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Anyone can explain the meaning behind this: > When the Onion imitates real life, it's usually tragic. linking to an article titled "Man Puts Glass Of Water On
by brazzy 6y ago
Anyone can explain the meaning behind this:
> When the Onion imitates real life, it's usually tragic.
linking to an article titled "Man Puts Glass Of Water On Bedside Table In Case He Needs To Make Huge Mess In Middle Of Night"?
Is the word "tragic" in the OP article here used jokingly, or is it a reference to an actually tragic event I don't know about?
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- rgoulter 6y agoIt's a joke, not about an actual tragedy. A good reason to put a glass of water on bedside table is because you might be thirsty in the middle of the night. You might accidentally knock the glass over and cause a huge spill instead. So "in case he causes an accident" is silly. If in real life someone knocked over a glass of water that they put on their bedside table, it's just like the joke, and "tragic". (And an example of life imitating art).