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  1. Is it ironic that I woke up 6 AM to check if my school was closed due to the snow storm so I could sleep more?

    72% ironic 5 votes School Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Isn't it ironic that there's controversy surrounding the supposed teaching of Islamic militantism in these so called Birmingham schools and yet since like forever the UK has had enforced Christianity in schools across the country?

    50% ironic 1 votes School Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that An elevator broke down in an elevator fixing facility and nobody there could fix it?

    68% ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Donald Trumps wife and his ex wife are immigrants.

    50% ironic 3 votes News Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Someone says they just quit smoking and then gets hit by a cigarette truck?

    90% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The man who once cheated on me and was subsequently dumped by said woman in question(and is his soon to be ex wife), was at the hospital with their daughter to see her new baby; not his child but with another man?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Love Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Someone thought India's founder was Indiana Jones?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Religion Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A person is trapped in a room they once thought as safe?

    60% not ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I love writing but i have a spelling disability.

    75% not ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that On keri hilson's album No Boys Allowed she has a song with chris brown called One Night Stand AND she sings some of the songs with other guys??

    70% ironic 2 votes Music Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that On the same day that President Obama gives a speech about controlling guns he sends stealth bombers to fly training missions over South Korea, essentially threatening North Korea with being shot?

    63% not ironic 3 votes News Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Lynchburg, Tennessee, which is home of the Jack Daniel's distillery, is a dry city (one in which selling alcohol is illegal)?

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that I use email to have conversations about social media.

    83% not ironic 4 votes Technology Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Girls always say to act natural and be yourself, yet they wear makeup and try to be someone they are not?

    75% ironic 2 votes Love Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that As a child, I was not attracted to Blonde women, but I actually married a blonde!

    89% ironic 16 votes Love Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that There are no churches on Church Street?

    92% ironic 9 votes Religion Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A man dies from a rare condition caused by an enzyme in his kidneys exasperrated by his consumption of tea, which was suggested to him by his doctor as an alternative to drinking alcohol for health reasons.

    87% ironic 9 votes Death Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that God's power is made perfect in weakness?

    50% ironic 1 votes Religion Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that If someone goes to a fashion/model show and instead of throwing roses on stage after the show, they start shooting chili dogs out of a chili dog gun at the models?

    65% not ironic 2 votes News Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that While waiting tables a woman known as a psychic asked me the ingredients in our salad dressing?

    73% ironic 3 votes Food Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that I have a stuffed tiger named Calvin?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that I thought my friend was going to watch a band concert in-person and instead suggested he watch it using Skype, only to find out he was planning on using Skype all along?

    77% not ironic 3 votes Technology Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that When ur little and teachers tell u to read the picture book in class.

    50% ironic 1 votes Coincidence Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that I just found out I'm pregnant, and then won 11 bottles of speciality vodka and wine at a raffle? I only put one ticket in for that, but 20 tickets in for another thing.

    59% ironic 8 votes Health Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that An oncologist is diagnosed with cancer.

    83% ironic 3 votes Health Vote →