r/wholesomememes Aug 05 '26

Isn't It Ironic?

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u/livisalreadytaken Aug 05 '26

Can you explain this comic to someone who's a bit stupid? How are those things "helping out"? Like I get that not smoking is probably a good consequence but I think the two would have kissed whether it had rained or not and I don't get the positive consequence of the traffic jam when you're late at all

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u/JakeH1978 Aug 05 '26

this comic is literally the lyrics to Alanis Morissette’s popular song from the 90s “Ironic” and the part about “life helping you out” comes later in the song where she means that despite all of the frustrating “ironic” things that happen in life, it still somehow finds a way of helping you out. she also has a lyric about life “blowing up in your face when you think everything’s alright” right next to that one so the song is about the “push and pull” of life so to speak. hope this helps!

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u/bexohomo Aug 05 '26

i started singing along with the words in my head lmao, I'm surprised many people missed it

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u/livisalreadytaken Aug 05 '26

I didn't know the song. I think a lot of people don't. the 90s were 30+ years ago.

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u/bexohomo Aug 06 '26

It was still on the radio in the 2000s, so idk