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Is it ironic that My (female) character's uncle stipulates in his will that she must get married before collecting on her inheritance, but she does not get married because she is more successful than he ever was?
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Is it ironic that Phobophobia is the fear of having a fear?
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Is it ironic that I posted a quote from Einstein on Facebook that states ' I fear the day that technology surpasses Human intervention.
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Is it ironic that A race-car driver dies in an automobile accident?
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Is it ironic that I posted on Facebook: "I finished reading 'The Circle' (a book about the totalitarian distopia that social media leads to in a fictional future) and it makes me want to fast from Facebook.
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Is it ironic that A student body president at a Christian university is an atheist?
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Is it ironic that Christians argue about Christmas displays with atheists in a city named for a Christian Saint? (Santa Monica, CA).
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Is it ironic that On a guided tour of an historic 1920s Health Insurance Building in Australian it was ironic to see a massive coffin-shaped table in the Boardroom.
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Is it ironic that I wanted to name my son after a TV character but named him after the actor who played the character.
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Is it ironic that A list of books under 200 pages, meant for readers withs short attention spans, is given as an infographic rather than a list.
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Is it ironic that Superman actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed after a horse-racing accident?
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Is it ironic that You say your brother fails every test, and the next day you fail your test.
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Is it ironic that The spouse/girlfriend and I are driving around our little town of 5,000 sightseeing.
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Is it ironic that Two girls are friends and the first girls boyfriend becomes infatuated with the second girl so he dumps his girlfriend only to find out that the second girl is lesbian.
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Is it ironic that A musician makes fun of other people's music even though his music is also bad.
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Is it ironic that A girl doing a thesis on missing women goes missing herself?
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Is it ironic that So I'm on my way to get emissions done for my car to get my registration renewed and I'm a block away from the test facility.
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Is it ironic that I posted a question on facebook and the answer was facebook?
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Is it ironic that A child's name should is Justice and both her parents are criminals.
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Is it ironic that A boy has a terrible day.
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Is it ironic that I had an old stick of gum in my purse for a few weeks.
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Is it ironic that I can't fall asleep for fear of not waking up on time, but the longer I stay awake the more likely it is that I will oversleep?
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Is it ironic that A person is battling clinical depression and suicidal thoughts, as a result of which he has problems functioning normally and getting things done in time.
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Is it ironic that A mechanic dies due to break failure of his car.
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Is it ironic that A student was not paying attention in class and was playing with the electrical sockets but was not electrocuted.