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  1. Is it ironic that That a person becomes too ill to have an operation that will make them better.

    50% ironic 3 votes Health Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Someone posts on Facebook that they someone else to write their ethics paper for them because they just can't seem to get started on it?

    70% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that My smoke alarm caught fire?

    92% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A town situated in the middle of a desert is called Lakeview?

    70% ironic 6 votes Coincidence Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A plumber's toilet is clogged.

    80% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that A black dog is named Henry Ford? Ford is famous for having said "you can have any color, as long as it's black.

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that I was practicing becoming ambidextrous, so I was hammering with my left hand, it hit my right hand and broke it so now I HAVE to use my left hand.

    91% ironic 7 votes Coincidence Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that I have been moaning about my parents, and now I am listening to my parents moaning about their parents.

    70% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that The filmmaker behind "kony2012" was arrested for masturbaring and being under the influence in public.

    70% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that I received the following "phishing test" email from our corporate IIS group....

    75% not ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that My friend stole my pants and then lost fifty pounds?

    90% not ironic 5 votes Coincidence Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that We park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

    93% ironic 7 votes Irony Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that I know a blacksmith.

    75% ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A real estate agent can't find a home to live in ?

    69% ironic 7 votes Coincidence Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A person dropped out of the best school to join the worst one?

    50% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that Someone talks about reconnecting with their friend whose name is "Dee" and how they always seem to connect irregardless of how much time had passed from the time they had seen one another...

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Someone turns in an essay about "How to Convince an Instructor that you shouldn't Lose Points on your Late Paper" late?

    57% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The following status was posted on Facebook: my lil man got a certificate 4 his litercy :).

    50% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A person might characterize liberals by saying...."Liberals...

    228% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Andrew Luck, having been revered as the next Peyton Manning, is replacing Peyton Manning as the new QB of the Indianapolis Colts?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A starving child in a poor part of Africa said he was full.

    93% ironic 21 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that An anorexic finds herself trapped in an "all you can eat buffet".

    83% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Intentionally using the word "poetic," to rhyme with the words "exotic, erotic, quixotic, neurotic," thus breaking a rhythmic pattern?

    70% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Cancer research scientist recently undergoes chemotherapy.

    50% ironic 5 votes Health Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that My feelings as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →