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  1. Is it ironic that A pickup truck with flames pained on it ignites and is actually on fire.

    85% not ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that One of Harry Chapin's biggest hits was 30000 pounds of Bananas, which poked fun of a real accident that took the life of a truck driver who was transporting bananas to grocery stores, and although the surviving family members were said to have been offended by the song, even Harry's own band mates told him it was in poor taste and "it sucked," he kept playing it anyway and just as his career was really starting to launch, Harry was killed by a grocery delivery truck, one that most certainly contained bananas?

    68% ironic 6 votes Coincidence Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I find the short walk to the gym more exhausting than the walking I do on the treadmill once I get there.

    88% ironic 4 votes Health Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Sarcasm is referred to as the lowest form of wit yet it may in fact be the most intelligent?

    65% ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that I usually make a long drive to and from college every other weekend or...

    75% not ironic 6 votes Coincidence Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that During an IM conversation, my friend spelled a word incorrectly, so I told him that he sucks at "spellign.

    70% ironic 5 votes Coincidence Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Tulisa's surname is Contostavlos, which, is a bit of a mouthful.

    98% not ironic 28 votes Coincidence Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A heart surgeon who has saved thousands of people's lives dies of a heart attack or an Oncologist dies of Cancer.

    73% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that On a box for medication that the doctor prescribed me for nausea and vomiting, nausea and vomiting were listed as side-effects.

    68% ironic 12 votes Health Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Only idiots seem to drive Smart Cars.

    75% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that My friend sent me 'K' as a response to a text and then i sent a really long response on why K is an inappropriately short answer to a text, and it turns out he had pressed send too soon and didnt mean to send such a short rude answer?

    55% not ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that I dropped out of my accounting degree because I hated the subject.

    75% not ironic 2 votes School Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that The sky is blue.

    86% not ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Joe Biden is our President.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that "The damage on this first world war memorial was caused by bombs dropped during the second world war on May the 24th 1941.

    63% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A retired firefighter died of spontaneous combustion?

    50% ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that My buddy took over 12 hours to respond to my email and in his response he complained that I take too long to respond to, or check, emails?

    70% ironic 5 votes Literary Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that A woman named Heather Bone called a the consumer service center that I work for to report that she found a bone in her product?

    77% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Donald Trump's greatest achievement in office was getting COVID-19 vaccines developed in record time, but his supporters overwhelmingly distrust the vaccines.

    73% ironic 3 votes Health Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I have insomnia and my sister is narcoleptic?

    50% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The dumbest kid in Modern Family is actually the smartest in real life.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Somebody predicts the end of the world and then dies with everybody else before becoming famous?

    70% not ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A teenager, who wants to be a personal injury lawyer one day, hit another classmate over the head with a text book and giving his classmate a concussion?

    60% ironic 5 votes School Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Losing a fight that you started.

    60% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that A fisher is scared of fish.

    60% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →