In reply to Seeking feedback on an article about word illustration: EDIT:
Chris, I like your examples.
Yes, interest in it seems to flare up every once in a while, and I know there have been some lengthy discussions of it here on typophile. I recently came upon this carefully written three-part summary of irony punctuation: http://www.shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/10/irony-sarcasm-marks-part-3-of-3/