I don't know if you have this parent; the parent that comes across funny chain mail and then decides to send it out to everyone. That's my dad. Most of the time I don't read them or take a cursory glance at it. I often try to not respond with "that's super funny" for I know that will only affirm his behavior and encourage him to send more.

However the other day my dad sent a series a photos - from a group called Friends of Irony - all showing a particularly funny instance of irony in real life. Unlike so many emails in the past this one had me hysterics, so I thought I would share the best of the bunch.