2006-06-14 02:55:55 · 8 answers · asked by submersible 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I think one needs to have a certain level of intelligence to understand and appriciate the irony in some phrases or statements. The public in general doesn't tend to be intelligent enough to get most ironic statements and hence they're generally missed. Hence why almost all comedic movies that make any appreciable amount of money are slapstick and low brow because that's what people understand and you usually only find the more sophisticated ironic themes in art films or the theatre these days.
2006-06-14 03:02:56 · answer #1 · answered by coxdebate 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Irony is a sophisticated form of humor, and it goes right over some people's heads. Some folks are just very literal-minded and really don't get the nuances. Just as some people are oblivious to body language.
2006-06-14 10:01:08 · answer #2 · answered by Muddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the irony of fate that people miss the irony of words
2006-06-14 10:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by Rim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree with the answerer who looked up the word and said it meant surprising. The irony in your adroit question is more Socratic Irony. And we are conspicuous in our answers.
2006-06-14 10:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by Cato_I 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is so full of irony, that people just don't realize it anymore.
2006-06-14 09:59:42 · answer #5 · answered by smashingly.smashing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should try capitalizing the ironic word.
2006-06-14 10:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by jaike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they ran out of starch.
2006-06-14 10:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who knows
2006-06-14 10:00:01 · answer #8 · answered by longhunter17692002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋