Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The Definition of "Irony"



(truthiness: taken yesterday....)


is not "rain on your wedding day"*

nor is it
"the good advice that you just didn't take"*
nor--
especially nor, is it
"a traffic jam when you're already late."*



It's a good-looking guy wearing a "Free Hugs" t-shirt" who ALMOST refuses to give a free hug and acts extremely put out and perplexed and that you dared ask for a free hug...which shock of shocks--took time out of his day! 

I feel like there are several layers of irony to unpeel.  Perhaps he is wearing the shirt ironically because it's such a dumb idea (in his view)....and he is dismayed that someone would take it seriously, and then doesn't quite know what to do with that....

***

 In truth, it was swell of him to pose for a photo--that's what you get for going to the grocery store!!!



*un-ironic lyrics by Alanis Morrissette










1 comments:

ziegfeldgirl said...

Great photo. Great blog. I loved the old title, too. Just keep the great shots coming.

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