Is it really ironic?

So one of my favorite songs from growing up was Ironic by Alanis Morissette. One of my favorite things now about that song is the total lack of irony in anything of the lyrics. I found this little blurb on Wikipedia that kind of explains what I'm talking about.


An analysis of the ironic lack of irony in "Ironic" by Irish comedian Ed Byrne includes:

"There's nothing ironic about being stuck in a traffic jam when you're late for something. Unless you're a town planner. If you were a town planner and you were on your way to a seminar of town planners at which you were giving a talk on how you solved the problem of traffic congestion in your area, couldn't get to it because you were stuck in a traffic jam, that'd be well ironic."
"Rain on your wedding day is ironic only if marrying a weatherman and he set the date."
"A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break, that's inconsiderate office management. A no-smoking sign in a cigarette factory - irony."
"Ten thousand spoons? How big is your sink, Alanis? What do you need this knife for - to stab the bloke who keeps leaving spoons all over your house?"
The song and video were discussed at length in VH1's I Love the '90s. Mo Rocca commented in the broadcast, "Irony is the disparity between what you expect will happen and what does happen. So raining on your wedding day isn't ironic; it's just crappy. It would have been ironic if she had lived in a place like Seattle and traveled to the desert of Mexico for a wedding, and it ended up raining there, but not in Seattle. Alanis always gets the last laugh though. We all sit here, saying her song isn't ironic, but in fact, that's pretty ironic that she wrote a song called 'Ironic' that wasn't really ironic. Those Canadians are pretty crafty."

So my friend Marci and I went to the Matchbox 20 concert not long ago and Alanis opened. While watching people extensively was one really fun thing to do (we're totally besties now. :) ) we got the biggest kick out of trying to figure out if things are ironic.

So today, Marci sends me one of the greatest text messages I've ever received today. It reads as follows:

"Is it ironic to call a ship yard and they play music from Titanic?"

I not only think this may be ironic, but I also think Marci is officially, and forever, one of the funniest people I've ever known or will know.

Feel free to share your "Is it Ironic" moments.

Have to go pack for Austin. Yay for Mom's graduation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!