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  1. Is it ironic that Cornell University, highly esteemed for international relations, does not have access to several of the most major journals for European foreign affairs.

    63% ironic 8 votes School Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A song made specifically about being ironic does not mention one thing that is actually ironic?

    79% ironic 7 votes Music Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that A villain plans to destroy the world with chemicals the hero comes to stop him and the villain explains his plan the hero says "the world is doing a good enough job already" STOP POLLUTION.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that When i write a story about a lost chapter of Odysseus where he goes back from Hades to Circe's island, and in a moment of despair (in a huge storm on a ship), he says, "Son of Kronos, Zeus, why have you forsaken me?" as to quote Matthew 27:46 "About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,[a] lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")" ? IS it humorous?

    70% not ironic 4 votes Literary Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Many wild fires are started by volunteer firefighters.

    75% ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The only possible means of saving someone, was by killing them.

    83% ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that I was reading a health and fitness magazine on the beach while eating hot chips.

    55% ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that We determine a President of the United States by determining how our states are divided.

    50% ironic 1 votes News Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that The saying in shrek "happiness is a tear drop away".

    63% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Guy you've been in a serious relationship breaks up with you, then asks you for dating advice concerning his new girlfriend.

    64% not ironic 5 votes Love Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A Democratic candidate, who is suspected of being a closeted Republican, poses for a picture in his home with toy elephants mounted on the wall behind him? http://tinyurl.

    67% not ironic 3 votes News Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that A neuroanatomist gets a stroke?

    63% not ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Someone states "I wish it would snow on all this people bitching about snow" because they are bitching about people bitching?

    85% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Finally, he answered with some lame excuse.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A mother names her son Mark after the gospel writer, only for him to grow up to be atheist and gay.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Religion Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that To call a woman a blossom on a cherry blossom tree which actually the beauty of a cherry blossom tree does not last long?

    70% ironic 5 votes Music Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Chasing my dream and catching it would set me free.

    68% ironic 5 votes Literary Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that An alliance of (now) thirteen cities is still known as "The Twelve Cities" after several of the now allied cities destroyed one of the most prominent cities and two more were built in its place?

    60% not ironic 3 votes Literary Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Someone claims to laugh at "American idiots" all day, and yet is, unknowingly, an "American idiot"? To clarify, "i laugh at american idiots all day" (Direct quote, spoken by an American who happens to be, himself, an idiot.

    58% not ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Something pops up on your screen that says, "you just won $1,000!" and you click on it and fill the survey only to get a virus that shuts down your computer permenantly.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that I spend so much time on Pinterest getting inspired to do things but then not having any time to do the things because I've spent so much time on Pinterest?

    75% ironic 4 votes Technology Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Jesus freed his people from persecution from the Roman Empire and the Vatican, the "home" of Christianity is in Rome?

    68% ironic 5 votes Religion Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that The word 'lisp' has an 's' in it.

    68% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Religious beliefs are a must for the President but the Constitution calls for separation of church and state?

    96% ironic 13 votes Religion Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that You are unaware of the cuisines of a country where you have lived most part of your life?

    50% ironic 1 votes Food Vote →