Irony Irony

Yes, you read that right. "Irony irony" is a real category on this site - examples of irony about irony itself. If you've ever wondered whether a site about irony could be ironic, or whether the very concept of irony is somehow ironic, you're in the right place. We have 1,758 examples and we're honestly not sure what that says about us, or the English language, or the universe. Probably all three.

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  1. Is it ironic that The dude in the Chevy Silverado who changed lanes without signaling or checking his blind spot, cutting me and my motorcycle off, and nearly forcing me into the median, during my commute this morning...

    95% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A man riding bareheaded on a motorcycle in an anti-helmet law rally lost control of his cycle, went over his handlebars, hit his head on the pavement and died.

    63% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that My name is Rich but I'm poor.

    83% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A highlighter is black?

    70% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Taking a picture of people on their phones and telling them to get off of their phone.

    76% not ironic 10 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Now that Kurzweil has been hired by Google, his own incompetence will derail the technological advance of our civilisation and he will in effect be the architect of the failure of his own predictions of Singularity?

    71% ironic 10 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Someone choked and died from a lifesaver?

    95% ironic 10 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that "a lifeguard drowning.

    87% ironic 10 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that George Caragonne, who had written an anti-drug story for Marvel Comics in 1993, became a heavy cocaine user in 1995?

    93% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that A job posting requires candidates to "be English in English language"

    60% not ironic 9 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that I told my mom that dogs can't talk then she put on snoop dogg.

    80% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that I hate perfumes but it's going to be my gift to my friend on her birthday?

    80% not ironic 9 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Daniel Lewin, who wore a Hijacker swatch watch, trained with Israeli antihijack elite military unit, was stabbed the hijackers on of American Airlines Flight 11, often considered one of the first victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

    79% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that It starts pouring down rain and you open your umbrella only to discover that it has a leak right in the middle of it?

    67% not ironic 9 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Rapper DMX bashes the police in interviews then has his life saved by police giving him CPR?

    67% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that You think a dog chasing his tail is a moron but you are sitting there watching a dog chase his tail.

    81% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I need to use my broken eyeglasses in order to see well enough to repair my broken eyeglasses.

    51% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Dave Strider.

    72% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that An organizational/productivity coach forgets about a meeting?

    69% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I had to search out a pair of scissors in order to open a package of scissors?

    88% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A baby is conceived at an abortion rally?

    88% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Iceland is mostly green, and Greenland is mostly icy?

    77% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Man on a small desert island with two trees cuts down one to reach a package in the ocean (there are sharks) Inside the box is a hammock.

    92% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that In an effort to make America safer, the government has waged a 40-odd year war on drugs, enforcing a nearly zero-tolerance policy.

    92% ironic 9 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that A criminal kills himself to escape death penalty.

    76% ironic 9 votes Vote →