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  1. Is it ironic that Vladimir Tatin's unbuilt soviet constructivist monument to the (Socialist) third international has been realised as a diamond chandelier in Abu Dhabi by Ai Wei Wei?

    70% ironic 2 votes Art Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Deputy Barney Fyfe (Andy Griffith Show), whose job is to protect the community, is such a safety hazard that he needs permission to put a bullet in his gun?

    83% ironic 7 votes Art Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that The cricket club replaced the boundary rope with cones for the purpose of avoiding injuries, and then someone slipped on a cone and got injured?

    87% ironic 13 votes Sport Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Creationist Ken Ham accuses Bill Nye The Science guy of not understanding science.

    75% ironic 13 votes Science Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A millionare winning the lottery.

    54% ironic 16 votes News Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that YNWA-A Liverpudlian acronym for "You'll Never Walk Alone" which makes fans sleep easier at night knowing that they're all in this together-is an anagram for YAWN.

    78% not ironic 5 votes Sport Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Neuroscientists are exploring the unimaginable in the world of the imagination itself?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Science Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Someone is run over and killed by an ambulance?

    96% ironic 22 votes Death Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A forest service fire tower burned down?

    82% ironic 53 votes Science Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that I am gifted an expensive hairbrush for my birthday the day before I find out I have cancer.

    77% ironic 7 votes Health Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Drawing trees on paper.

    64% ironic 10 votes Art Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that President Obama said in one speech: "We're sending assault weapons to rebels in Syria to confront a regime that does not represent them.",...

    53% ironic 11 votes News Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Someone who works as a pizza man doesn't like pizza?

    81% ironic 17 votes Food Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Is there irony in saying: "We have the technology to create and understand black holes, yet we still have debates about god"

    61% not ironic 9 votes Religion Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A bouncy ball doesn't bounce?

    81% not ironic 57 votes Coincidence Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A gummy bear is rock hard?

    64% ironic 9 votes Food Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I kissed a boy in front of my best friends at school?

    85% not ironic 20 votes Love Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The professor is hiding but is called out to watch the storm.

    78% not ironic 5 votes Science Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Goody Cloyse, a catechism teacher living in Puritan times, willingly accepts worshipping the devil in his forest?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Religion Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Saddam pretended to have chemical weapons in order to prevent neighbouring countries from attacking?

    77% ironic 28 votes Death Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Amiable and always ready with a listening ear, she's popular with adults and children alike.

    100% not ironic 12 votes News Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that That my cousin has a mean dog and they named her sweetie?

    92% ironic 31 votes Animal Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A software engineer ends up blowing their brains out because they can't figure out a memory leak?

    75% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Wind delays the launch of a European wind-mapping satellite?

    79% ironic 7 votes Science Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Satanists might save our country from Christians.

    50% ironic 3 votes Religion Vote →