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RAISING THE IRONY BAR

A dog that’s eaten its own homework and a fire extinguisher set ablaze… these hilariously ironic pics are sure to make you smile

We highlight some of the most ironic photos from across the internet from disastrous collisions to lonely meals

ANY old irony, as the music hall song nearly went... but nowadays internet jokers have taken the idea of witty visual paradoxes to a new level.

From a police collision investigation car that’s demolished a garden wall, to a fire extinguisher that’s well alight, web wags are posting some superb sarky snaps.

Here, NICK PRITCHARD picks the best.

 TRAIN WRECK... but at least the dog has learnt to sit
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TRAIN WRECK... but at least the dog has learnt to sit
 LAWN (DIS)ORDER... collision investigation cop car comes a cropper with some not-so-supergrass
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LAWN (DIS)ORDER... collision investigation cop car comes a cropper with some not-so-supergrass
 CAN NOT... does exactly (the opposite of) what it says on the tin
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CAN NOT... does exactly (the opposite of) what it says on the tin
 SOLE FOOD...  no guests to offend by reading at the table
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SOLE FOOD...  no guests to offend by reading at the table
 MYSTIC MISSED IT... so much for Joe’s power
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MYSTIC MISSED IT... so much for Joe’s power
 GULLS ALLOWED... despite what the sign might say
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GULLS ALLOWED... despite what the sign might say
 HANGING OFFENCE... a sign of shop goods’ quality maybe
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HANGING OFFENCE... a sign of shop goods’ quality maybe
 MONU-MENTAL... statue to freedom is incarcerated
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MONU-MENTAL... statue to freedom is incarcerated
 TRAVES - T... he does have a regret– using  that  tattooist
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TRAVES - T... he does have a regret– using  that  tattooist
 YOU’RE FIRED... a basic flaw in extinguisher firm’s design
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YOU’RE FIRED... a basic flaw in extinguisher firm’s design