Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_Says_Relax View Post
It's only ironic in the Alanis Morisette-defined version of the word.
When that damn song was released 9th grade teachers across the US took it upon themselves to point out that all of the 'ironic' situations in the song were mere coincidence.
Now a generation of children thinks they're smart and edgy as shit for downplaying every instance of irony as 'just a coincidence'.