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  1. Is it ironic that A man with a tattoo of eyes becomes blind?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that For someone to kill and torture their lifelong friend and then miss them deeply for the rest of their life?

    63% ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I don't want to be officially "In A Relationship" on Facebook because I don't want the world to know my personal business, yet my profile picture is of me and my girlfriend, and my girlfriend's profile picture is that same picture of her and I.

    75% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A man gives a worthless penny to a homeless person then finds out that it is the most valuable source of income In the US.

    55% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Claudius accidentally kills his wife in an attempt to remain king (and wishes to remain king in part to be her husband).

    75% ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Your ex's new partner becomes one of your best friends EVEN when you still have feelings for your ex and they're still together?

    50% ironic 1 votes Love Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that JFK's assassin ends up getting shot himself?

    67% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A woman who was on the show "Survivor" died this year.

    63% ironic 6 votes Death Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that If read carefully the genesis story from the bible actually teaches the lesson "do not seek knowledge.

    65% not ironic 2 votes Religion Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that All three famous between the leg tennis shots were against Novak Djokovic.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Sport Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A Frenchman living in Paris hates romance with a passion.

    50% ironic 1 votes Love Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that You got killed by avoiding death.

    73% ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Not living your life while trying to evade death.

    75% ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I've been talking about riding my bike to work for the past 2 years.

    63% not ironic 8 votes Irony Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that I haven't had to take my cat to the vet in three years only to need to take her for an emergent problem costing three years worth of vet bills?

    55% not ironic 2 votes Animal Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that The vegan butcher that I usually get my meat from always gives me a deadly glare when I'm buying something.

    50% ironic 1 votes Food Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A man died of heart attack after dancing to the hit pop song "Gangnam Style".

    73% not ironic 7 votes Death Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that I am not motivated to do my homework for "Motivational Processes in Psychology"?

    65% not ironic 4 votes School Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that I found myself leaning toward atheism while attending weekly church classes?

    87% ironic 7 votes Religion Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Most people don't get out of life alive?

    63% ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The deaths of Romeo and Juliet because their families are at war is the reason that the Montagues and Capulets reconcile at the end of the play?

    73% ironic 6 votes Literary Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Sherlock Holmes, a model of logic and skeptical thought, was created by the extremely gullible Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that You have saved a lot of couples from divorce by your advice and at times, played the role of their therapist; you are still single.

    50% ironic 1 votes Love Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that My actress girlfriend recently showed me her old university rehearsal stage, which was somehow burnt down pretty badly.

    70% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that My mum died the same day my daughter was born.

    96% not ironic 25 votes Death Vote →