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  1. Is it ironic that Death is considered to be our enemy, but you have to die to get to heaven.

    70% ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A girl name chyna is from China.

    50% ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I was out behind my house this morning collecting acorns and when I got home a squirrel was chewing on my deck.

    50% ironic 1 votes Coincidence Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that I was gifted with an unusually keen sense of smell, yet today I died in a gas explosion because I have a sinus infection and therefore couldn't smell the gasses that inevitably killed me?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A person that is know for being successful and attractive; commits suicide.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Someone wrote "I am Communication major but i only know how to writing papers instead of communicating with people.

    83% ironic 3 votes School Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that The bus you are on has an automated announcement stating that the next stop is for the Hearing, Speech and Deafness center?

    88% ironic 4 votes Health Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that 10 lifeguards have a pool party and one of them drowns.

    89% ironic 7 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that It would rain on your wedding day.

    58% not ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that A man riding bareheaded on a motorcycle in an anti-helmet law rally lost control of his cycle, went over his handlebars, hit his head on the pavement and died.

    63% ironic 11 votes Irony Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A fireman's house burnt down?

    88% ironic 5 votes Coincidence Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that People can be lured into looking at a website that tries to define irony (ahem)?

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that In The Office (Diversity Day), Mr Brown was brought in to address the racism in the workplace because Michael reenacted the Chris Rock routine.

    66% not ironic 8 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky detested his "Nutcracker" ballet suite, and it ended up being the most popular piece of work he composed.

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that At 66, I am starting the second half of my junior year in college.

    83% not ironic 3 votes School Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that In the context of a public but anonymous conversation about singles meeting, the user who says they are available for a "serious relationship" has an anchor avatar.

    67% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Jacksonville, Florida-based Backyard Broadcasting did not own any radio stations in Florida?

    77% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that I'm watching River Monsters on tv while I eat a fish dinner?

    73% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Fifty million of the youngest, the strongest slaves, those capable of bringing great profit, first the slave traders and later to slave owners.

    75% not ironic 2 votes School Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that That students in a program to help them be better people/students cheat in a contest to help their teacher win.

    75% ironic 2 votes School Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A friend of mine said "Our smart phones are making us dumb, it's ironic!".

    80% ironic 4 votes Technology Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Researchers at Harvard Medical School have reported that salt consumption triggers autoimmune disease in mice and certain human immune cells.

    75% ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that I posted something on Facebook about how a post of someone I've never met was filled with horrendous grammatical errors, and then, said person, after seeing my post, "Liked" it? To quote the original post: "I remember 9/11 like it was yesterday the day all those innocent people loss there life and all the people that helped loss there life also then I remember a lot of military soldiers leaving to fight for our freedom including my husband my cousins and other family members.

    55% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that That a car with the "flamers" decals or painting on the front of the car, catches fire?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that So, I once worked at a newspaper back in school and we did this article about a historic clock tower on campus, Tomlin Hall.

    50% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →