Zach Woods

Sometimes you'll see people give performances in comedy with an ironic detachment where they'll sort of be remarking on the character from outside of it. They're sort of commenting as they're playing the character. I think it's hard not to do that. I've certainly done that.

American Actor

Heather Mac Donald

It is, at the very least, ironic that we are requiring men to behave with more respect for female sensibilities at the same time that the combat gender-integrators are insisting that women on the frontlines will be and should be given no special consideration.

American Editor

Noam Chomsky

It is pretty ironic that the so-called 'least advanced' people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.

American Activist

Malcolm Fraser

It is ironic in today's world, but the core values, the protection of the law which we had thought to be universally accepted, has been seriously breached by the war on terrorism.

Australian Politician

Rihanna

At first, I didn't really use anything in the social network world. I was so anti-social network, which is kind of ironic. I actually first started on a chat room on my fan site.

American Musician

Eva Hesse

Art is the easiest thing in my life, and that's ironic. It doesn't mean I've worked little on it, but it's the only thing I never had to... I have no fear. I could take risks.

American Sculptor

Adam Grant

It's ironic that when you go through a tragedy, you appreciate more. You realize how fragile life is and that there are so many things to still be thankful for.

American Author

Rona Barrett

It's ironic, but until you can free those final monsters within the jungle of yourself, your life, your soul is up for grabs.

American Journalist

Nipsey Russell

Humor is based on the way a man looks at life's ironies, and being a member of a minority group can certainly be ironic.

American Comedian

Park Ji-sung

I just want to be good at soccer and have a normal life; it is a little ironic that you can't have both.

South Korean Athlete

Use 'ironic' to highlight gaps between expectations and reality, often with a twist of fate.

Expectation Mismatch

Ironic situations can involve actions that inadvertently produce the opposite of what was intended.

Unintended Outcome

'Ironic' is often used in literature to create contrast and provoke thought by defying expectations.

Literary Device

When being ironic, the speaker may actually mean the opposite, often with a sarcastic tone.

Conveying Sarcasm

Use 'ironic' to humorously criticize something or to mock contradictions in a lighthearted way.

Humor and Critique

'Ironic' implies an underlying meaning that contrasts with the literal words spoken, often cleverly hidden.

Hidden Meaning

Ironic remarks may have humorous intent but can also express a deeper, more poignant perspective.

Not Always Funny

 And because I'm in comments usually, I get to participate with you. And you find this whether it's world history, or mathematics, or science, or whatever it is. You also see young people using the tools and the sort of genres of the Internet in order to create places for intellectual engagement, instead of the ironic detachment

Paper towns and why...

 We are so, so, so accepting of any body part breaking down other than our brains. And that's ignorance. That's pure ignorance, and that ignorance has created a world that doesn't understand depression, that doesn't understand mental health. And that's ironic to me, because depression

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 now that is just harsh and verbally ironic because what you said is not what you meant. That is verbal irony. You have said the opposite of what you mean. Additionally, since you have the intention of mocking this poor person, you have not only been verbally ironic,

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 to post pictures of her dentures or her grandkids, irony ensues. Reasonable expectations of the situation are not met. That is irony. So while the cake dropper might not be ironic, there are all kinds of situations in life that are.

Situational irony: The...

 The problem is we're still probably a couple of years out, Both on the science front and on the public approval. Endangered species are protected. It seems a bit ironic, but sometimes you also move more slowly to protect them.

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 for a while or saw the world through his eyes? Well they say, write what you know. If you can't write about yourself anymore, then who do you write about? So it's ironic that the landscape I'd worked so hard to escape from,

Sting: How I started...

 Unfortunately, the ironic twist here could see the demise of humanity. And so maybe the reason we aren't connecting with life elsewhere, intelligent life elsewhere, is that once it evolves, it extinguishes itself quickly.

This ancient rock is...

 to try to make a difference. How ironic that I work in human resources, a profession that works to welcome, connect and encourage the development of employees, a profession that advocates that the diversity of society

The danger of hiding who...

 their animals and an environment for their own convenience in a similar vein I felt it ironic that many times on my own journey people had pitied me for living on out in the elements the truth was that after

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 go and now I'm gonna just play with it a little bit you know why stop at green let's add some color to it literally and I'm sure you've all played with water and food coloring before the ironic