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1051 difficult situations are often much easier to perceive once they are over...
1052 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?)...
1053 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....
1054 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?...
1055 vatican city is a city inside a city?
1056 A parent at our school that owes the school tuition money every month wins the fundraiser raffle money....
1057 I work in a hospital were the only foods served are pastries, donuts, and sweets?...
1058 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....
1059 People publish lists with upwards of 100 ways to "simplify" your life....
1060 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....
1061 I'm only happy when I'm sad?
1062 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?...
1063 I'm in a Intro to Learning class and have not learned a thing?
1064 I forgot to mention that I have a good memory during my job interview?
1065 someone who nearly died in a fire, is sacred of water?
1066 rich people are the people who get the most free stuff?
1067 Is it ironic that a killer has to kill himself in order to murder his victim?...
1068 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!)...
1069 even though I try so hard to be liked and not be abandoned by people, I always manage to be alone?...
1070 that we often become most aware of our blessings in our bleakest moments....
1071 If somebody says "feminism is a poison" when they appear to promote feminist behaviour themselves?...
1072 I ask my partner if she has seen my phone or where I placed it last and proceed to have her call it to locate its position in the house. Thinking I would be best placed in the hallway to hear where it was, only to have it ring less than a foot away behind me on the hallstand where I had forgot I left it...
1073 my friend has been bashing psychology for 4 years and now is required to take a psychology class?...
1074 I threw away chicken I thought had gone bad, but I got sick from the chicken I bought to replace it?...
1075 My wardrobe is full but i have nothing to wear!