You'd think a song called Ironic would have examples of irony

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OpenStars@discuss.online · 39 pts · 13d (1 reply)

Isn't it ironic, that it lacks irony, hence unexpectedly wraps back around to containing irony (about the lack of irony)?

psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 13d

Is this tenet or inception of irony?

DakRalter@thelemmy.club · 32 pts · 13d (1 reply)

irony defined as apparent perversity of fate or circumstances

Little Oxford Dictionary, 1986 edition. Ma girl is good.

jambudz@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 13d

The use of words for something other than their literal intention. Now that. Is. Irony. đŸŽ¶

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 18 pts · 13d (4 replies)

Dramatic irony.

TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 13d (3 replies)

a little tooo ironic..

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 8 pts · 13d (1 reply)

Don't ya think?

HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 13d

IT'S LIKE RAYY-EE-AYYYYYYYYNNN

general_kitten@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 13d

what is the appropriate amount of irony in a scale of low grade ore to laboratory grade elemental irony

inari@piefed.zip · 13 pts · 13d

Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 13d

The irony is the lack of irony.

vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 13d

This song is unironically ironic.

There are several different kinds of irony.

bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 13d (3 replies)

Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry - Be Happy" is sarcastic.

danekrae@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 13d (2 replies)

To me, it's clearly about stoicism.

bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 12d (1 reply)

"Ain't got no place to lay your head, somebody came and took your bed / Don't Worry, Be Happy!" Klarer Fall von toxischer PositivitĂ€t. Er zĂ€hlt lauter Beispiele fĂŒr beschissene Situationen im Leben auf, in denen man sich ganz zu Recht bedrĂŒckt oder hoffnungslos fĂŒhlen kann. Der Ratschlag, sowas doch positiv zu sehen, ist irgendwo zwischen idiotisch, schĂ€dlich und herzlos. Der Song ist geil, aber falls der Text ernst gemeint ist (was ich nicht glaube), ist seine Botschaft auch dumm.

Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 12d

SPEAK

OrteilGenou@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 13d (1 reply)

"Black fly in your Chardonnay" is only ironic if after a long day of gassing your house with Raid, tacking up screens, installing fly paper, putting all your trash out and deep cleaning every inch of the house to rid yourself of an infestation of black flies, you finally sat down with a cold glass of white wine to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 13d

That is my very favorite verse.

Zozano@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 12d

Abyssian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13d

spacegoat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 12d

.01% Who gives a shit