Irony Example : Someone was corrected on their understanding of a joke because the person correcting......
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Someone was corrected on their understanding of a joke because the person correcting hadn't understood the second joke?
**ORIGINAL JOKE**
SCARY BUT TRUE: statistics show that everyone who's ever used a cell phone will die
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**RESPONSE**
they also show that at least 9 out of 10 people who smoke will die.
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**CORRECTION**
That went right over your head. The joke is that 10/10 people die. Period.
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57% say this is NOT IRONIC
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- 57% NOT IRONIC
- 43% IRONIC
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