Irony and Hyperbole

A fire station burns down.

This is unexpected because one would assume the fire chief would keep his own building safe.

A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.

Because the traffic cop is usually the one issuing tickets, most people would assume he always followed the rules.

I've told you to clean your room a million times!

He's as skinny as a toothpick.

You could have knocked me over with a feather.

My geography teacher is older than the hills.