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  1. Is it ironic that A lifeguard who doesn't know how to swim.

    96% ironic 15 votes Sport Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Americans enjoy Cuban cigars above all others.

    68% not ironic 6 votes Health Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that Salma Hayek is ophidiophobic yet she danced with a python around her in ''From Dusk Till Dawn''.

    57% not ironic 3 votes News Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that The third baseman trips the runner in order to keep the runner from scoring, although the very act of tripping causes the scoring run?

    64% ironic 9 votes Sport Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A quarterback tries to throw a last-minute touchdown pass, but it's intercepted...

    72% ironic 5 votes Sport Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Noise pop Rock band is named Sleigh Belles has no connection to christmas ever.

    60% ironic 4 votes Music Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that "The irony of the situation was not lost on me - the lover comforting his beloved for the upset betraying him has caused her.

    73% ironic 4 votes Love Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that We to spend part of this gym class sitting through a 45 minute PowerPoint about the dangers of inactivity and sitting for long periods.

    85% ironic 12 votes Technology Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that When Negro League records were added to official baseball records, the notorious racist Ty Cobb was supplanted as the all-time batting average leader by a Black man, Josh Gibson.

    57% not ironic 6 votes Sport Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Most versions of the song "The Little Drummer Boy" do not contain any actual drums?

    83% ironic 17 votes Music Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that I was watching my dog chase his own tail for five minutes thinking how stupid he is for doing so and realized I was just watching this rather stupid act for five minutes.

    68% ironic 25 votes Animal Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that The fire station burned down.

    87% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that In 1977 a man was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

    65% ironic 8 votes Music Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A skeleton of a cat named Furry.

    54% ironic 31 votes Animal Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Their was a bad weather that causes the houses destroyed.

    80% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that " so now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sects its freedom, lest their New Jersusalem defiled and deceitful ideas ".

    75% not ironic 2 votes Religion Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I was once a vegetarian who worked at Chick-fil-A.

    77% not ironic 6 votes Food Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Some people complain certain poorly performing or lesser supported NFL teams are not shown on TV during the regular season but then when those very teams are given air time the very same people state the absurdity of showing them because they are poor or have a low support base.

    50% ironic 3 votes Sport Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A boy dressed up as a vampire for halloween dies of blood loss?

    68% ironic 11 votes Death Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I'm watching the walking dead while i'm writing an essay about health.

    56% not ironic 14 votes School Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that In the book/movie series Harry Potter, there are things known as spells or incantations.

    70% ironic 5 votes Literary Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that A writer wins an award for writing but has no speech prepared.

    73% ironic 12 votes Art Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Exist a lion that does not eat meat.

    50% ironic 1 votes Animal Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that A highlighter is black?

    70% ironic 11 votes Irony Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Two people assume but say they want to avoid looking foolish.

    50% ironic 2 votes Love Vote →