Ironically

[sagehen]

>Here's a paradigm case of  "ironically" used to mean "surprisingly" (or
>maybe even "actually"?)with no evident "irony" intended.
>
>Lance Armstrong was being interviewed on _Fox & Friends_ about the coming
>Tour de France and about a new Nike running shoe named after him.
>
>"And what is the meaning of this yellow stripe on the [side of the] shoe?"
>
>"Ironically, there are people who study color and what colors mean to
>people, and the yellow represents [the color of my jersey]."
>
>JL
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Probably Armstrong meant to draw attention to the irony of using a yellow
stripe -- symbol of cowardice -- as a feature of a product that was
supposed to  benefit from association with his presumably courageous
pursuit of his outstanding achievements.
AM

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