Somebody wants us to believe that Irony might be the only universal constant.

So what are the units of irony? My first guess: (inches of rainfall/brides)?

Yours?

I propose "incongruitons", if one is observing these ironic units as particles; and "incongruitators", if one is observing them as waves.

If they ultimately are two forms of the same thing, then perhaps they will be known as "incongruvicles".

How about we call it an iron?

And your system of measurment isn't too bad, but it could be better. Like the more brides you have, the less ironic it is. inches of rain times # of brides seems better.

In Response to Will_CBE (#14008):

You're proposing an Ironic Principle of Uncertainty, à la Heisenberg? So perhaps that would be:

The more precisely we forecast the rain, the less certain we are of whether the brides will show up; and the more punctual the brides, the less certain we are of the chance of precipitation.

I just like that when I came to the forums the first line was:

Units of Irony 3

(meaning of course 3 replies) and I found that amusing, By posting a reply I have now broken the joke. shame.

Along those lines...

I like
spoons/knives needed

How about just morisettes?

In Response to Teledildonix (#14010):

This is the problem with the statement, "Irony might be the only universal constant."

It's not constant.

Over time, irony increases at an exponential rate.

EXCEPT...once an ironic event (rain on your wedding day) becomes more and more likely, it is less and less likely to be *perceived* as ironic. Rain, although unwanted, is *expected* to occur on wedding days precisely because of its "ironic" nature.

So, being expected, it is no longer ironic.

For instance, at one point it must have been thought ironic that the people who lead our country are least competent to do so. Now, it's expected.

In Response to Deathalicious (#14014):

That'd work if rain on your wedding day were actually anything close to ironic.

Damn you, Alanis!

In Response to Deathalicious (#14014):

The piece you are forgetting is that irony is a universal constant. Say your wedding is 10 kilorainbrides today, but increases to 15 kilorainbrides tomorrow. By tomorrow, you would have essentially 'stolen' 5 kilorainbrides from the wedding in a church in Texas (or from the local shopping centre if you live in Cairns)

The rule: Irony can never be created or destroyed, it merely changes states.

In Response to Deathalicious (#14013):

How about just morisettes?

I like it! if only because it's also ironic, for the reason that half the examples she mentions in "Ironic" are anything but.

In Response to snipergirl (#14017):

yes, but "isn't it inconvenient" doesn't flow as well.

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#14025):

How about "Isn't it annoying"?

Then it'd be even more appropriate as an anthem for Alanis.

In Response to snipergirl (#14017):

half the examples she mentions in "Ironic" are anything but.

If you have ever mispelled a word or missed youre apostrophe, you could guess that this bit of information is common knowledge around here.

That might be the worst sentence of all time.

"Nipplons"

In Response to mcgrue (#14028):

if we're looking for anthems, "isn't that a sell-out" would probably be the best.

In Response to jon (#14030):

As much as I'd love to support whatever jon said here (Yes, I'm kissing up. No, I'm not ashamed. Yes, I'm failing at it. No, I don't care.), I have to say that the ideal unit of irony has to be irons. The only possible alternative would be to name it after some famous scientist who dealt with the subject. I would therefore suggest that the unit be called th "Murphy".

However, this is not an SI unit [nist.gov], so therefore it would have to be a derivative unit, which could be expressed in terms of other SI units.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to what a unit of irony could be expressed as in terms of SI units?

In Response to deerboy (#14029):

Isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#14077):

meters per gram? it's the distance from what the actual object was meant to be. the more ironic, the further you were from what you said really meant.

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#14083):

meters per gram?

Kilogram, surely?

Cheers,
Graham

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#14083):

What if what you meant to say has no mass?

In Response to themysticalone (#14090):

Then it is all energy and . . .

Wait, I think we have covered this before.

In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#14083):

Since when were meters ever part of SI?

when an antisubjectmatter particle meets a subjectmatter particle, they annihilate each other, releasing energy. under certain circumstances this reaction produces irony. most often, however, various types of coincidence particles (fortunate, unfortunate, humorous) are produced.

irony can also be artificially produced by imparting a subjectmatter particle with a sufficient impulse.

In Response to albionsoft (#14086):

Kill a Graham, Shirley

Well, if you insist...

And stop calling me Shirley. My gang name is Knife!

In Response to themysticalone (#14090):

Then what's the matter with you?

In Response to mea37 (#14108):

Yeah, it really doesn't matter. So forgetaboudit.