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  1. Is it ironic that Someone makes fun of people for being nerds and overweight, until eventually a picture of him is released which shows him being nerdy and overweight?

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  2. Is it ironic that We are supposed to frame this in the form of a question, but the text box is already preceded by the phrase "Is it ironic that," thereby making it seem like the question is already implied? Probably not.

    83% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that That the UFC may ban Connor McGregor for his violent outburst?

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  4. Is it ironic that My friend who is installing fire alarms at a company site is out on an actual unrelated fire drill?

    60% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Using irony correctly is in today's age ironic.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that A girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was in the end the most hunted person in the modern age.

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  7. Is it ironic that My deaf partner stated they enjoyed the ambiance when I did not laugh at their joke because I did not hear it?

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that I can see where I put my glasses?

    50% ironic 1 votes Coincidence Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that The nicest boy in school is named Hitler?

    63% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Call me next winter.

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  11. Is it ironic that I describe myself or my profession using a word or words that traditionally would be used as an insult in order to subvert the usual meaning of that word - ie is someone who works as a banker calling themselves a 'bankster' doing so in an ironic way.

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that In Final Fantasy Tactics, "Leg Aim" which is used to add "Don't Move" on a target, could successfully be used on a "Bomb" monster which floated and had no legs?

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  13. Is it ironic that My safe was stolen?

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  14. Is it ironic that Watching Mad Men makes me want to smoke cigarettes.

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  15. Is it ironic that The day it stops storming and the sun comes out, is the same day a long term relationship ends?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that When I decided to go dancing and hoped I wouldn't see a particular person at the venue on that night, that's the night he was there and he was one of the first persons I ran into?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that All my family that live in the northeast who mosttly hate the snow , think it would be great to vacation in Arizona, Whilst me, that loves the snow and winter think it a vacation to come to Michigan.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that My daughter was just given a "Student of the Month" certificate by her teachers and they spelled her name wrong.

    50% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that They say a person with zodiac sign Pisces like me is addicted to sleep but I'm actually insomniac.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Someone with a fear of fish and the sea decides to overcome their fear one day by swimming, only to get eaten by a shark.

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A germaphobe that doesn't wash his hands before eating lunch.

    70% ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that I am 6 feet tall and 'tower' over my boss who's 5 feet tall, yet today I will present her with an award which communicates she's the 'tower of strength' for our team?

    83% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that I'm only happy when I'm sad?

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that My friend is giving me the silent treatment and I just got a fortune cookie fortune that sais "There are times when silence has the loudest voice"?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Coincidence Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that People of another colour are quartered in a different place, but they are only let into a place full of white people if they are a hired servant or gardener.

    50% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →