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  1. Is it ironic that Carl Kyle, the most deadly sniper in American military history, lives through multiple war tours and then is fatally shot by an ex-marine as a civilian?

    63% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that On a VW assembly line a technician was crushed to death by the robot he was installing.

    80% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I found a pigeon locked in a shopfront window, and the business happened to be 'Flight Centre'.

    71% ironic 7 votes Animal Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that While a kid is skipping on london bridge singing "london bridge is falling dowwn," london bridge actually falls down?

    74% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that This sentence is a lie.

    72% not ironic 6 votes Literary Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that When a mother is heading to a doctor's office to pick up a soft cast boot her daughter, who has broken her foot, the mother slips and breaks her foot resulting in needing a soft cast herself?

    75% ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that There's a website that rebels against the internet.

    75% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Signs used to prohibit colored people from entering a business, but black is actually not a color.

    63% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that How Your silence says alot ?

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Native Americans celebrating Thanksgiving.

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A girl name Taylor miller and both tailor and a miller is a job.

    63% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Mark Lilla, discussing Don Quixote, Harper's Sept.

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that "We thought it had floated into the clouds, even hoped that it had traveled to Africa, but there it was slowly dying in a tree right above my head.

    58% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Somebody crashed into a sign on the side of the road that said "please drive safely!" ?

    84% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that LOGO, the gay TV network is now airing "16 and pregnant".

    57% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A headline on a tech news site states that services are unavailable for some customers of a major service provider.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Is there irony in wishing someone bad karma?

    83% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that That I was on vacation in a sunny paradise location and it rained everyday.

    76% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that An old person is standing in the train, and the person sitting in front of the old person gives the seat to a young man instead.

    70% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I am setting up a gardening display in my store, but it's snowing outside?

    55% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that I called a credit card company to ask them to please stop sending me solicitations through the mail.

    60% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that My welcome mat at my front door says "GO AWAY".

    96% ironic 21 votes Irony Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that When I listened to the song ironic at a wedding, I looked down to see that a fly had dropped down into my chardonnay, and that the next day, my 96 year old grandfather died.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Coincidence Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that That a girl named avariella which means strong woman be weak and lonely?

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that A thief gets robbed when he goes to return an item he has previously stolen?

    80% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →