First, I want to wish a Happy Birthday today, to Richie,
my eldest son (now older than I am!). Note the shirt he's wearing. I think it's perfect, because I find a bit of irony in Halloween.
For example, we give out “Fun Size”
candies, when there is nothing fun at all in miniature versions of candy we
love. Fun would be a giant candy bar (and for me, it would be vegan and sugar free! Another irony). It’s
like “Fun Run”—how can those two words be in the same sentence?
Last week I saw the ad Crest Toothpaste has posted on Youtube and Twitter, telling kids to go ahead and eat candy, because they've got it covered. They gave the kids broccoli and beet-flavored "treats" and the kids were aghast. So this toothpaste company is urging kids to eat sugar.
Irony is all
around, of course, not just on Halloween. Have you ever seen someone post on
Facebook that they wish people wouldn’t post such hostile comments, and then
they get a stream of hostile responses?
It’s like
when someone says, “No offense,” but you know they mean, “I’m about to say something
super offensive but I’m hoping you’ll be too oblivious to get mad about it.”
I guess if
you have to be an “-ic” it’s better to be ironic than moronic. Our dog is
rarely ironic. On the other hand, she has the corner on, well, that other
thing. But there’s only so much IQ you can cram into the head of a Chihuahua. She’s
still lovable. Just saying.
And now
that we’re officially in “the holidays” might I suggest my books? There’s
something for everyone on your gift list!
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