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 Dog the bounty hunter's wife Beth, after the crew apprehended a suspect that was more concerned about the welfare of her cats than going to jail, pulls into the jail parking lot and says, "How ironic is that Dwane? There are 40 cats over there."...

    73% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A sign in the middle of a lawn admonishes -"Post no signs, do not walk on lawn".

    63% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that A person named Rain does not enjoy rain.

    53% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Someone was corrected on their understanding of a joke because the person correcting hadn't understood the second joke? **ORIGINAL JOKE** SCARY BUT TRUE: statistics show that everyone who's ever used a cell phone will die **** **RESPONSE** they also show that at least 9 out of 10 people who smoke will die.

    57% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that The dumbest kid in Modern Family is actually the smartest in real life.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Under a picture of Einstein is a caption of someone not too bright.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that When you are always negative, you claim that being positive will mess everything up.

    73% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that I have a t-shirt featuring kittens, but the grouping of the kittens creates the image of a skull?

    73% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I met a love interest a few weeks ago who told me yesterday, "No matter how this turns out, we will always always be friends...what...

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Is the following setting ironic? 1945 Vietnam.

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A jobseekers firm had to make cuts to their staff.

    80% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Americans have no clue what irony is or how to use it, yet the opposite of pro is con, so the opposite of progress is congress?

    67% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Standing on your feet all morning so your back won't hurt, only to have to sit cause your feet hurt.

    60% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A person who is called a gentleman cross-dresses?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A television commercial advertises that this particular channel will provide no television commercials.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that There is all this clamor about to try the soldier who went on a killing spree in Afganistan quickly and execute him, never mind his having suffered a traumatic brain injury.

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that The filmmaker behind "kony2012" was arrested for masturbaring and being under the influence in public.

    70% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Janet Street-Porter talks about how loud and ugly wind turbines are.

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that If a priest lies at church.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that While waiting for the downpipes to keep the water from under my house...

    77% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever, yet the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us to please not feed the animals, because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves?

    80% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that After complaining about a neighbour leaving 20 notes on my door, today he left a note saying he will be leaving no more notes.

    73% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that One of the top results of suggested careers (after taking a careers-quest quiz to see what would suit me) was 'Career consultant' when clearly, I took the test because I'm unsure of my future career path.

    77% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that I'm on a diet, but my lunch will always be hamburgers.

    80% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that A backpacker hiking in the woods with bear spray gets eaten by a bear.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →