I’ve heard that she actually wrote it in mockery of those who misuse “ironic,” but over time people forgot that her use of “ironic” was verbal irony and even came to blame her for starting the very trend she was reacting to.
♬ Better figure out the difference
Irony is not coincidence
And I thought that you’d gotten it through your skull
‘Bout what’s figurative and what’s literal ♬
We can also argue that it’s situational irony whenever anybody pulls out that clip to teach the meaning of “irony” but the result is other people becoming less knowledgeable about the subject because they just saw a misleading clip.
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“LOOK I JUST WANT SOME CREDIT FOR THE CHAOS I CONTROL”
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“wait is THAT ironic”
Irony is often hard to understand. For example, Alanis Morissette wrote an entire song about it without any actual examples of irony in the song.
Isn’t that ironic, don’t you think?
A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think.
It’s like rain on your wedding day.
I’ve heard that she actually wrote it in mockery of those who misuse “ironic,” but over time people forgot that her use of “ironic” was verbal irony and even came to blame her for starting the very trend she was reacting to.
And that’s ironic.
♬ Better figure out the difference
Irony is not coincidence
And I thought that you’d gotten it through your skull
‘Bout what’s figurative and what’s literal ♬
– Weird Al, Word Crimes
The penultimate panel is my number one Head Alien moment.
That’s verbal irony, but there’s also situational and dramatic irony.
Is it dramatic irony that I as a member of the audience know more about irony than Bender does?
Yeah, that’s always really bothered me about that bit. (And other people who make the same basic claim.)
We can also argue that it’s situational irony whenever anybody pulls out that clip to teach the meaning of “irony” but the result is other people becoming less knowledgeable about the subject because they just saw a misleading clip.
So when do I get my Sal/Head Alien Slipshine?
Now that’s a good April’s Fools joke. Just like that Joyce/Dorothy slipshine joke from 2 years ago.