News · Asked 19th July 2011 · 1,596 views Is it ironic that... A billionaire can't pay for his electric bill. The verdict 89% ironic 89% say this IS ironic · 9 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 news irony View all → Is it ironic that Reducing funding for student aid programs in the name of future debt reduction would either increase the burden of debt early in one\'s career (when they are least able to afford it) or force potential graduates to opt out of education entirely and thereby lower the nation\'s collective ability to pay future obligations. 88% not ironic 4 votes Vote → Is it ironic that These supposed 'tolerance' marches have in fact fuelled further racist incidents in the community. 73% ironic 3 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A Harvard University fellow who was studying ethics was charged with hacking into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's computer network to steal nearly 5 million academic articles. 70% not ironic 5 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Burning Man, a self-described radically inclusive and open artistic community in the desert, has had to cap its own attendance and is now seeing scalpers sell tickets for over $200,000 on StubHub? 60% ironic 2 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.