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  1. Is it ironic that After absolutely nothing was going his way, he said his day couldn't get any worse and the bird pooped on his head.

    50% ironic 1 votes Animal Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Madonna's 'Papa, Don't Preach' is playing on the radio as Draco Malfoy is telling his father that he's pregnant and wants to keep the child?

    50% ironic 1 votes Music Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that When I was a kid only my sister could understand what I was saying, but then in middle school she was my biggest bully about my speech impediment?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that When requesting a copy of an academic article on the "Commodification of Love" I make the assertion that I will not profit from its use?

    80% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that The cloud creating satellite launch was postponed due to bad weather.

    83% ironic 3 votes Science Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that I'm named after the basketball player Shaquille O'neal whom is extremely tall while I'm actually extremely short ?

    50% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that My nose is so stuffed up that I can hardly even swallow, let alone taste my halfway decent wine.

    50% ironic 1 votes Health Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A stricter gun laws campaigner owning a gun.

    55% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I don't revise for exams all through my teenage years then spend the last day as a teenager solidly revising.

    75% not ironic 2 votes School Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Perfection itself is not perfect.Being...

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that In a government election where the main issue is education, parties are debating whether or not there should be standardized testing and voter apathy is an issue; I'm faced with choosing between spending class time on running an authentic student election or prepping for standardized tests?

    50% ironic 1 votes School Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that The "misuse of irony" section of of www.

    52% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Assuming there is no lightning, people at a beach to get wet running for cover when it starts to rain.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I conduct a podcast but do not listen to any podcasts?

    55% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that The UPS man bringing replacement credit cards found the lost one in our driveway.

    69% ironic 7 votes Irony Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A halloween party got shut down Michael Myers.

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Someone says "let's just forget about the amnesia".

    62% ironic 6 votes Literary Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that This is not an irony and it's on this website?

    87% ironic 17 votes Irony Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Goldfish live in glass houses, and all we give them are stones? I had made a meme pic with the idea that goldfish, being the last critter one would expect to throw stones, would be given so many of them, and also live in a glass house.

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that A politician who lobbied against the mandatory wearing of motorcycle helmets died while being struck by a car on his motorcycle.

    60% not ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Someone gets offended, after previously telling you that 'people who get offended need to toughen up'?

    60% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that The book I ordered, arrived at the bookstore.

    80% ironic 3 votes Literary Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Is the following setting ironic? 1945 Vietnam.

    50% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that After eating a generous portion of take-out Chinese lo mein dripping in oil my fortune cookie reads "A healthy body will benefit you forever.

    60% ironic 2 votes Food Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Some people are so quick to point out a misuse of irony, yet can't concretely describe what makes something ironic?

    83% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →