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“It's like rain on your weddin' day, it's a free ride when you've already paid…”

Aside from being an amazing choice for karaoke, Alanis Morissette’s 1995 hit “Ironic” has long been the subject of debate. Does she realize that those situations aren’t actually ironic? Or did she write it that way on purpose?

As it seems, lots of people have a hard time pinpointing what exactly irony is. But one place that truly understands is the Feic subreddit. The name comes from the symbol for iron (Fe) with “ic” tacked onto the end to form "ironic." And the group is chock-full of beautiful examples of incongruity, so we’ve compiled a list of our favorites below.

#1

Leader of anti-LGBT group ironically loses house in flood disaster

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Nathaniel
Community Member
3 months ago

Have you something you want to tell us Tony Perkins?

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    #2

    Tweet about Dallas Straight Pride Parade with only two attendees holding their own flag

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Then going to the gym looking at other guys training?

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    #3

    Police water blast at pride parade in Turkey creates accidental rainbow effect

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    Roman Arendt
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited)

    And dancing while being wet is something we really hate! Next, time, add some foam. We hate that even more. 🙄😉 Thanks, guys! 😘🌈

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    #4

    Tweet about irony of people not changing minds despite facts online

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    ohnasouga...
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Inception style!

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    #5

    Online post ironically mistakes Cunningham's Law for Murphy's Law

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    Todd Kirkwood
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Coleslaw is just thinly sliced cabbage

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    #6

    Book spine titled God's word final infallible and forever showing irony

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    😸

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    #7

    Irony showed as dog eats its obedience training certificate after graduation

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    Bunny Wood
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Aww Libby is sooo cute xx

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    #8

    Irony example showing comments disabled on video titled Importance of Free Speech

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    Ryan F. Mercer
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    TBF, the youtube comment section is less than worthless.

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    #9

    Spray bottle labeled No Chew Deterrent chewed extensively by dog

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    Talis
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    More like a diversion.

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    #10

    Signboard states prophecy class cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances irony

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I prophesised that the class would be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

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    #11

    Bus with Rosa Parks image ironically stuck behind another vehicle

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    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Marketing dept should be fired

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    #12

    Graffiti on wall says no ball games while sign also states no ball games irony humor

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    Mrs Irish Mom
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Dave beat Jesus's by a few centimeters

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    #13

    Wall sign says dance like no one is watching under visible surveillance camera

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Bangles enters chat

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    #14

    Irish teacher shouting quiet loudly with irony explained

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    StPaul9
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited)

    Heard about this on QI. Corey Taylor (Slipknot) saying their gigs top at about 112. She uses her voice for the hockey field.

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    #15

    Irony sign saying give cyclists space blocking bike lane on a street

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    Rusty’scate
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 months ago

    🤦‍♀️

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

    #16

    Article about the fear of being watched by a duck, anatidaphobia phobia

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    Manuel Delgado
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    The great Gary Larson.

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    #17

    Man wearing a funny irony tank top about people without beards being women

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    I am not you
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    So,all men without beards are women? I didn't know.

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    #18

    Reddit discussion about essential skill with ironic comment about knowing when to shut up

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    If you know when not to open you mouth, the shutting problem is already solved.

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    #19

    Green sign says Elk City is a bird sanctuary near KFC restaurant irony

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    Sara Frazer
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    "THERE BACK-"

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    #20

    Car with anti fluoride poison tap water bumper sticker while smoking out window

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Nothing bad has ever come from smoking an cigarette... (also,there might be fluoride in cigarettes?)

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    #21

    Toaster advertised as never taken out of the box shown outside box

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    Mrs Irish Mom
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Liars

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    #22

    Black and white image of people in line with American way and highest standard of living billboard

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Same as it ever was.

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    #23

    Tweet mocking MLB Orioles Braille uniforms meant for blind people irony

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    random_frog_7 (she/they 86/47)
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    This one is just silly. Really what is the point?

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    #24

    r flatearth subreddit logo with blue and white planet icon

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe.

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    #25

    Group all wearing identical be different t-shirts standing in line ironically

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Remember, you are unique, just like everyone else.

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    #26

    Sign about tans fading with irony highlighting lasting effect phrase

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    Sara Frazer
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    *the skin cancer will last forever

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    #27

    Social media post mocking grammar mistake while calling others idiots

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    Blix
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Obvious sarcasm.

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    #28

    Man in suit and young activist with large military-style vehicle at climate action summit

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    JL
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Maybe it's pedal powered.

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    #29

    Reddit post about unheard 10/10 songs with ironic comment on upvotes

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    Michael P.
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Any song from Tom Lehrer, not for the faint of heart mind you.

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    #30

    Reddit post about originality ironically removed as unoriginal

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    Spellflinger
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Anyone else read The Feeling of Power by Asimov?

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    #31

    News report about Noah's Ark Preschool flooding showing empty chairs and bench irony

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    43Duckies
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Nominative determinism?

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    #32

    Birthday badge marked for children under three displays ironic age warning

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    mel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I fail to see how someone younger than 3 would choke on that, it looks pretty big compared to the hand

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    #33

    Stop diabetes banner with table full of sugary snacks ironically

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited)

    Type 1 diabetes is NOT caused by eating too much sugar. It's an autoimmune disease. Yes, I get the humor (and have made similar jokes myself) but it really does a disservice to the people who have Type 1 by spreading misinformation.

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    #34

    Granite slab with carved words saying nothing is written in stone irony

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    UnclePanda
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 months ago

    This one is true.

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    #35

    Man in handcuffs wearing irony tshirt saying today is my lucky day

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    Never Snarky
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Free meals.

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    #36

    Stump with plaque honoring Victor Ramos and irony about planting a tree to live forever

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    43Duckies
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    This isn't ironic, this is infuriating

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    #37

    YouTube video titled How to Stop Procrastinating saved to watch later playlist

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I will do my procrastinating tomorrow, I cannot be bothered right now.

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    #38

    Crashed car flipped over near thank you for driving carefully road sign

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    JL
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    He drove carefully, but parked atrociously.

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    #39

    Plate of food with drink caption about no straw saving sea animals

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    We cannot have the fish dying before we can k**l them for food.

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    #40

    Men Without Hats band member ironically wearing a hat during performance

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    Der Kommissar
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    He can dance if he wants to

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    #41

    Brochure of World Trade Center with ironic text about heaven

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    KatWitch57
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Worked there for a month. Could only remember that quote from the end of Towering Inferno. Left the company.

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    #42

    Electronic road sign ironically asks drivers to stop taking pictures while driving

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    NightOwlPanda
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    They were asking for it.

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    #43

    Delivery truck crashes through house roof with brakes logo visible

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    Never Snarky
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    No he doesn’t.

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    #44

    Colorful don’t give up sign ironically missing apostrophe on wall

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    Nicola Roberts
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I think they started with the D and it went downhill from there.

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    #45

    Car with irony bumper sticker saying Quit Texting and Drive

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    With the break light on the car infringement of texter, I hope they are standing still..

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    #46

    Irony in exit door sign showing exit light with contradictory not an exit paper

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Not a comment.

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    #47

    Irony quote about writing wise sayings to live forever on crumpled paper background

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    Ryan F. Mercer
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Success and failure don't measure events, but rather our expectations.

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    #48

    Vending machine snack fallen and blocking the slot below with irony

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    Ham Fright
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I ain't got no....

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    #49

    Sign saying do not put anything on top of lockers placed on top of lockers

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    I am not you
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Good thing no one has put anything on them,then.

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    #50

    Book titled best things in life are free ironically priced at 16.99 pounds

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    Frank Ropen
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    This is clearly not one of the best things, so no irony here

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    #51

    Esports Weekly panel discussion on esports sponsorship dependence

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Let's start taking 10000$ per ticket to watch, and then have the board of corrupt rich dudes.. ⚽️

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    #52

    Box labeled as set with spelling error saying do not separate

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I bet someone did that on purpose.

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    #53

    Burger King sign says burgers are unavailable due to technical difficulties

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    The grill is bust?

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    #54

    Text about Alcoholics Anonymous founder ironically requesting whiskey shots

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    A girl
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    If I get pronouced terminal, and I'm sure of the diagnosis, I'm taking up all my old vices again.

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    #55

    Sign claims quality service doesn't cut corners in ironic photo from car

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    NightOwlPanda
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Is that word missing, or did BP censor it?

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    #56

    Cart full of Coors Light beer at Costco showing irony in alcohol buying

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Am I alone in thinking that "mildly" is not a word that goes well with "infuriating" ? Mildly annoying, possibly; mildly tiresome, might be better; but the effect of the two together is slightly catastrophic, imho.

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    #57

    Reddit extrovert and introvert groups with ironic member counts

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    43Duckies
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Not sure this is irony, seems more like logic

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    #58

    Flight screen showing 127 Hours movie under 2 hours flight duration irony

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    Noelle
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    The movie next to it also involves the nujmber 27... interesting..

    #59

    Yakuza 6 actor linked to organized crime risking removal from game

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    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Yeah, too stereotypical.

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    #60

    Twitter irony of tough skinny boys and strong arms banter

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    TheReader19
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I think she's missing something here. 🤔

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    #61

    Reddit post about alcohol industry losing 830 billion dollars as Gen Z stops drinking

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Correction. That is not beer. It is Coors Light.

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    #62

    News post showing castaways spelled HELP with leaves on beach rescue irony

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    OK Boomer.

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    #63

    Grumpy elderly man among smiling youth with ironic OK boomer caption

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    Maggie Fulton
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I’m tired of all this intergenerational hate.

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    #64

    Tweet about high school wrestling banning handshakes but allowing wrestling under COVID restrictions

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    See the name? Matt Walsh. I highly doubt the accuracy of what he posts. He is a twatbasket of the highest order.

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    #65

    Irony in fun reflections sign with warped non-reflective surface on green background

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    I am not you
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    A place where the blind can see their reflektions. How nice to include them in the fun.

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    #66

    YouTube screen showing irony of hating unboxing videos during a Wish ad

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    I am not you
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I don't hate anything, but I despise a lot.

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    #67

    Reddit post asking what people should stop buying with ironic top comment Reddit Silver

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    They cost?!

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    #68

    Playfully decorated post with ironic introduction to Jared character

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    mel
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited)

    Hi Jared. Bye Jared. Oh hi Jared.

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    #69

    Reddit post about balloon waste with image of balloon street decoration in Portugal

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    They have not let them go in Portugal though?

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    #70

    PDF screenshot showing page intentionally left blank in document

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    This comment box has been left intentionally blank.

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    #71

    Reddit comment humor on how to get free karma with downvotes

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    Alex
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Anyone who cares about imaginary internet points is either a massive loser or creating bot accounts. Both can be safely ignored.

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    #72

    YouTube video screenshot about why light speed can't be surpassed with 2.4M views

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    "If your car is travelling at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?" - Steven Wright

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    #73

    Reddit post requesting removal of coin notification item in top bar

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    Jasper
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    Why are you connected to Tesco wfi

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    #74

    Reddit unpopular opinion post about irony and fake brain cancer stunt rewards

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    StarCrossedFriday
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    I'm having trouble imagining what possible stunt involving faking cancer I'd characterise as 'hilarious'...anyone?

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    #75

    Students blocking white people from class in a protest against racism

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    According to the sign, the protest is about the cost of education, not racism. Is the irony that the caption writer can't read?

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