My thoughts on the irony in the awesome movie, "Little Miss Sunshine"

Irony

The double standard rears it's ugly head once more!

Video response to LVbianSynic "What Do You Fear?"
My fear is pretty common, but it doesn't change the fact that it's my biggest fear/phobia. I realize it's irrational, but I haven't gotten over   more...it as of yet.
Anyway, here is what I came up with as my video response.
BEST VIEWED WITH SOUND ON.

Sorry for the typo in the cartoon drawing section. It should have said "height" instead of "high". lol  less

Why I think we should listen to comedians as political representatives and my definition of words related to humor. I will try not to bend your ears too much and make more compressed files for faster   more...downloads. Thanks for watching.  less

irony of ironies

Noting some irony in the context of a very serious situation brought to light, by Tay, who really outdoes many others in her sincerity and innocence.

Music by Boroto Burkina - Faso

pure irony! :-D

Kevin Nolan and Jack English introducing the day after April 22nd, or "Earth Day".

wonder girls music video!
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Nana Melon does Fox's ironing. Special guest star Betsy "Scene-stealer" Newbold

In this prescient 1947 film, a disgruntled Mr. Williams, angry at having to pay his income tax and irritated that he has to walk a mile to the post office to buy stamps (no wonder people were thinner   more...then), grumbles about the "powers of Congress. Today we would call it the power of Big Government. Mr. Williams falls asleep, bubbles appear on the screen, and he has a surrealist nightmare in which the federal government is no more. Each state now has their own currency and militia. The bank forecloses on his mortgage because theres no FHA loans. Theres no regulation of patents, so his company goes under. Youll have to look out for yourself when your loose your job! his boss sneers as he fires him. There is no income taxbut theres also no minimum wage, unemployment benefits or social security. Charles wakes up, it was all a bad dream! Charles writes a speech for his club about the virtues of the federal government. Ironically, everything he praises are programs the current Republican administration is trying to dismantle: We know the food we eat is pure. Why? Because it is inspected by the laws made through the power of Congress Congress even limits the number of hours we work and the minimum salaries were paid. Even though we gripe about federal taxes (we see a gas station gauge with gas at 23 cents a gallon) we get our magnificent National Forests and protection of our health in return. Has his dream has turned Mr. Williams into a bleeding heart liberal? Maybe notthese powers reach right into our home, into our very lives! Could he mean the Patriot Act? This film was made when Americans still had visceral memories of the Great Depression. They remembered what it was like when the Hoover administration stood by and let big business run the country. America is on the verge of having Mr. Williams nightmare today, minus the bubbles.  less

Baxter Faraday is holding on to a world that is already gone...proudly!

Amusing news.

The ironic thing about that song is that it's called Ironic and it's written by a woman who doesn't know what irony is.

I wrote this song just before the invasion of Iraq, as a kind of companion piece to Axis of Evil. It is more of a protest song than the latter, which is really a fantasy and only indirectly a criticism   more...of the war.
This song is a reaction to the Australian government's decision to support Bush's war, just as, in an earlier era, it had been "all the way with LBJ". It also comments on the irony of its refusal to grant asylum to refugees from Saddam's Iraq.

Lyrics:

Oh, come let us take the king's shilling.
Let us join the Coalition of the Willing.
Very soon Australian blood will be spilling
Just like it did in Vietnam.
Let us send our young men out to Iraq.
Ship them to the desert for a lark,
Marching onwards into the dark.
Send them out to fight for Uncle Sam.

Send them out from Melbourne and from Perth.
Who can measure what an Aussie life is worth?
Let's help the USA to save the earth.
Let's be a part of Little Johnnie's plan.
Some bleeding hearts are even asking why
Iraqi women and children have to die.
But don't think you can make Johnnie cry.
You people all voted for Saddam.

So don't try to seek asylum in Australia.
We'll make sure your efforts end in failure.
If you come to our country we will jail ya
And we'll send you back across the seas again.
We don't want you people over here.
You'd better get the message strong and clear.
We're sending you back home to live in fear;
Then we'll come and save you from Saddam Hussein.

Regime-change seems to be the latest trend;
We will bring this evil kingdom to an end.
Little Johnny wants to be Big George's friend,
So if we're in trouble he will lend a hand.
Oh, come let us take the king's shilling.
Let us join the Coalition of the Willing.
Come along and join in all the killing.
Let us fight and die for Uncle Sam.  less

Funny home video prank with a backfire twist. The giver of the ball slam falls on his own nuts. Sweet irony. Check out more at: http://www.funnyvideossite.com

A remake of the old Nat King Cole classic "Unforgettable" updated with lyrics and visuals appropriate to our times.

Revelations 3:20: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

This song, which I wrote many years   more...ago, was inspired by the songs of Sydney Carter.

Lyrics:

Stand in the corner, pull down the blinds
To keep out all the light.
Do your best to stand with your head in the sand
And keep your eyes closed tight.

Never look out of your window
Never look out of your window
You might hear somebody calling
You might see somebody waiting.
Never look out of your window.
Stand with your face to the wall.

Stand in the corner, lock all the windows
Make sure you can't hear.
Don’t listen to the news. It might give you the blues.
Stand there with a finger in each ear.

Don't get too close to your front door
Don’t get too close to your front door.
You might see a form through the door-glass.
You might hear somebody knocking.
Don’t get too close to your front door.
Stand with your face to the wall.

Stand in the corner, pull down the blinds
To keep out all the light.
Do your best to stand with your head in the sand
And keep your eyes closed tight.

I once had a friend who was foolish.
One day he looked out of his window
He listened to the voice that was calling,
Heard the voice warn him he was falling.
I once had a friend who was foolish.
He opened the door to the knocking.
He let in the one who was waiting,
Then followed him into the sunshine.

While we are safe here, safe in our houses,
This man is out in the light,
In the open air, with all the dangers there
While we are protected by the night.

Never look out of your window
Never look out of your window
You might hear somebody calling
You might see somebody waiting.
Never look out of your window.
Stand with your face to the wall.  less

Mayu is abused by a government church/orphanage, and her gift from Albator, an ocarina, is stolen. Crucifixion of Innocence and Irony.

Almost every Gen-X'er with a TV in the house grew up seeing the Pinball Number Count clips--and judging by some other video sites on the Net, those cartoons have turned up in foreign versions of Sesame   more...Street as well. Still, I wonder how many Russian parents are old enough to sense the irony of dubbing *this* Pinball Number Count for the local kids? ;-)  less

The title pretty much says it all, except.--did you notice that Cookie Monster never even MENTIONS food or being hungry in this clip, let alone eats anything? Talk about casting against type! :-)   more...(According to Muppet Wiki, this clip first aired in Episode 573 of Sesame Street.)  less

This is an older AMV I made, back when I hadn't learned how to hide subs yet unfortunately but it's pretty apreciated so I thought I'd post it here too. I used the amazing song "Good Day" from   more...the Dresden Dolls, a very angsty, ironic and also touching song. I wanted to show Usagi's angst and hardships both in the battlefield and in her relationship. Hope you'll enjoy it! Editor: Ulead 11, Anime: Sailor Moon, Song: Good Day, Artist: Dresden Dolls. This is purely fan-made and in no way associated with the anime company or the musical artist. No profit is made from this, it's just done for fun. Enjoy!  less

This comment on modern life and technology was inspired by the songs of Malvina Reynolds. I have put up an incomplete version before, which has now been removed. There were two verses missing. One I had   more...forgotten about and another I wrote later. So here is the finished product.

Lyrics:

I used to send a postcard
Or a letter I would type,
But now the world's much smaller
With Messenger and Skype.
Now you can talk to me
And I can talk to you,
Though you're in New York City
And I'm in Timbuctoo.
...Who needs reality?
...Real life is a bore.
...No reason for reality
...In this world any more.

To experience different cultures
The means is in your hand.
There's no need to travel to
Some distant foreign land.
One click of a button
Can take you anywhere.
There's no need to move at all
From your comfy chair.

Who needs encyclopedias
Or libraries indeed.
A little bit of googling
Will give you what you need.
Who needs a neighbourhood?
Now everyone depends
On YouTube and Facebook
To make a group of friends.

I'm becoming quite a sportsman,
Because it's good for me.
My favourite game is tennis --
I play it on my Wii.
I don't think I'll get married;
You can't beat the effects
Of stimulating simulated
Super cyber-sex.

Outside it could be raining
Or perhaps the weather's fine.
In my air-conditioned office
It's pleasant all the time.
Though Western civilization
May well be in decline,
The real world doesn't matter
When you live your life online.

A little bit of PhotoShop
Will make the grass more green.
You can live a second life
On your computer screen.
A click of the mouse is all you need
Until the day you die,
When you're finally uploaded
To that MySpace in the sky.  less