title: Is it OK to ignore InterruptedException if nobody calls interrupt()?
body: <p>If I create my own thread (i.e. not a threadpool) and somewhere I call <code>sleep</code> or any other interruptible method, is it ok to ignore the InterruptedException <strong>if I know nobody else in the code is doing an interrupt on the thread</strong>. </p>
  
  <p>In other words, if the thread is supposed to live as long as the JVM, meaning the thread is not interruptible, is it safe to assume that InterruptedException will <em>never</em> be called and therefore the exception can be swallowed?</p>