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  1. Is it ironic that That which does not kill us makes us stronger?

    60% not ironic 7 votes Death Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that My son who hates lettuce and ordered a sandwich without lettuce ended up with lettuce on his sandwich and then in an attempt to clean it off of his sandwich ended up with lettuce on his finger?

    90% not ironic 6 votes Food Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that Then the Indian corner-shop's yellow sign bursts though the grey.

    75% ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A wet towel.

    89% not ironic 9 votes Health Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A headline in a science journal read: 'Arctic Armageddon Needs More Science, Less Hype'?

    70% ironic 7 votes Science Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The incoming Secretary of Education is found to have plagiarized answers in the questionnaire she had to complete to be considered for the position.

    76% ironic 8 votes News Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that In a meeting with the Oracle at Delphi, the young heir to the throne of Thebes learns that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother.

    71% ironic 11 votes Literary Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that The person who first introduced me to the definition of word "cyclical" is someone with whom I have an ongoing relationship in which we get back together for a couple of weeks every few years and then break up again?

    87% ironic 6 votes Love Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that Donald Trump called immigrants rapists after allegations of him raping Ivana Trump decades ago?

    56% ironic 5 votes News Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Lucifer means bringer of light, but people mistake Lucifer as being synonymies with the devil(prince of darkness)?

    87% ironic 7 votes Religion Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A pineapple ain't a pine tree nor an apple.

    66% not ironic 7 votes Food Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Instead of instilling a belief in god by reading the bible, it instead leads to Atheism?

    64% ironic 8 votes Religion Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that The rescue animal center had murdered an animal.

    74% ironic 19 votes Animal Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A goldfish called shark.

    53% ironic 24 votes Animal Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A native English speaker who always makes fun of the pronunciation of a non native English speaker doesn't speak other languages than English?

    60% ironic 3 votes Art Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that To fall in love with the son of a couple you hate.

    88% ironic 4 votes Love Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A food store runs out of food.

    58% ironic 12 votes Food Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Dying in the Living room.

    84% not ironic 38 votes Death Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A singer forgets a song at his concert.

    71% ironic 15 votes Music Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The winter Olympics are being held in Russia and there's bad snow?

    68% ironic 5 votes Sport Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that You choke on a lifesaver lolly :L.

    84% not ironic 38 votes Food Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that I am cooking a dish and my friend eating the same dish in a different place.

    58% not ironic 4 votes Food Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Your best friend betrayed you?

    84% not ironic 5 votes Love Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that They killed Copernicus for saying that the Earth was round.

    70% ironic 2 votes Science Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Someone got a heart tattoo on their wrist rather than their upper arm, so that they were "not" wearing their heart on their sleeve?

    75% not ironic 2 votes Love Vote →