Most popular examples

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  1. Is it ironic that While sitting in a mental health clinic's waiting room waiting for my partner's appointment to finish there was a creaking door that triggered my mild OCD and I had to stand up to deal with it.

    52% ironic 5 votes Health Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a person while filming a movie about an accidental lethal shooting.

    84% ironic 9 votes Death Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I choked on a Lifesaver.

    87% ironic 18 votes Death Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A movie theater is showing the movie "Frozen" while it snows outside.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Art Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Love is used to gain power rather than for romance?

    56% not ironic 5 votes Love Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that My ex girlfriend stole an iron bench from my front patio? She said she was being ironic.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Love Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that The werewolf is a vegetarian in her human form.

    80% ironic 3 votes Literary Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that You get to "second base" while attending a football game?

    56% ironic 5 votes Love Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that My friend and I are each others wing woman?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Love Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that An elderly Rod Stewert is onstage signing "for ever youg'?

    90% ironic 5 votes Music Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A character gets sentenced to death when the country's motto is "freedom, equality and fraternity"?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Literary Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that A kid tells his dad he has cancer and then his dad gets cancer.

    73% not ironic 6 votes Literary Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that The wine drunk at the party was enough to float a ship.

    50% ironic 3 votes Food Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that My parents promised me a watch as a graduation present but gave it to me several months late?

    75% ironic 4 votes School Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that So I'm writing a story and there's a murderer who is called "The Reaper".

    60% not ironic 4 votes Literary Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that She developed anemia and was born with eczema?

    83% not ironic 9 votes Health Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that If you are not careful, you can brush your teeth too often and/or too hard, which will erode your gums and enamle causing sensitivity to heat/cold and increase vulnerability to cavities.

    82% ironic 5 votes Health Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Pope in a casino.

    78% not ironic 6 votes Religion Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Michael Brown's parents hired an independent forensic expert to perform a second autopsy on Brown's body because they did not believe the Chief State Medical Examiner was qualified then the "expert" they hired ended up being a fraud?

    88% ironic 4 votes News Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The Batteries on your smoke alarm running out the day before a fire,in the least prone fire region in the country?

    60% not ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A policeman and a man who have bag which contained a lot of money were engaged in a chase.

    87% ironic 7 votes News Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that A anti-virus software companys servers being infected.

    86% ironic 8 votes Technology Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that I've decided to take a break from my accounting study to complete my tax return?

    68% ironic 6 votes School Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that If a Stupid person calls you stupid?

    82% ironic 11 votes School Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that I had an allergic reaction to allergy medication?

    83% ironic 4 votes Health Vote →