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Is it ironic that Hillary isn't in prison.

Is it ironic that The producers of electricity is having a power outage?

Is it ironic that The foreign Japanese man who knows very little English, told everyone in English that he doesn't speak English.

Is it ironic that A firefighter dies in a fire the day before he retires.

Is it ironic that I saw a hotelier begging for food.

Is it ironic that Satanists wear the Saint Pete's cross?

Is it ironic that Someone would 'celebrate' daylight savings by hosting a party in a basement?

Is it ironic that I curled my hair with a straightener.

Is it ironic that My friend says she fully supports her religion but doesn't follow its rules?

Is it ironic that Due to a recent ruling by a judge, polygamy is now legal in the state of Utah? A state that was forced by the federal government in 1890's to relinquish the practice in order to become a state?

Is it ironic that Currently in Los Angeles, a bill is up for vote that would ban electronic cigarettes for fear that they will lead people to smoking tobacco cigarettes, which may end up killing them.

Is it ironic that The annual Gallup poll about education shows that American are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the quality of the nation's schools, but 77% of public school parents award their own child's public school a grade of A or B, the highest level of approval since the question was asked in 1985?

Is it ironic that My school email system marks as spam, email that is sent from the school itself?

Is it ironic that People make fun of others who have the same kind of problems as them.

Is it ironic that A skydiver is afraid of heights?

Is it ironic that Our teacher defines irony as "incongruity between what happens and what is expected to happen", hands us a book of short stories and tells us that they all have ironic endings, thus making us expect ironic endings?

Is it ironic that Someone is run over and killed by a hearse?

Is it ironic that As a school sub, I get health insurance if I work 60 straight days on the same job, but if I have to take a sick day I lose that insurance.

Is it ironic that LIFE IS IRONIC BECAUSE IT TAKES SADNESS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS, NOISE TO APPRECIATE SILENCE, AND ABSENCE TO VALUE PRESENCE.

Is it ironic that A ranger burns a forest down?

Is it ironic that My girlfriend is too busy to talk on the phone and the reason I want to call her is to break up with her because she's always too busy.

Is it ironic that Irony is so poorly understood?

Is it ironic that Someone accuses unnamed people of being passive-aggressive in their facebook status.

Is it ironic that A man injured in a shooting buys a gun to protect himself.

Is it ironic that I broke up with my boyfriend because I realised I was too happy and content in that relationship which I knew was not going to last very long.