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Forgive me for my poor English, - looks like I have misunderstood meaning of "Oh, the irony!" expression. I thought when someone says "oh the irony" they mean what they are saying it about wasn't expected and is kind of crazy to believe. I was wrong. I am sorry.

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No, you're right. The statement is an exclamation of being overwhelmed by the irony of a situation, and irony itself is... slightly editing Wikipedia's definition for clarity, it's "an event in which what appears to be the case on the surface, differs radically from what is actually the case."

I find that irony indirectly relates to cynicism sometimes.

I think the "in the house" exclamation/reply was in agreement with what you were saying, and that it was directed at Salesforce.

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