Comments on: The Irony of Ironic http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/ I have no idea whether ''The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy'' is a good album, but I might have to buy it just on the basis of its awesome name Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: tristara http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3268 tristara Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:47:17 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3268 I realize it's probably too late for anybody to read this far down but: <a href="http://graphjam.com/2008/04/23/song-chart-memes-use-a-dictionary-please/" rel="nofollow"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-598" src="http://graphjam.wordpress.com/files/2008/04/funny-graphs-alanis-morissette-ironic.gif" alt="song chart memes" I realize it’s probably too late for anybody to read this far down but:

<img class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-598″ src=”http://graphjam.wordpress.com/files/2008/04/funny-graphs-alanis-morissette-ironic.gif” alt=”song chart memes”

]]> By: furrykef http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3253 furrykef Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:54:05 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3253 My favorite example of irony -- this <em>is</em> irony, isn't it? -- is when somebody on the internet says to somebody else, "your a moron". (As opposed to "you're".) My favorite example of irony — this is irony, isn’t it? — is when somebody on the internet says to somebody else, “your a moron”. (As opposed to “you’re”.)

]]> By: Count Shrimpula http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3226 Count Shrimpula Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:00:54 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3226 It's just simple misdirection. It's got you thinking Ironic (There's 10,000 spoons being spilled when all that guy needs is a knife), and then cut to the shot of her notepad and she's writing the lyrics to a different song ("One Hand in my pocket"). Expectations: Thwarted. Humor: Activated. It’s just simple misdirection. It’s got you thinking Ironic (There’s 10,000 spoons being spilled when all that guy needs is a knife), and then cut to the shot of her notepad and she’s writing the lyrics to a different song (”One Hand in my pocket”). Expectations: Thwarted. Humor: Activated.

]]> By: Larz http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3223 Larz Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:52:29 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3223 Maybe it's just saying that "Ironic" is not a great song. Or maybe it's saying that she couldn't come up with a good song if someone virtually handed it to her. Maybe it’s just saying that “Ironic” is not a great song.

Or maybe it’s saying that she couldn’t come up with a good song if someone virtually handed it to her.

]]> By: arvy http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3199 arvy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:36:15 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3199 Uhm, that should be "conceivably." I'm a teacher and I type things wrong all the time on this forum. Isn't it ironic? j/k Uhm, that should be “conceivably.”

I’m a teacher and I type things wrong all the time on this forum. Isn’t it ironic? j/k

]]> By: arvy http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3198 arvy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:34:32 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3198 "In some live shows, she met the man of her dreams, and then his beautiful… husband! Is that ironic, Teach?" If she had undergone a sex change operation soley to have a chance to be with the "man of her dreams" but THEN met his beautiful husband, I'd say that was ironic. If you were an elementary school principal who decreed that since lunches could conceivable be eaten with spoons and banned knives and forks because they were potential hazards, but then couldn't open the crates full of 10,000 spoons because you had no sharp instruments, I'd say that would be pretty ironic. “In some live shows, she met the man of her dreams, and then his beautiful… husband! Is that ironic, Teach?”

If she had undergone a sex change operation soley to have a chance to be with the “man of her dreams” but THEN met his beautiful husband, I’d say that was ironic.

If you were an elementary school principal who decreed that since lunches could conceivable be eaten with spoons and banned knives and forks because they were potential hazards, but then couldn’t open the crates full of 10,000 spoons because you had no sharp instruments, I’d say that would be pretty ironic.

]]> By: Will Repair http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3196 Will Repair Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:10:39 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3196 The man on the left is in need of a knife but she doesn't see it. The man on the left is in need of a knife but she doesn’t see it.

]]> By: Rasheed http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3193 Rasheed Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:09:16 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3193 In some live shows, she met the man of her dreams, and then his beautiful... husband! Is that ironic, Teach? In some live shows, she met the man of her dreams, and then his beautiful… husband! Is that ironic, Teach?

]]> By: Molly http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3179 Molly Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:37:55 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3179 I would think her note should say "I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is writing down the lyrics I'm creating for a new song." Probably wouldn't have made the top 100 that way, though. I would think her note should say “I’ve got one hand in my pocket and the other one is writing down the lyrics I’m creating for a new song.”

Probably wouldn’t have made the top 100 that way, though.

]]> By: xopher http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3175 xopher Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:16:05 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/the-irony-of-ironic/#comment-3175 Is that the man of her dreams? And if so, where's his beautiful wife? I feel we're witnessing some strange mafia play, like on "The Sopranos" when trash guys dumped garbage on businesses who wouldn't use their services. "Won't buy our knives, eh? Well, here's some spoons for ya. I got yer irony right here!" Is that the man of her dreams? And if so, where’s his beautiful wife?

I feel we’re witnessing some strange mafia play, like on “The Sopranos” when trash guys dumped garbage on businesses who wouldn’t use their services.

“Won’t buy our knives, eh? Well, here’s some spoons for ya. I got yer irony right here!”

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