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  1. Is it ironic that Labour, a left wing anti privatisation party, unwittingly passed a reform that would as a consequence enable the privatisation of the police force.

    70% ironic 2 votes News Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Getting ran over by an ambulance?

    74% ironic 16 votes Death Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that Alanis Morissette's 'Ironic' is widely considered ironic due to not actually containing any irony, despite containing a perfectly good example of dramatic irony in the second verse?

    73% ironic 3 votes Music Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Bob said that everyone should see a video by CNN, when he really thinks they are a shitty news organization.

    58% not ironic 4 votes News Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Fat people drink diet coke?

    71% ironic 7 votes Food Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that A shirt reading 'Don't let cancer steal second base".

    83% not ironic 3 votes Sport Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that A song about irony isn't actually ironic?

    82% ironic 5 votes Music Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Getting an STD after you loose your virginity.

    79% not ironic 8 votes Health Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A woman who had a scandalizingly inappropriately old boyfriend as a youth is now horrified and upset that her daughter is doing the very same thing.

    75% ironic 2 votes Love Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Some people think they should not listen to bob dylan yet he is a musical icon.

    50% ironic 1 votes Art Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A 107 year old man into health and nutrition walks three miles every morning to get his newspaper to read and then dies because he is hit by a bus while crossing a street?

    77% ironic 23 votes Death Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that If someone finally realises the meaning of life on death row.

    80% ironic 7 votes Death Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that A family receives a talisman that will give them three wishes.

    60% ironic 6 votes Death Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I'm dating my coworker who is planning the staff party and his one rule is you can't bring your significant other to the party.

    93% ironic 7 votes Love Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A kid tries to make friend but other kids with similar interests and things in common want nothing to do with him.

    61% not ironic 8 votes School Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that There's a lightning rod atop of every church?

    50% ironic 3 votes Religion Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I'm still single because I'm only interested in the girls who are out of my league or they're lesbians or they're too posh.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Love Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that A woman would not want to have a say in how a country should be ruled despite living under a regime which is ruled by men who see women as only objects of pleasure?

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A guy I'm talking to is afraid of being Hurt by a girl and I'm afraid of being alone?

    90% not ironic 5 votes Love Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Commercial sunscreen used to protect skin from UV rays contains an ingredient that causes hormone disruption.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Im in math class but the teacher is asking us to tell the class our parents jobs.

    80% not ironic 5 votes School Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that I should be most happy where i'm not wanted.

    50% ironic 3 votes Love Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that There are innovative, new cell phone handsets that are made to look like retro, analog phone handsets?

    75% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that You put a string around your bathroom tab so the cat doesn't accidentally open the tab, and the cat then opens the tab because it's attracted to playing with the string?

    92% ironic 10 votes Animal Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Stigma, which is one of the social injustices attached to heroin, is an obstacle to recovery however recovery is a solution to addiction?

    77% not ironic 3 votes Health Vote →