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1051 you get your thumbs cut off in a knitting accident?
1052 I was just crying about how annoyed I am with my prom date.. then ten minutes later I started crying cuz my mom threw away the flowers that my prom date asked me to prom with. lol...
1053 a traffic warden got a parking ticket?
1054 (Assume all assertions to be true for the purpose of this question.)Sacramento is trying to heavily subsidize potential NBA Kings owners to keep them from moving to Seattle. Seattle is offering no public subsidy. Is it ironic that Seattle can afford to subsidize, but Sacramento cannot?...
1055 It is raining on a Dry Day.. Note-In context of alcoholism Dry Day in India refers to a day for no alcohol.....
1056 That a friend slags people off behind their back but is nice to their face then when you talk about hypocrites they don't realise you are talking about them...
1057 Is it ironic that a pastor by the name of Pastor Love have an affair with another one's spouse, then kills the spouse and at the funeral gives the eulogy? By the way Pastor Love was married and this is a true story....
1058 difficult situations are often much easier to perceive once they are over...
1059 having refused to purchase an article because there was a £5.95 credit card charge i purchase the same thing from another supplier and paid £25.00 more. (or is that just stupidity?)...
1060 A guy who loves anything with zombies in it, partly because he enjoys how it satirizes the dumb sheep-like consumerism of modern humanity. He loves it so much that he blindly buys everything as long as it has zombies in it....
1061 Is it ironic that.... I posted this status on facebook: "Pretty certain my 7 lb dog is convinced that she is a 200 lb mastiff or some big dog because not exaggerating, she went after 3-60 lb boxers today.... anyone have advice with dealing with a dog with small dog syndrome." then my friend commented: "I'm literally watching a judge Judy case about 2 Rottweilers attacking a Chihuahua as I read this hahah" Me: "how is that funny?" Her: "what can i say.. i love irony!" I think its coincidence and mildly sadistic on her part. Is this irony?...
1062 vatican city is a city inside a city?
1063 A parent at our school that owes the school tuition money every month wins the fundraiser raffle money....
1064 I work in a hospital were the only foods served are pastries, donuts, and sweets?...
1065 I'm totally good with you using the song as a demonstration of what is or is not ironic. I use this song in my own classes. However, I believe you've made an error in saying that there is NO irony in the song. There is one instance. The verse about Mr. Play It Safe, includes one ironic statement. When she says, "and as the plane crashed down, he thought, 'Well, isn't this nice.'" The "Well, isn't this nice" is verbal irony. He is saying the opposite of what he means, which I assume would be something like "Oh, holy obscenity, I'm going to die." Verbal irony certainly exists, because people say it does. But we should probably be calling this sarcasm....
1066 People publish lists with upwards of 100 ways to "simplify" your life....
1067 Telstra rings me 8 weeks after lodging a complaint to resolve the issue when the initial complaint was about the waiting time on the phone....
1068 I'm only happy when I'm sad?
1069 I'm in a quandary about telling my best friend that I'm bisexual. A bisexual friend who is married and completely in the closet, terrified that his wife will discover he is attracted to men, is trying to give me advice that I should trust that my friend will be accepting. Ironic or not?...
1070 I'm in a Intro to Learning class and have not learned a thing?
1071 I forgot to mention that I have a good memory during my job interview?
1072 someone who nearly died in a fire, is sacred of water?
1073 rich people are the people who get the most free stuff?
1074 Is it ironic that a killer has to kill himself in order to murder his victim?...
1075 Alanis Morrisette's single "Ironic," has little to no actual ironic statements? (Especially when she goes, "Isn't it ironic? Don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day! A free ride, when you're already late!)...