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  1. Is it ironic that It's ironic that a website dedicated to explaining irony by examples does not have a prominently featured way to sort all the submitted examples by "most ironic"

    92% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Someone said they didn't know you, fully under the assumption that statement was a fact, then found out they did know OF you????

    83% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that Advances in communication has made us more disconnected than ever?

    86% ironic 7 votes Coincidence Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that My instructor gave nothing in the test that he taught in the class.

    70% not ironic 2 votes School Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Somebody tattooed "no ragrets" on their chest (because he would regret misspelling "regret")?

    83% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The rock musician known as "The Edge" fell off (the edge of) the stage during a concert?

    70% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that My husband didn't take a helicopter ride one morning because I was worried he would get hurt, but the same afternoon he went up a palm tree and almost fell to his death?

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A very religious woman has a daughter who turns out to be homosexual?

    58% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that Waking up to a thunder & lightning show that last only a few minutes became the most peaceful moment of my day?

    60% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that The health department does not offer its employees health benefits?

    50% ironic 1 votes Health Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that My brother died on national siblings day?

    73% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that When you drink it kills your Inside but it helps makes you feel better when you have to much axiety.

    50% ironic 1 votes Coincidence Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that I was walking through a large hallway and noticed a sign in the middle of the floor that said "CAUTION: TRIPPING HAZARD".

    83% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that The Boston Marathon bomber was brought to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

    50% ironic 1 votes Health Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A motel's glamorous location made it hip and ironic rather than old and dead? From "Make Me" by Lee Child.

    60% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A guy name taylor who is a tailor a guy name miller who is a miller.

    50% ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Someone wrote in sharpie on the bathroom stall: 3 THINGS THAT I HATE: 1)VANDALISM 2)IRONY 3)LISTS.

    91% ironic 7 votes Irony Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that You think a dog chasing his tail is a moron but you are sitting there watching a dog chase his tail.

    81% ironic 9 votes Irony Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that It takes sadness to know what happiness is.

    50% ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Actor Wentworth Miller known for Prison break starrs in movies and tv series where is also in jail or has been in jail but escaped, like in Prison Break?

    50% ironic 1 votes Coincidence Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that I ate a subway sandwich on the subway.

    57% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Choking on a lifesaver?

    74% ironic 7 votes Coincidence Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that I have chronic allergies to lemon trees, yet own a field full of them?

    50% ironic 1 votes Health Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that That...

    77% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that 1 in 3 Neuroscience students doing a PHD will develop mental health problems because of it.

    66% not ironic 5 votes Coincidence Vote →