Rob and I just heard that fantastic song by Alanis Morissette, "Ironic". Has anyone else enough of a brain in their heads to realize that none of the things in this song are actually ironic?

i-ro-ny

A.
1. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
2. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
3. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms: wit.

B.
1. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: [base "]Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated[per thou] (Richard Kain).
2. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity.

i-ro-nic

1. Characterized by or constituting irony.
2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic.
3. Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended: madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker.

Her stupid examples, of course, include:

1. Person who is afraid to fly gets on a plane to fly somewhere and it crashes.
2. Having a black fly in your chardonnay.
3. A death row pardon 2 minutes too late.
4. Rain on your wedding day.
5. A free ride when you've already paid (I don't even know what this means really).
6. Meeting the man of your dreams and then meeting his beautiful wife.
7. Dying of old age the day after you win the lottery.

Rob questions why there isn't some sort of editing process before a song gets made. Shouldn't you run the vocabulary by someone who knows what they are talking about if it is going to be the whole gist of your song? It's just a shame. We can't even blame this one on a bad American education because I think she's Canadian. As my friend Priscilla says, the mind boggles.  11:26:32 PM