> in the situations where "because, fuck you" are called for seem pretty explicitly ironic to me. I'm not sure, about that. I can hardly imagine a situation w

> in the situations where "because, fuck you" are called for seem pretty explicitly ironic to me. I'm not sure, about that. I can hardly imagine a situation where "because SCIENCE" and "because MATH" are ironic at all, except (and not implying you) to internet hipsters that never understood science or math. Why did it rain on my wedding day? Because IRONY! Why a black fly in my chardonnay? Because IRONY! Why 10,000 straws when I needed a spork? Because IRONY! Sorry Alanis, still not ironic.