Death Irony

324 real-life examples of death irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of death? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that Co worker refuses to quit smoking because his father (65 years old) smokes and is not affected.

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that That I have to wait until someone dies in the funeral industry to get a job in the funeral industry?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I had a dream that I died from drowning because I couldn't swim, despite the fact that I'm a lifeguard and swim coach.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that After getting caught in a storm out at sea and almost capsizing in the boat (which drowning is one of my biggest fears) that upon making it to shore my dad had tagged me in a cartoon post of death holding a tooth brush with a caption saying "Relax its just a brush with death?"

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that My friend stopped talking to me the day my son died and now she has a terminal illness?

    63% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that All of these dead people are killing my vibe?

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that The daughter of the commandant of Auschwitz death camp moved to America and ended up working for Jews for 30 years?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that When someone accused of murder gets acquitted for lack of evidence but then gets a lawyer to fire off a letter saying that posts on the internet about how they got away with murder made them feel "physically and psychologically threatened.

    53% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that You got killed by avoiding death.

    73% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Most people don't get out of life alive?

    63% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Life is short.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that A man was put to death for necrophilia.

    60% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that A cardiologist dies of a heart stroke at the age of 45.

    60% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A soldier is making a doll for a village girl and the mother of the little girl hands a bomb to another soldier.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Although coworkers tend to view me as somewhat foolish/weird they tend to come to me when someone they love is dying?

    63% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A girl seeks a green mamba for a safety when it is what eventually kills her?

    77% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A family is driving on a road to a town called Tombsboro.

    73% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that A mother bought her son a gun for his 11th birthday which he later murdered her with?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A man committs suicide with a gun at an auto race sponsored by the National Rifle Association?

    67% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I never knew how much I love my father until his death?

    53% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that My friend had a reputation of driving very fast, recklessly, often drunk, and ultimately died in a car accident as a passenger in a car driven by someone who drove safely?

    60% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that A fat person dies of starvation?

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A prince kills a dragon and saves the princess and then finds out that the dragon was her best friend that was saving her from princes since she has a phobia of them.

    53% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that The spokesman for the restaurant chain Heart Attack Burgers had a heart attack.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that You save someone then you kill them?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →