Examples of irony
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Is it ironic that Paul Walker, actor from Fast and the Furious, died in a fiery car crash?
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Is it ironic that Tim Schrader, an Australian convicted in Thailand for heroin smuggling and sentenced to death, received a Royal pardon on medical grounds after contracting HIV as a result of sharing needles during his heroin use while in prison.
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Is it ironic that "A Nebraska teenager - dressed as a mobile breathalysing unit for a Halloween party - was pulled over on his way home and arrested for drink-driving."
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Is it ironic that If you have a phobia of longs words you have to tell people that you have Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?
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Is it ironic that A tree dedicated to George Harrison has been killed by Beetles?
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Is it ironic that Picking up pocket kings playing online Texas Holdem only to lose to pocket aces.
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Is it ironic that There is a song about the phobia of music?
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Is it ironic that A domestic violence prosecutor in the US has recently been charged with domestic violenceLink to Story.
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Is it ironic that A link at the bottom of the web page which reads "Accessibility" and is for those with disabilities such as partial-sightedness, is light grey on a white background and is in a very small font?
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Is it ironic that Bears are actually hairy?