Forum:Inevitability Patterns

I have noticed throughout the many years of Ed Edd 'n Eddy that the characters have certain inevitability patterns that make their efforts ironic (as is the case with many cartoons). Edd, for example, chooses to take on the challenges and grief of other people, often putting him in harms way. Eddy will invariably turn to illicit or unethical means to gain money; not one of his scams was honest (whether by the actual objects themselves, hygiene standards, etc...). When any task is entrusted to Edd, he manages to screw it up, usually by accidentally touching the wrong thing, or becoming overexcited. And then, of course, the other kids constantly buy into the scams, only to be worse off for it later. Can any one else think of any of these inevitability patterns?