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Is it ironic that Someone with a beautiful singing voice, was encouraged to sing so much because they sang well that they lost their voice.

Is it ironic that The 2011 tax filing deadline, April 17th, is the same as 2012 Tax Freedom Day? Tax Freedom Day is the day when the amount you have earned to date roughly matches the taxes you will have to pay for that year.

Is it ironic that A video rental store called "Family Video" has a back room of rentable pornography?

Is it ironic that A psychic fair gets cancelled due to "Unforeseen circumstances"?

Is it ironic that Getting an MBA to learn the tools to realize that getting an MBA is a bad investment.

Is it ironic that There is a welcome mat next to a "keep out" sign?

Is it ironic that Protesters use violence to protest a killing?

Is it ironic that Jane Austen wrote about love and marriage even though she was never married?

Is it ironic that After much deliberation, I decided not to take the day off from work today so I could attend a scheduled meeting and then, after my hour long commute, I found out that the meeting was cancelled because the two other attendees decided to take the day off from work today?

Is it ironic that That I'm excited about getting my new oven when I don't enjoy cooking.

Is it ironic that Everybody thinks they know what irony is when they really don't?

Is it ironic that The very day that a king completes the castle of his dreams, a rival king arrives in his kingdom with the intent and power to destroy his kingdom and burn him out of his castle.

Is it ironic that A blog post entitled Lost In Translation inspires a comment from someone who may have been indirectly involved in the creation of a film series called Lust In Translation?

Is it ironic that The tip of the toothpick I was using broke off and git stuck in my teeth.

Is it ironic that A girl who complains all the time is complaining about another girl who complains all the time.

Is it ironic that Everything we judge, especially the things we hate and people who disgust us, are mirrors that the universe shows us.

Is it ironic that My air conditioner is out (broken) and I own a heating and air conditioning company?

Is it ironic that I misplaced my ear warmers in a Carribean restaurant (an establishment that celebrates the cuisine of a tropical region which has no need for cold weather gear)?

Is it ironic that The dictionary definition of irony, which has the express purpose of clarifying the meaning of the term, only manages to further confuse the reader; thereby itself standing as an example of irony.

Is it ironic that Reporters in Mexico are killed for investigating crime?

Is it ironic that I was tagged in a post about clowns and had a timehop about clowns.

Is it ironic that A women got pneumonia and said, "I love my life.

Is it ironic that Someone promoting saving paper makes 1000 flyers on new (non recycled) paper?

Is it ironic that A girl said "Do you like my eyebrows, my boyfriend did them" and I said "Is he gay?".

Is it ironic that A prisoner is escaping from the prison grounds and after he runs past the walls, is hit by a Ford Escape.