History Main / HilariousInHindSight

* On the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they laid siege to an island called Snake Island. The Russians attempted to get them to surrender and got "Russian warship, go fuck yourself" in response. Not long after, the Ukrainian postal service launched a stamp design competition on the theme of that message, and was won by a design featuring a Ukrainian soldier flipping the bird to the Russian cruiser ''Moskva''. The day after the stamp was launched, that ship was hit by two Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and sunk the following day.

Contrast DudeNotFunny (when something is considered in bad taste to mock or even mention, no matter what the circumstance), HilariousInFlashback (where a glimpse of the characters' past contrasts amusingly with their established personalities and situation), HarsherInHindsight (when something is now worse due to a RealLife or in-story tragedy), UnintentionalPeriodPiece (in the cases where a work that was current when made almost only makes jokes that no current reader can understand), TwoDecadesBehind (when the writer thought it was current but wasn't), OnceOriginalNowCommon (where something that was funny or witty at the time has since become cliche due to it being prevalent in comedy or was the original basis of the idea) and IfItWasFunnyTheFirstTime (in cases where a RunningGag is overused or a joke is only funny once). A "dated reference" is when a single joke (or only a handful) in a series is no longer funny because nobody alive remembers why it was funny, but is Administrivia/NotATrope as it is mostly covered by UnintentionalPeriodPiece and TwoDecadesBehind.

* In 2013, Google released Google Glass, a smart-wearable device that provides the user with a small user interface via a screen placed in front of the wearer's right eye. In response, Apple's Siri was updated so that saying "OK Glass" to them would result in [[TakeThat snarky one-liner responses]], with one notable example being "[[WhatTheHellPlayer Stop trying to strap me to your forehead. It won't work.]]" In 2024, Apple launched Apple Vision Pro, an augmented-reality wearable with Siri integration, meaning that you can now indeed strap Siri to your forehead.

* In 2013, Google released Google Glass, a smart-wearable device that provides the user with a small user interface via a screen placed in front of the wearer's right eye. In response, Apple's Siri was updated so that saying "OK Glass" to them would result in [[TakeThat snarky one-liner responses]], with one notable example being "Stop trying to strap me to your forehead. It won't work." In 2024, Apple launched Apple Vision Pro, an augmented-reality wearable with Siri integration, meaning that you can now indeed strap Siri to your forehead.

* In the [[TheSeventies 1970's]], people said that there would be a ''black'' U.S. president [[CueTheFlyingPigs when pigs fly]]. [[HeartwarmingInHindsight Eventually in November 2008]], we got UsefulNotes/BarackObama, and sure enough, [[BlackComedy swine flu]].

Contrast DudeNotFunny (when something is considered in bad taste to mock or even mention, no matter what the circumstance), HilariousInFlashback (where a glimpse of the characters' past contrasts amusingly with their established personalities and situation), HarsherInHindsight (when something is now worse due to a RealLife or in-story tragedy), UnintentionalPeriodPiece (in the cases where a work that was current when made almost only makes jokes that no current reader can understand), TwoDecadesBehind (when the writer thought it was current but wasn't), OnceOriginalNowOverdone (where something that was funny at the time has since become cliche) and IfItWasFunnyTheFirstTime (in cases where a RunningGag is overused or a joke is only funny once). A "dated reference" is when a single joke (or only a handful) in a series is no longer funny because nobody alive remembers why it was funny, but is Administrivia/NotATrope as it is mostly covered by UnintentionalPeriodPiece and TwoDecadesBehind.

** 2ch users created a hoax so convincing, it tricked Japanese ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' fan sites. The hoax basically stated that Lightsworn were dolls who were slaves of an evil force, which describes the new Shadolls perfectly.

** In the late 60s, Nintendo made a line of blocks known as the N&B Blocks, but in 2019 Nintendo licenses a Lego line based on their stellar franchise.

Contrast DudeNotFunny (when something is considered in bad taste to mock or even mention, no matter what the circumstance), HilariousInFlashback (where a glimpse of the characters' past contrasts amusingly with their established personalities and situation), HarsherInHindsight (when something is now worse due to a RealLife or in-story tragedy), UnintentionalPeriodPiece (in the cases where a work that was current when made almost only makes jokes that no current reader can understand), TwoDecadesBehind (when the writer thought it was current but wasn't), SeinfeldIsUnfunny (where something that was funny at the time has since become cliche) and IfItWasFunnyTheFirstTime (in cases where a RunningGag is overused or a joke is only funny once). A "dated reference" is when a single joke (or only a handful) in a series is no longer funny because nobody alive remembers why it was funny, but is Administrivia/NotATrope as it is mostly covered by UnintentionalPeriodPiece and TwoDecadesBehind.

* In the [[TheSeventies 1970's]], people said that there would be a ''black'' U.S. president [[CueTheFlyingPigs when pigs fly]]. [[HeartwarmingInHindsight Eventually in November 2008]], we got UsefulNotes/BarackObama, and sure enough, [[BlackComedy swine]] [[JustForPun flu]].

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%%* The eponymous character of ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' matches the description of [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-999]], described as an orange blob of slime with the ability to shapeshift. Both characters also come from laboratories.
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** The eighth film, ''Dunk for Future'', had Happytoon as a production company. They're the company that produces ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Huang Weiming's other long-running series. Later in 2022, it was announced that ''Happy Heroes'' would be getting a third movie, ''The Stones'', that has ''Pleasant Goat'' production company Creative Power Entertaining as part of its crew, bringing it full-circle.
* In episode 4 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Careless S. gets his weapon working properly for once and jokes that he should call himself "Careful S." from now on. Fast forward to the Season 1 finale, a fifth Superman who actually is named Careful S. joins the team. (Although, Careful S. makes an EarlyBirdCameo in the Season 1 intro, so this could be a case of {{foreshadowing}}.)

'''''Note:''''' ''Examples can only be added once the event that makes it hilarious has ended. In particular, anything related to a widespread disease, hoarding of any kind, or something similar to social distancing doesn't inherently mean that there's a connection to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Please don't add examples of this nature.''

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This is the opposite. It's when a later event, such as a current event or something that happened in the series, is ''funnier'' than it originally was. This is what your literature teacher would call "[[LifeImitatesArt Life imitating Art]]". There's a decent list in this [[http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3351727/seven-jokes-that-came-true College Humor]] feature and another one in this [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19146_8-absurd-jokes-that-predicted-real-life-events.html Cracked.com]] feature.[[note]]As of the end of 2016, the article has become its own ninth example.[[/note]]

Note this is ''not'' merely something that seemingly predicts something else. For example, black US presidents in fictions are not this trope. A black US president in fiction who has an EmbarrassingMiddleName would be.

%%* The eponymous character of ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' matches the description of [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-999]], described as an orange blob of slime with the ability to shapeshift. Both characters also come from laboratories.

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** In episode 28, Wolffy uses the fake friendship peace negotiation in attempt to eat the goats. [[note]]which means, the goat tribe and wolf tribe can be together in peace without fighting, but in actually, it calls the goat tribe to serve Wolffy and sent one goat into his mouth everyday. And when Weslie have different negotiation in which [[spoiler:Wolffy's family promise give up the rights to attack the goat tribe and disappear from Green Green Grasslands forever,]] Wolffy's plan were backfired.[[/note]] However, several years later in real life, when ''Mighty Little Defenders'' season were aired, [[RealAfterAll the peace between the goat tribe and wolf tribe were coming real]] but without in Wolffy's old favor.

Additionally, "hilarious" doesn't just mean "BLAH-HAH-HAH! gut-busting," either. If you go by the word's [[YouKeepUsingThatWord original definition]], it can mean "amusing" or "charming" as well. So ''any'' belated lighthearted coincidence would fit under this trope.

* ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'': Kenji Watanabe, the character designer for the original Tamagotchis, initially wanted to scrap Mametchi because he felt it was too "cute" compared to what he thought the Tamagotchis should look like. Decades later, Mametchi would be overshadowed by new Tamagotchis that were even ''cuter'' than him.

* In the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 4th edition Player's Handbook, a section on why you'd want both melee and ranged weapons says: "When the flying monster makes its getaway, you don't want to be hurling insults at it." The Player's Handbook 2 released the Bard...which can kill enemies by insulting them.