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  1. Is it ironic that When Annie Sullivan is teaching Helen Keller to sew is it ironic that instead of Helen stabbing her self she stabs Annie?

    88% not ironic 4 votes Literary Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that There is such a thing as "jumbo shrimp," or is it just an oxymoron?

    53% ironic 3 votes Food Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that In Pinter's play The Homecoming, Teddy comes home to his family with his wife Ruth and subsequently returns to his home in America at the end of the play without her?

    50% ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Bethleham Steel Corporation makes weapons of war, when, according to the Bible, Bethleham is the birthplace of Jesus, Prince of Peace?

    88% ironic 6 votes Religion Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that In a city, the power in a few buildings go out.

    50% ironic 1 votes Coincidence Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Man dies in wreck, trapped by seatbelt.

    80% ironic 6 votes Death Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that When a football team wins, that this also helps out their rivals?

    52% not ironic 5 votes Sport Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that I am on my way to a CPR(cardiopulmonary resuscitation) class in the middle of a blizzard & have a bad car accident requiring medical personal to use CPR on me to save my life.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that Writing about King Lear going crazy is making me go crazy.

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that A married man suspects his wife is having an affair with a male friend because he has said he is in love with her.

    60% ironic 4 votes Love Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Silence can have many levels of feelings that are unexpressed, but does not necessarily mean goodbye.

    60% not ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Snake venom is used in the cure of snake bites?

    57% ironic 4 votes Health Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Today Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle was due to speak on BBC news about the need for the HS2 ( High Speed Rail network) but failed to make the slot - due to a delayed train.

    83% ironic 4 votes News Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I saved a man from a catastrophic accident only to have him pass away from a heart attack a few hours later.

    63% ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Learning English as a second language, my Russian friend said to me, "The hardest part of learning English is the pronunciation."

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that Brother A gets a cavity while Brother B does not when: Brother A always eats fruit while Brother B always eats candy.

    75% ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Is the ending of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, Ironic?

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The Australian government has been turning asylum seekers, who have arrived by boat, away from its shores and directed them to Papua New Guinea.

    50% ironic 1 votes News Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that I slipped and hurt my behind on the ice and am now icing my behind?

    50% ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The money that I'll receive as a butcher will be what funds my new vegetarian lifestyle?

    50% ironic 3 votes Food Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that You are online on Steam, but your status reads "Away" and you don't realise that until a friend reminds you to change your status to "Online"

    76% ironic 20 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Would it be ironic if a teacher at Eton College got eaten?

    88% not ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that In a forest full of trees and greenery, there is a furniture factory?

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that In the last weeks of Carlene's life, "we laugh a lot at ironies", giggling over life and its ironies seen when she aware is so close to death.

    83% not ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Students do homework in class instead of at home?

    61% ironic 7 votes School Vote →