Irony

alt=Written on a wooden desk, "You will die someday" a response is next to it.|thumb|A sarcastic response written on a table that reads "Wow, you are SO deep!"

Russian proverb about a warning with no consequences

short story by O. Henry

proposed form of notation used to denote irony or sarcasm in text

1996 single by Alanis Morissette

2010 single by Jessie J

narrative technique

Post-irony is a term used to denote a state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled, or alternatively to describe a return from irony to earnestness, similar to new sincerity.

term for being passive in the face of atrocity

"Sarcastaball" is the eighth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 231st episode of the series overall. It premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on September 26, 2012, and is rated TV-MA L. In the episode, Randy Marsh, concerned over drastic changes to elementary school football, inadvertently creates a new version of the game after uttering a sarcastic public remark, which quickly becomes the nation's most popular sport. As a result, Butters Stotch becomes a star athlete in the pastime, while Randy finds that he has lost the