Literary · Asked 29th November 2017 · 1,245 views Is it ironic that... People teach their kids that it's bad to hurt someone, while people nuke each other? The verdict 25% ironic 75% not 75% say this is NOT ironic · 2 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 Is the ending of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, Ironic? 50% ironic 1 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A fictional character says the difference between them and Harry Potter is that they aren't fictional. 75% ironic 4 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A slave (Frederick Douglass) sees the ship that enslaved him as a symbol of freedom. 75% ironic 2 votes Vote → Is it ironic that I am reading a kindle in a library? 53% ironic 8 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.