It is immediately obvious, even in this brief overview, that NO seems to be involved in a series of apparently incongruous events; it is involved in host defence (both cell death and PTI), pathogen virulence and also many forms of symbiotic interaction.
The setting was a bit incongruous, part sporting event inside the stadium, part family carnival outside on the grounds of the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, named for the pioneer for women's tennis and women's sports.
The looser use of irony and ironically, to mean an incongruous turn of events, is trite.
And later, during Adam and Cynthia's wedding ceremony, the priest delivers a serious and soulful sermon about the joys and tests of marriage, which, based on its lack of irony or self-amusement, is an incongruous element in an event otherwise dedicated to assured youth and general gaiety.
What Benjamin described is what people call the Kafkaesque, a quality that abounds in the animal stories, since they are full of another of its key elements — incongruous responses to monstrous events.
In the video, the barefoot boy is clad in shorts and a cartoon-emblazoned T-shirt — just like any kindergartner anywhere on a hot summer's evening — lending the chaotic events an incongruous touch of childhood familiarity, right down to his slightly pigeon-toed pose. .
This kind of highbrow event may seem incongruous in a seaside resort, but it's a town founded on appreciation for the finer things in life.
On one level, it might seem a bit incongruous to hold an upfront event (where advertisers can make large spending commitments with publishers) for an ad-buying process that's supposed to be real-time and technology-driven.
It seemed incongruous, but given the unpredictable events presented at Le Poisson Rouge and this orchestra's reputation for unorthodox fare, why not have Mozart after surfing?
But even if Brigham Young's complicity were not at issue, Mr. Turley conceded, troubling questions about the massacre remain: "It's an event that seems very incongruous with the people who did it".
