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  1. Is it ironic that The government distributes more food stamps than ever, but the same government asks people "Please do not feed the animals" because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.

    68% ironic 4 votes Food Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that The day that Google memorializes Yosemite National Park's anniversary no one could visit due to the government shutdown?

    65% ironic 4 votes News Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that President Trump may have to call upon Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore to step down from consideration because of multiple allegations of sexual assault?

    75% ironic 2 votes News Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that I stayed up all night writing an essay on how kids need to get more sleep?

    83% ironic 10 votes Coincidence Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Bomb.com...

    78% ironic 4 votes Technology Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that I had to go to the dentist because I fell on my front teeth.

    79% not ironic 8 votes Health Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that For an atheist to say "god dammit?".

    60% ironic 6 votes Religion Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that I missed a class on how to avoid food poisoning because I had food poisoning.

    86% ironic 5 votes Food Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that There's ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife?

    88% not ironic 4 votes Food Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that How good it would be to die right here!

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that For the past three nights, (without any planning or awareness) my friend and I have logged onto a game at the exact same time?

    78% not ironic 13 votes Coincidence Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Maya Angelou is often cited as the source for a quotation which begins: "people will forget what you said.

    83% ironic 3 votes Literary Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that FEMA closes because of a noreaster.

    86% ironic 5 votes News Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that My friend dumped her 33 year old boyfriend because she wanted to date someone "young and successful" and now she is dating someone 32 and working a minimum wage job?

    75% ironic 2 votes Love Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that My friend's last name is tall, but everyone in the family is extremly short?

    83% ironic 3 votes Health Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A student's toughest teacher turns out to be his favorite teacher.

    73% not ironic 4 votes School Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Hearing Britney Spears' telling a contestant in a 'talent' contest that his voice is not up to "X Factor" standards? (Assuming "X Factor" standards = a good singing voice.

    85% ironic 6 votes Music Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that We bake cookies, but cook bacon?

    55% ironic 2 votes Food Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that I am reading an article on how not to procrastinate instead of doing the school work I should be doing right now?

    89% ironic 8 votes School Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that An activist fighting her whole life for the idea that marijuana is safer than alcohol was killed by a drunk driver?

    55% ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A guy turn 11 on 11/11/11 (November 11 2011) A guy turned 15 on August 15 2015.

    59% not ironic 7 votes Coincidence Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that When someone is not serious about being agnostic?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Religion Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that That an entire classroom of Christian high school teenagers passed their final exam in Morality by stealing the answers and copying them into their bibles before the test?

    90% ironic 5 votes Religion Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that The cake was as soft as concrete.

    60% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that My father lost his wedding ring for several years, and then found it digging up dirt in the yard?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Love Vote →