironic, just nominative determinism.
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Re:A self-trained Italian blacksmith built himself an amusem... by acadapter on Thursday September 01, 2022 @06:09AM (#32674312)
But it's more fun to say irony when the topic is iron
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Re:A self-trained Italian blacksmith built himself an amusem... by throw0101c on Thursday September 01, 2022 @08:32AM (#32675425)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism

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Re:A self-trained Italian blacksmith built himself an amusem... by xNeil on Thursday September 01, 2022 @06:52AM (#32674614)
Sure, but ironically sounds a whole lot better than nominative deterministically.
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