Examples of Irony ironies

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Ironic Questions: Irony

Is It Ironic That...?

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  • 57% IRONIC
  • 43% NOT IRONIC
401) ... i fall in love with a guy, but he doesn't return the feelings. Time later, another guy with the same name falls in love with me, and i don't return the feelings...
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  • 65% IRONIC
  • 35% NOT IRONIC
402) ... There is a spray for a DRY erase board.
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
  • 25% IRONIC
403) ... Someone sits down where their sister was sitting, not knowing their sister was sitting in the same seat before....
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  • 83% NOT IRONIC
  • 17% IRONIC
404) ... If a priest lies at church.
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  • 77% NOT IRONIC
  • 23% IRONIC
405) ... while waiting for the downpipes to keep the water from under my house... the house is flooded by a river......
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  • 80% IRONIC
  • 20% NOT IRONIC
406) ... 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?...
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  • 50% IRONIC
  • 50% NOT IRONIC
407) ... a member of an online forum wrote to another member that the latter should use the internet to find the answer they asked for in the forum?...
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  • 73% IRONIC
  • 27% NOT IRONIC
408) ... After complaining about a neighbour leaving 20 notes on my door, today he left a note saying he will be leaving no more notes....
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  • 80% NOT IRONIC
  • 20% IRONIC
409) ... Bill Gates wins the lottery?
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  • 75% IRONIC
  • 25% NOT IRONIC
410) ... 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....
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
  • 25% IRONIC
411) ... Today women earn almost 60 percent of all bachelor's degrees and more than half of master's and Ph.D.'s. Many people believe that while this may be good for women as income earners, it bodes ill for their marital propects....
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  • 86% IRONIC
  • 14% NOT IRONIC
412) ... Is it ironic that I had to search out a pair of scissors in order to open a package of scissors?...
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  • 92% IRONIC
  • 8% NOT IRONIC
413) ... the phrase "think outside the box" has become a cliche?
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  • 83% NOT IRONIC
  • 18% IRONIC
414) ... Country A steals everything from country B, then leaves. Without resources, people in Country B live in poverty. Many years later, Country A asks County B why it is so poor....
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  • 63% IRONIC
  • 38% NOT IRONIC
415) ... a motivational speaker who talks about how abortions are bad, then has one 2 days after her speech?...
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
  • 25% IRONIC
416) ... today my girl friend broke up with me only for my ex wife to text me happy anniversary....
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
  • 25% IRONIC
417) ... people say that nobody is perfect, but you always hear people say that practice makes perfect......
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  • 65% NOT IRONIC
  • 35% IRONIC
418) ... Is it ironic that after needing a lay in all week only to wake up just after 2am and not get back to sleep....
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  • 50% IRONIC
  • 50% NOT IRONIC
419) ... a man suffered a heart attack after eating a "triple bypass burger" at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas...
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  • 80% NOT IRONIC
  • 20% IRONIC
420) ... I'm on a diet, but my lunch will always be hamburgers.
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  • 75% NOT IRONIC
  • 25% IRONIC
421) ... A backpacker hiking in the woods with bear spray gets eaten by a bear
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  • 77% IRONIC
  • 23% NOT IRONIC
422) ... A man goes to a fitness center, but inside he takes an escalator to the upper floor....
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  • 61% IRONIC
  • 39% NOT IRONIC
423) ... An evil heartless person born on Valentine's Day
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  • 95% IRONIC
  • 5% NOT IRONIC
424) ... someone choked and died from a lifesaver?
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  • 50% IRONIC
  • 50% NOT IRONIC
425) ... conservationists ended up accidentally killing a rhino at an anti-poaching demonstration?...