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  1. Is it ironic that A snow plow needed to be dug out of a snow drift?

    60% ironic 3 votes Technology Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A man gave his baby girl up for adoption.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Love Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that To commit suicide by an overdose of antidepressants?

    85% ironic 11 votes Death Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that The Menendez brothers shotgunned their parents to death and then bought tickets to the James Bond film Licence to Kill for an alibi?

    60% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that There is a shop near me called "top pizza" and when I went in the other day the guy Woking there said sorry we have no pizza?

    50% ironic 1 votes Food Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that A girl seeks a green mamba for a safety when it is what eventually kills her?

    77% ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Someone talks about death and then the next day actually dies themselves?

    51% not ironic 7 votes Death Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that If you've put in two weeks notice to quit your job, the person who is supposed to take your place actually ends up quitting before you?

    60% not ironic 7 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I'm having trouble concentrating on a paper about ADHD?

    66% ironic 7 votes School Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that I'd give my right arm to be Ambidextrous.

    83% ironic 3 votes Health Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that The FDA has just issued a recall for Toxic Waste® brand candy bars because they contain elevated levels of lead?

    77% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that A lifeguard who can't swim.

    54% not ironic 5 votes Coincidence Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that That the one character designed to be a side-character became the protagonist in its environment (in a video game) and the protagonist in other movie in the end escaped from this environment (he was trapped in a tV series) because he did not wanted to be protagonist anymore? They are characters from the two movies Free Guy and The Truman Show.

    55% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that An elderly smoker advising a young smoker to quit smoking?

    53% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A pedal powered wheelchair.

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A free ride when you've already paid.

    50% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I have a tattoo from one of my favorite books that symbolizes working towards one life goal that the character is willing/ and does sacrifice everything for.

    50% ironic 1 votes Love Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Ever since I got my leg amputated (cancer) people keep asking me if I "need a hand"?

    75% ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that You save someone then you kill them?

    50% ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that A doctor became ill?

    60% ironic 3 votes Health Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Finding misspelled words in a dictionary.

    70% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that A person with adhd drives a ford focus?

    62% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A fire in a building was started by the a defective smoke detector.

    87% ironic 7 votes Coincidence Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that I might use hash-tags on Facebook as an ode to Twitter, knowing it is lame-ass to do so but do it anyway?

    50% ironic 1 votes Technology Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that I put on an outfit in the morning and didn't like it, so I spend an hour trying on other clothes, only to end up trying back on the same outfit I started with and wearing it for the day?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →