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  1. Is it ironic that I complain constantly that when I purchase a water bottle it is missing too much water and I feel like I am being ripped off.

    63% ironic 20 votes Food Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that The person who wrote and sung the song "Don't worry, be happy" committed suicide.

    98% ironic 84 votes Music Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that In the struggle for survival, animals are harmed by what they desire; ie mice by cheese.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Animal Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Bridge built in 1964 was deemed to be no longer safe, so they spent 104 million to build another.

    80% ironic 5 votes Technology Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A dog is mistaken for a cat.

    89% not ironic 25 votes Animal Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that After Charlie inherited the chocolate factory, he became diabetic.

    65% ironic 11 votes Health Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that A restaurant with the name "Firewood Cafe" was actually on fire.

    55% not ironic 14 votes Food Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Actress Lorna Paterson retire From acting appears In Dream corp Ink.

    50% ironic 1 votes Art Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I hit my steps goal while walking to get new batteries for the remote control.

    65% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that I am presenting a big picture overview at a nano-technology conference.

    61% ironic 14 votes Science Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A frozen meat truck hits a cow.

    82% not ironic 76 votes Animal Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that The band 'Good Charlotte' became rich and famous thanks to their song 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' which criticised the rich and famous for their lifestyles.

    89% ironic 17 votes Music Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Disney Buys 20th century fox cancelled The Simpsons owns By 20th century fox.

    50% ironic 1 votes Art Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that In 1981, while standing next to his car, President Ronald Reagan was hit in the chest by a bullet fired by John Hinkley...

    79% ironic 37 votes Death Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that I bought gloves to protect me from spiders, and now they are full of spiders?

    87% ironic 19 votes Animal Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A critic of social media uses Facebook to criticize social media.

    87% ironic 7 votes Technology Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I drink lactose free milk.

    81% not ironic 11 votes Food Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that A chinese china vase was said to be fake because it was labelled 'made in china'.

    86% ironic 19 votes Art Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that My English teacher doesn't speak English very well.

    82% ironic 5 votes School Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The end of a Rube Goldberg Machine(a device designed to do a simple task in an excessively complex manner)ends in a staples easy button that says "that was easy"?

    67% not ironic 87 votes Technology Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that For a penguin to be named Summer?

    84% ironic 16 votes Animal Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that A scientist works on hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies, but has a phobia of seeing the gall bladder?

    55% ironic 4 votes Science Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Is it ironic, that I got a tattoo when I was 18 of a lily not knowing that I was going to get a cat 4 years later.

    87% not ironic 11 votes Animal Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that You are in a traffic jam when you are already late because you are on your way to the hospital because your brother just had a car crash.

    88% not ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Despite being more connected than ever, that we are the most disconnected era in modern history?

    83% ironic 4 votes Technology Vote →