Narrator: When self-reference, irony, and meta-humor go too far Narrator: A CAUTIONARY TALE Man 1: This statement wouldn't be funny if not for irony! Man 1: ha ha Man 2: ha ha, I guess. Narrator: 20,000 years later... [[desolate badlands landscape with an imposing sun in the sky]] {{It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer.}}