Is that Ironic?

There are many types of irony.  And yet, somehow, people still manage to incorrectly use the word “ironic”.

For example, it is NOT ironic that you were walking to class and saw your ex-boyfriend who you haven’t seen in six months.  Nothing about that situation is ironic.  It IS ironic if you jump on a train to escape the zombies, and then the train crashes into zombies.

Anyway, my sister and I have been discussing the correct use of ironic for a couple of weeks, and now every where I go I look for ironic situations.  Which brings me to my question:

Is it ironic that there is a math section in the public library?

Probably not.  But it is funny.

Which brings me to my story:  I was walking through the non-fiction section of the library, randomly searching for a good book to read (much harder than it sounds) when I saw the title “Mathematics” above one of the shelves. Win!  Who doesn’t want to read a book about math?  Oh, right. . .

Well, anyway, I decided to check out the math section of the library and this is what I found:  Of the four shelves, 3 were empty.  I’m assuming it’s because people now realize the joy that comes from math and have checked out all the good books.

This left the 1, mostly-empty, shelf.  The first book I saw was titled Calculus for Dummies.  Which I didn't really want because Calculus is for everyone, not just dummies.  Plus there was no book called The Book for People Who Think Calculus is Fun and Just Want Math Problems to Work on in Their Spare Time.

The other book was titled [something like] The Five Fingers of Mathematics.  I was unaware any fingers at all existed in math, so I opened the book.  I did not understand a single word in that book.  Seriously, I think they were speaking a different language.

And then I gave up on the math section, because you either have to be a dummy or a freaking genius to understand math apparently.

And as I was leaving the math section I came across this wonderfully enormous book called Miss Manner’s Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior.  And I snatched that book up as fast as I could, because that Ladies and Gentlemen is what a good book looks like.