differently. Situational irony e.g. Mr. Smith gets a parking ticket. This is ironic because Mr. Smith is a traffic warden. Verbal irony is an absence of expression...

"Ironic" is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard. It was produced by Glen Ballard for Morissette's third album, Jagged Little Pill. It...

'Controversy' Seeking religious affirmation from corporate branding is ironic, misguided, and culturally damaging". The Atlantic. Retrieved 12 June 2016...

example of satire is the American cartoon South Park. Satire often points out ironic or bad things that powerful people are doing. Its adjective is satirical...

in 1978. Lecaro, Lina (November 19, 2016). "This Monthly Club Is a Non-Ironic Celebration of Rock's Softer Side". LA Weekly. "200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs...

American literature, that usually takes place in American South. It can be ironic and unique. It is used in writing for subjects such as social issues and...

cause rage to some Europeans, while other Europeans embrace the label as an ironic humourous way to refer to themself. Broken English speaker Racist Metrosexual...

song by Neutral Milk Hotel Naomi (band), a German pop duo Naomi Awards, ironic and humorous awards Naomi, a minor character from the tokusatsu series Kamen...

Morissette's breakthrough album, and contained six hits, "You Oughta Know", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Hand in My Pocket", "Head over Feet", and "All I Really...

critical acclaim and won many awards for his performance as Baburao in the ironic comedies Hera Pheri series. In 2014 he was awarded the fourth highest civilian...

is not actually a knight but has assumed the title 'Sir' for humorous or ironic effect. Official website Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Sir...

contemporary critics. Today however they are regarded as masterpieces and ironic commentaries on American life and society. Sirk was born Hans Detlef Sierck...

for his large dimension works, often representing the human figure in a ironic or unusual way. He was influenced by pop art and conceptual art. Encyclopedia...

poisoning. He is remembered for his explicit work but many of his songs were ironic-made and contained clever social commentary. Meduza is survived by wife...

expressed the effect of coincidence on character through humour, grim or ironic, and often had surprise endings, a device that became identified with his...

support headset due to the game being rushed to be ported at the time and is ironic because the PS2 was released before the PlayStation 3. The Wii version does...

movie producer. He is known for his low voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic comedy. He is known for his Oscar-winning short movie The Appointments of...

is the most southerly point on the London Underground which is famously ironic due to it being on the ‘Northern’ line. Morden is in Travelcard Zone 4....

relative height of at least 150 metres (492 ft). The name was coined as an ironic contrast to the designation Munro, that is used of a Scottish mountain with...

Homer Simpson wants to be him in the Simpsons episode “Cape Feare”, this is ironic as he lost 55-10 to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIV, thus Homer...

killed and 400-700 were injured. The massacre was given the name Peterloo in ironic comparison to the Battle of Waterloo, which had taken place four years earlier...

Rock City. Lecaro, Lina (November 19, 2016). "This Monthly Club Is a Non-Ironic Celebration of Rock's Softer Side". LA Weekly. This short article about...

serially in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1868–69. The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince Lev Nikolayevich...

2011 remake. Lecaro, Lina (November 19, 2016). "This Monthly Club Is a Non-Ironic Celebration of Rock's Softer Side". LA Weekly. Allmusic entry This short...

in 1981. Lecaro, Lina (November 19, 2016). "This Monthly Club Is a Non-Ironic Celebration of Rock's Softer Side". LA Weekly. D., Spence; Linder, Brian...

maint: date and year (link) Sutton, Mike (2010). "SPINACH, IRON and POPEYE: Ironic lessons from biochemistry and history on the importance of healthy eating...

the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent...

Remember The Time & Jam with Michael that ended being unreleased. Which is ironic since around the same time Teddy was working with Michael on this track...

time, echoing Benjamin Disraeli's original phrase. The statement became ironic since less than a year later Germany invaded Poland, starting World War...

and the moralistic and pessimistic ideology. Lazarillo de Tormes is an ironic and merciless outline of the society of the moment, of which its vices and...

epic is more interested in the moment, in great shots, in surprises and ironic reversals and closeups of sweaty faces, than in a coherent story." Antonio...

blending fascist and communist-nostalgic rhetoric and imagery; edgy, ironic (and not-so-ironic) transgression; and genuine reactionary politics. The party's...

longest-serving late-night talk show host in TV history, at 35 years. Letterman's ironic comedy is similar to comedians such as Andy Kaufman, Ernie Kovacs, and Tonight...

things include: love (in the song "Head Over Feet") life (in the songs "Ironic" and "You Learn") her feelings (in the songs "Hand In My Pocket" and "All...

Bavaria. He moved to Nuremberg in 1931. Enzensberger has a sarcastic, ironic tone in many of his poems. He died in Munich on 24 November 2022. Oltermann...

Sneakernet in informatics is an informal and ironical word for tranport of electronical information over physical memory devices (such as USB flash drive)...

Steps" (Morissette) "Everything" (Morissette) "Crazy" (Seal, Guy Sigsworth) "Ironic" (Ballard, Morissette) "Princes Familiar" (Nick Lashley, Morissette) (MTV...

direct sequel to Doom 2, making it the third part of the Doom story. This is ironic because the story of Doom 3 is not related to Doom or Doom 2, but it is...

a feudal, pre-Enlightenment world, derided by laws and customs that are ironic when not ferocious of repression. Which still survives in a predatory way...

is: cultural symbols of USA) and the electric chairs of many states have ironic nicknames like Old Sparky, Yellow Mama, Gruesome Gertie, Sizzling Sally...

elements, monologues, casual conversations with eclectic dialogue, and an ironic combination of humor and violence. TriStar Pictures turned down the script...

Variations include "liquified Doge," where the dog's shape changes, and "ironic Doge," where Doge is in weird situations. Other characters, like Cheems...

Another common use of quotation marks is to indicate or call attention to ironic or mis-used words: He shared his “wisdom” with me. The lunch lady plopped...

stated that the use of a dollar sign ($) in her stage name was meant to be ironic, as she was not raised in a wealthy household. In January 2014, Kesha entered...

University of Barcelona. He is also a high school teacher. Is known for his ironic style. He is a regular contributor to newspapers such as El Punt and La...

Palace Museum), he had to buy a ticket to enter. He thought that it was ironic that he had to buy a ticket just to visit his former home. Between 1 July...

city has an Estimated Material factories a total lists of factories main Ironical Mechanics factory fifty six garments Eighty nine iron factory one thousands...

officer who saw the smoke from the fire and has come to rescue them. It is ironic because Jack only wanted to hunt for food and not bother keeping the fire...

Green Wing: series 1 finale (2004) and series 2 finale (2006) — In an ironic parody of certain season finales, both series of the British hospital sitcom...

a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature)", or finally "of, relating...

there he is "tormented" by being forced to eat thousands of doughnuts, an ironic punishment that backfires when he gleefully eats them without any sign of...

red color display as the Virtual Boy itself. Professor E. Gadd made an ironic comment that the sales of the Virtual Boo would "fly off the shelves". "VIRTUAL...

expressionism. Participants in COBRA included: "La Cause Était Entendue" is an ironical reference to the manifesto "La Cause Est Entendue Archived 2011-07-18 at...

that he loves music from The Beatles, which can be considered to be very ironic. Apple logo iOS logo iPad logo Apple Mail icon App Store icon iOS iPhone...

His encounter with the Meitei warrior named Akangsu is remembered for its ironic twist and serves as an example of both overconfidence and unexpected mercy...

in his play Measure for Measure, Shakespeare's use of the name Angelo is ironic, since Angelo is a character who likes to see himself as virtuous, but who...

know I have good judgement, I know I have good taste / It's funny and it's ironic that only I feel this way", or sneaky innuendos, such as within the lyrics...

sentenced to a total of four years' imprisonment by Mr. Justice Potts. The most ironic aspect of his trial was that he had fabricated the alibi for the wrong date...

story. Also, the inclusion of the bitter poem may have been meant to be ironic or a parody of the convention at the time, both in literature and in life...

hit his lab and splashed a number of chemicals on him. Becoming Flash was ironic as Barry was slow, methodical, and often late prior to gaining his powers...

is very easy to bully, and Brad frequently calls him "Brainstein" with ironic intent. Bibel, Sara (July 23, 2013). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother'...

cowardice. The novel is a satire on the Soviet society, a love story and an ironical look at some religious themes, all interwoven with elements and characters...

Pardoner's Prologue and Tale the greedy and hypocritical Pardoner tells an ironic tale of how three drunken fools try to "kill" death-but end up killing one...

vaccination question the need for vaccinating against rare diseases. This is ironic, because the lack of disease is a result of successful vaccination The contradictions...

to destroy the architecture of the twelfth century. Vasari said it was ironical revenge against the goths for destroying the classical world. After Vasari...

poet Jakob Diedenhoven describes the course of these pilgrimages in an ironic way in 1830 in his prayer for Conter: Zoo aalen Zeiten Vun alle Seiten,...

after death he needs only enough land for a grave. This makes the title ironic. Scholars have also connected the story with Tolstoy's thinking about death...

has relationships with lots of women. The word “progress” in the title is ironic because Tom does not really make progress: he does not become a better man...

constantly sleeping character. * Theo: Cries at any opportunity, often at ironic times (often heard sobbing "Penelope is saved!"). * Enn: In many ways Softy’s...

program 'Van Start tot Finish' (translated: From start to finish) with ironic contributions of duo Henk Spaan and Harry Vermeegen. From 1979 to the 1988...

Louris composing most of the songs. The album mixed straight rock (the ironic "Big Star"), psychedelic elements, acoustic elements and even some dub elements...

published his only short story, La Fanfarlo. Its hero, Samuel Cramer, is an ironic portrait of the young dandy that Baudelaire had once been. He also had an...

government of the court-ordered price of "square 710." If not, there may be the ironic situation of a government law-enforcement agency headquarters located on...

of "hoise") off the ground by his own bomb ("petard"), and indicates an ironic reversal or poetic justice. The saying means that a person has been messed...

everything he wrote. It even shaped his heroes. The richest of them are ironic portraits of their maker: Jean Servien is a France who failed, and Brotteaux...

into Exile? "Why Israel is After Me" Azmi Bishara's defense in May 2007, "ironic twist reminiscent of France's Dreyfus affair". Balad Archived 2008-05-15...

Connor Stoll. Both are known to be crafty and mischievous. Percy finds it ironic that their last name is Stoll, like the word 'stole'. His and his brother's...

of my own personality. I’m not really a character actor at all..." In an Ironic twist, Gambon also played a British spy in "The Good Shepherd" (2006). His...

occupations, or where they live. In fact, that ambiguity adds to the tale as an ironic counter to the strict attention to detail in the plot. The narrator may...

interview with Quartz, Duffrin said his love of Shrek was real, not like the "ironic" Shrek internet memes that were popular at the time. Soon before the film's...

generic rides that guests do not expect to find at a Disney park. This was ironic because Walt Disney had created the neighboring Disneyland to provide a...

reviewers. In a review of the Memoir, Simpson said Austen was a serious but ironic critic of English society. He began two interpretative themes: using humor...

schemes, and focuses on mythical stories. The tone of Corinna's poetry is ironic or humorous. Corinna was respected by the people of her hometown, Tanagra...

Dudley and Kitty to save the citizens of Petropolis. "Share-A-Lair": In an ironic twist, T.U.F.F. and D.O.O.M. are forced to share their HQs after destroying...

turntables sampler keyboard laptop Digital audio workstation synthesizer Subgenres Satirical hip hop meme rap ironic rap Other topics Fear of a Black Hat...

difficulties and struggles for the working poor people. The bush ballads are often ironic and humorous, for example Beautiful Land of Australia. They were an oral...

the playful by his gently irony”. Several reviewers underline the novel's ironic and satirical aspect. The names of the characters, Latin quotations and...

Connor Stoll. Both are known to be crafty and mischievous. Percy finds it ironic that their last name is Stoll, like the word 'stole'. His and his brother's...

Banner with ironic thanks to Friedrich Knapp (2022)...

rights extended their deal with the US Open but excluded the UK, which was ironic as Amazon had reached a deal with the broadcaster to stream their channels...

Dudley and Kitty to save the citizens of Petropolis. "Share-A-Lair": In an ironic twist, T.U.F.F. and D.O.O.M. are forced to share their HQs after destroying...

S2CID 146472475. Kroll, Joe Paul (2004). "Conservative at the Crossroads: 'Ironic' vs. 'Revolutionary' Conservatism in Thomas Mann's Reflections of a Non-Political...

about how NFTs can be "right-clicked and saved". People said that it was ironic that Voiceverse wanted to sell AI voices. This was because Voiceverse had...

Marie Laurencin. She was twenty-three years old, clever, gifted, and often ironic. She painted soft grey-and-pink pictures of young women, deer, and flowers...