Tragic Irony

By Stacey on June 23, 2008 9:00 AM Posted in: Amy Winehouse
winehouse0623.jpgTragic Irony: (Noun) A literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

Thanks to the miracles of crack, Amy Winehouse's dad has revealed that his daughter is now in the early stages of emphysema at the ripe old age of 24.

The doctors have said that if she had continued the way she was going she could have ended up an invalid - she wouldn't have been able to breathe. With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes her lungs are all gunked up. There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She's got 70 per cent lung capacity.

The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her. (Source)

The grandmother of some childhood friends of mine, whom they lived with growing up, recently succumbed to emphysema in her mid-80's after having smoked around two packs a day for over 50 years. If I had to guess the secret to good ol' "Grammer's" longevity, I'd attribute it to a strict regime of homemade Italian cooking, playing bingo, and yelling racial epithets at "The Price is Right." Oh, and also that she smoked Virginia Slim 120s and not fucking crack.

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Lammergeier13 said:

On wikipedia, under emphysema they list...
Notable cases
Notable cases of emphysema have included Ava Gardner (67), Spencer Tracy (67), Leonard Bernstein (72), Dean Martin (78), Samuel Beckett (83), Johnny Carson (79), T. S. Eliot (76), Tallulah Bankhead (66), Dick York (63), R. J. Reynolds (67), R. J. Reynolds Jr. (58), R. J. Reynolds III (59), Don Imus (67), Ike Turner (76), Elizabeth Dawn (68) and Amy Winehouse (24).

Amy, do you notice anything different about the ages of these people? You're 24! There's a 34 year difference between you and the other youngest person on the list! What other old-person-related disease are you gonna go for? Gout? Arthritis? Cataracts? Osteoporosis? Clean yourself up already!

June 23, 2008 11:45 AM

insertclevernamehere said:

I can't believe how irresponsible you motherfucking bloggers are! How, just to get a laugh, you'll go and print an outright lie!

There is NO WAY Amy Winehouse is 24. I'd tell you to cut her in half and count the rings, but frankly, it'd be like trying to snap a wet cigar.

June 23, 2008 12:16 PM

Tarn said:

Also a notable case - Christy Turlington, born in 1969.
Which makes it a smaller age difference, but I think Christy is also way too young to have it.

June 24, 2008 8:45 AM

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