IAtionary: Irony

I-ron-y [AHY-ruh-nee] n.

1. The condition or state of being unable to access Moodle, despite the district's assurance that it would be back up sometime Sunday, on Tuesday night
2. The combination of the above and the fact that Blackboard is working fine

Language of Origin: Derived from the Greek ιρωμε, meaning to repeatedly beat oneself on the head in frustration, in reference to the big deal made at the beginning of the year over how much better Moodle is than Blackboard

I, for one, find it hilarious that despite all the hubbub about Moodle being crash-proof, idiot-proof, an above all nerd-proof, it still goes down. Sure it goes down less often than Blackboard did but when it does, you can count it out for a week. I mean, how much fun is it to drive the teachers crazy by saying, with all the irony you can muster, "Sorry, I tried to do the reading, but Moodle was down!"