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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Is it ironic that A professional lumberjack says " all work and no play makes me what to chop trees.
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Is it ironic that I had to run to catch a train to meet a friend to go for a walk.
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Is it ironic that If you have bumper stickers on your truck that say, "Homosexuality is wrong", "Gays are evil", and several other stickers that spew out hate towards homosexuals, then why are you driving around with a giant pair of 'truck nuts' on your trailer hitch?
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Is it ironic that People using the word "ignorant" who dont know what the word actually means.
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Is it ironic that A student was to receive an award for the best attendance during the year.
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Is it ironic that Edward Glenn Roberts...
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Is it ironic that I don't like broccoli or cheese, but I like broccoli with cheese?
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Is it ironic that People always "wait" to lose weight?
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Is it ironic that Isn't it ironic after spending most of my life taking people I loved to their doctors & now I need help and there is no one that can take me?
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Is it ironic that Just when your friend says that it just isn't the time for me to marry, I'm about to tell her I'm going to get engaged?
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Is it ironic that Is it ironice that Hillary Clinton wants stricter gun laws to save the toddlers but is ok with late term abortion?
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Is it ironic that One manager who you love and have lots of banter with, and whose a friend outside of work anyway says something cheeky, to which you laugh.
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Is it ironic that My second-grade son only missed one question on his spelling test: he wrote "mitake" instead of "mistake"?
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Is it ironic that Assuming there is no lightning, people at a beach to get wet running for cover when it starts to rain.
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Is it ironic that When teaching a lesson on irony (to support a unit on Greek myths) the teacher intended to hold a discussion on what was ironic in the story the class had read, but failed to do so during class.
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Is it ironic that Environmental group should try to make the environment better, and save the Earth.
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Is it ironic that An #anesthetist with the last name of "Whitehead"
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Is it ironic that Mark Lilla, discussing Don Quixote, Harper's Sept.
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Is it ironic that I'm in India on Independence Day, independence from British rule, and it is a national holiday.
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Is it ironic that Is it irony that the inventor of TNT instigated the Nobel Peace Prize? Or was it a forgivable display of conscience and contrition? On a lighter note, the Irish comedian Ed Byrne has a great skit on the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morrissette (who I like, I'm not dissing her) but basically the gist of it is that none of the things quoted in the lyrics are ironic.
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Is it ironic that Someone insults a person for being oblivious while being oblivious to the fact that they were acting.
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Is it ironic that A PDF announcing efforts at environmental sustainability distributed via email throughout the organization touts "Printed on 100% Recycled Paper" on the footer...and...
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Is it ironic that A racist person is in an argument.
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Is it ironic that I like to go to the beach specifically on overcast and cloudy days.
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Is it ironic that My friend said, "Isn't it ironic the way we say things are ironic when they really aren't?" Due to the answer to his question being no, is his statement in of itself ironic?