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  1. Is it ironic that Over the summer I will leave college in Houston to go home to California.

    63% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that To judge people and situations when we commit sin and don't have the experience?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Religion Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that After brushing my teeth, I then found a toothbrush bristle stuck in my teeth?

    50% ironic 1 votes Health Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that When using more difficult words to explain or clarify the meanings of other words.

    75% ironic 4 votes Literary Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that On a page dedicated to get people to use the word ironic/irony correctly, there is an advertisement for school improvement in Australia?

    90% ironic 5 votes School Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The Marlboro man died from cigarettes.

    55% not ironic 4 votes Health Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that A Ford Focus driver has ADD.

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Oh, the irony! Recently, as I typed away writing a grant application for COPD grant funding, the people sitting behind me in the waiting area I was in, reeked of stale, musty cigarette smoke! I considered asking them to proof it for me.

    70% ironic 3 votes Health Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I got a chemical burn that is shaped like a smiley face?

    50% ironic 1 votes Health Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that A player on the well knowen video game Halo 4 has a nametag saying "D3athtoAll" but he doesn't score any kills himself, or assists?

    83% ironic 3 votes Technology Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A man fell in love with the woman he now calls his wife, when he was 19 years old.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Love Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that It is recommended that students get 8-10 hours of sleep to be fully functional, and yet, school starts at 7:30 or 8:00 in the morning?

    50% ironic 5 votes School Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that A man was going through a heart attack and confessed to a murder.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I liked a girl in high school, some bad things happened between me and her and now i am interested in her sister.

    88% not ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that My current boss brought a broken neon sign (I work for a beer distributor) to my previous boss about 4 years ago and it still is in the same place and is not fixed.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that People are nearly killed by the very people who save lives? Paramedics?

    78% ironic 4 votes Death Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A woman says "What a nice weather we are having!" When the weather is clowdy and its about to rain.

    63% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that After buying a copy of the film "the hangover" I can't remember where I put it, or if someone borrowed it?

    58% ironic 9 votes Irony Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that I have a tattoo from one of my favorite books that symbolizes working towards one life goal that the character is willing/ and does sacrifice everything for.

    50% ironic 2 votes Love Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that If a shoemaker was trampled to death.

    75% ironic 6 votes Death Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A woman passes a shop window with the sign "Only 364 shopping days till Christmas".

    88% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that I'm on a swimming team but I can't swim.

    55% not ironic 4 votes Sport Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that The people who most commonly get ME/CFS (which is an illness that stops you dead) are those who cant stop or slow down.

    63% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that I'm allergic to my allergy medication?

    96% ironic 12 votes Health Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that After studying the book 'of mice and men' I want to shoot myself in the back of my head?

    75% ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →