Literary · Asked 28th June 2012 · 1,250 views Is it ironic that... Maya Angelou is often cited as the source for a quotation which begins: "people will forget what you said." The verdict 83% ironic 83% say this IS ironic · 3 votes Cast your vote How ironic is this on a scale of 0 to 10? 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Definitely ironic Not ironic at all Submit vote ← All examples Random example → Submit your own → More literary irony View all → Is it ironic that A boy whose father abandoned him and sent him to Cuba to constantly gazes across the sea wishing he could see all the way to Cuba to see his father. 60% ironic 2 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Someone who loves to wear a Fight Club shirt and continually quotes the rules? (ironic in two ways: 75% ironic 2 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Sarah won a Justin Bieber concert ticket from her local radio station. 63% ironic 4 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A blog post entitled Lost In Translation inspires a comment from someone who may have been indirectly involved in the creation of a film series called Lust In Translation? 70% not ironic 2 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.