Coincidence Irony

1,116 real-life examples of coincidence irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of coincidence? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that The government shuts down on the anniversaries of both Yosemite National Park and NASA?

    80% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Typically, the people you don't want to run into at a public event is often times the first ones you encounter?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I didn't study for a placement test and scored pretty low in math.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Is the statement "he's a legend in his own mind" ironic?

    80% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Ben Franklin, whose face is on the $100 bill, once said, "Contentment makes poor men rich".

    77% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Brad Pitt, a man with one of the world's most recognizable faces, may have prosopagnosia (the inability to recognize others' faces)?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that During the Salem witch-trials a pastor was tried and hung for witchcraft.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that That someone posted a picture of a book entitled "things fall apart" and the cover was torn and falling off??

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A disproportional number of educated people use the word ironic incorrectly?

    67% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that A lifeguard drowned.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that I asked my friend what she would do if her dog threw up on the carpet, and later that night, her dog actually did throw up on the carpet!

    53% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that I know a young boy who's birthday I didn't know was coming up and I was in the store looking at items and a tattoo book triggered to me that I should get this for the young boy.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that I intended to send my daughter a birthday text message at the exact time of her birth, but I was late sending it because I was talking to her on the phone?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I tell my boyfriend I love being close to him and then a song saying "i feel so close to you right now" plays on the radio?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A bald man is wearing a hairnet for work?

    60% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A guy morns the break up of a relationship with a girl he believes he loves by sleeping with several woman he could never love.

    73% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that There are over 30 CCTV cameras within 200 meters of the apartment in which George Orwell lived until 1950.

    63% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that My sister and I were talking about the actor Jeremy Irons and how pale he looks, suspecting that, because he is a vegan, he probably is anemic (lacking 'iron') and how funny it was since his last name is Irons.

    73% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A boy is skating on a skateboard he falls off then someone says great moves tony hawke.

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I joined a dating site and the first girl out of literally hundreds in the same area that the site matched me with was my ex?

    70% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The sounds of fire trucks when it rains.

    70% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Hollywood, a district known for both glitz, American movies, and greasy celebrities alike, is only about 12 minutes away from La Brea, known for the eponymous La Brea Tar Pits?

    67% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that We put 40 days and 40 nights film on with josh hartnet in...

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that I was thinking about ways to save money while driving to work.

    57% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that The hippie infestation episode is on while everyone on my twitter feed is obsessed with the bonnaroo line-up?

    57% ironic 3 votes Vote →