I got my hair highlighted because I thought some strands were more important than others.
~Comedian Mitch Hedberg~
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25 Funny Examples of Irony In Real Life
The definition of irony: a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems the opposite of what you expected. When it comes to finding examples of irony, life proves stranger (and funnier) than fiction. The most shoplifted book in America is The Bible.
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The founder of AA asked for whiskey on his deathbed. (The nurse refused.)
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In a hilarious example of irony, McDonalds’ employee health page, which is now shut down, once warned against eating McDonald’s burgers and fries.
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Every year ABC cuts down A Charlie Brown Christmas—a movie about the over-commercialization of the holidays—to make room for more commercials.
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Charlie Chaplin once entered a “Charlie Chaplin walk” contest… and came in 20th.
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“Father of Traffic Safety” William Eno invented the stop sign, crosswalk, traffic circle, one-way street, and taxi stand—but never learned how to drive. The example of irony: He never got the chance to benefit from his own invention.
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The Cult Awareness Network (CAN), once a leading anti-cult hotline, is now owned by the Church of Scientology.
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Al Capone’s older brother was a federal Prohibition agent.
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The only losing basketball coach in University of Kansas history is James Naismith—the man who invented basketball in 1891. This hilarious example of irony proves that just because you thought of the idea doesn’t always mean you’ll be the best at executing it.
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Before 2012, the largest purchaser of kale in America was Pizza Hut. They used it as garnish around their salad bars.
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The site where Julius Caesar was murdered in 44 BC is now a no-kill animal shelter for homeless cats.
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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, but refused to keep one in his study. He feared it would distract him from his work
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According to researchers, duct tape should never be used for sealing ducts.
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Another funny example of irony, Sweden’s famous Ice Hotel has a smoke detector.
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The first man to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel died after slipping on an orange peel.
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What’s ironic about the inventor of Liquid Paper?
She was fired from her secretarial job for failing to white-out a mistake.
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The condition of not being able to pronounce the letter R is called… “rhotacism.”
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Q-tips, which are bought primarily to clean inside ears, are sold in boxes that expressly warn: “Do not insert inside the ear canal.”
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Bill Hillman, a bullfighting enthusiast, wrote a book called How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona, all about how to avoid being gored by bulls. Three weeks after the release of the book, he was gored by a bull.
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In 2011, the winners of an elementary school spelling bee in Utah received a trophy reading “Viewmont Spellling Bee, 1st Place.” Quite the example of irony—not only that the trophy contained a misspelling, but that it was the word “spelling.”
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In 2002, a tree was planted in a park in Los Angeles in memory of Beatles guitarist George Harrison. The tree later died after being infested by beetles.
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Before he became a star, Pharrell Williams was fired from McDonald’s three different times. Years later, he would help write and produce the company’s iconic “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle.
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Gary Kremen, the founder of Match.com, encouraged everyone he knew to join it, including his girlfriend. She eventually left him for a man she met on Match.com.
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When crossword puzzles debuted in the early twentieth century, the New York Times was very critical of them, calling them “a primitive sort of mental exercise.” In 1942, the Times published its first crossword puzzle, and today, the New York Times crossword is the most famous one in America.
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None of the song lyrics in Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” are examples of irony. As Morissette herself allegedly said, “the irony of ‘Ironic’ is that it’s not an ironic song at all.”
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Good Tuesday morning everyboomie.
I'm running late today, sorry. I had a surprise visit from my brother and his wife.
They live two and a half hours from here, and it was the first time they had visited me since I moved in here.
I don't exactly visit them much either, except for my brother's 70th birthday last summer.
My bad......
Anyway I still have to fix some supper, and take a shower.
Have a happy day everyone.
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