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Is it ironic that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease? What are the odds?
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Is it ironic that Sherlock Holmes, a model of logic and skeptical thought, was created by the extremely gullible Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
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Is it ironic that I found myself leaning toward atheism while attending weekly church classes?
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Is it ironic that I bring a phone i try to open it but it doesn't..i...
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Is it ironic that Ugly and nice competing for the ugly spot?
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Is it ironic that A company that writes student's essays for a fee is asked to write an essay on the prevention of student plagiarism.
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Is it ironic that Being an ice cream man all your life then dying by getting ran over by an ice cream van?
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Is it ironic that Claudius accidentally kills his wife in an attempt to remain king (and wishes to remain king in part to be her husband).
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Is it ironic that The vegan butcher that I usually get my meat from always gives me a deadly glare when I'm buying something.
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Is it ironic that I haven't had to take my cat to the vet in three years only to need to take her for an emergent problem costing three years worth of vet bills?
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Is it ironic that I missed my fitting for a weather commercial because there was a tornado?
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Is it ironic that The deaths of Romeo and Juliet because their families are at war is the reason that the Montagues and Capulets reconcile at the end of the play?
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Is it ironic that My friend had a reputation of driving very fast, recklessly, often drunk, and ultimately died in a car accident as a passenger in a car driven by someone who drove safely?
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Is it ironic that Two automobile drivers crossed a runway at an airport in Alaska after their Apple Maps app directed them to the edge of the runway across from the terminal.
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Is it ironic that Murder is bad and yet Hamlet showing restraint in murdering his uncle is considered his 'tragic flaw'?
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Is it ironic that A man plays the lottery for 90 years and never wins, but when he gives ONE ticket to his grandson as his first..
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Is it ironic that I'm just about to take my dental exams and I have toothache?
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Is it ironic that A Frenchman living in Paris hates romance with a passion.
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Is it ironic that Over the summer I will leave college in Houston to go home to California.
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Is it ironic that You injured yourself by dropping the first aid kit on your foot.
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Is it ironic that The girl who plans weddings has affairs with the brides future husbands.
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Is it ironic that My Doctors name is Mr Pain?
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Is it ironic that The very day after a parenting class on "Childproofing Your Home" (during which I confided to a friend that "my house is childproof"), my husband left the patio door unlocked and my child got into the dry bleach.
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Is it ironic that The people who most commonly get ME/CFS (which is an illness that stops you dead) are those who cant stop or slow down.
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Is it ironic that Someone died in the living room.