Most popular examples

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  1. Is it ironic that A religious zealot will not allow his children to read the Harry Potter series because it deals with superstition, mysticism, and evil.

    82% ironic 14 votes Religion Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A new art teacher was teaching her first class, but in the middle of the session, she realized she wanted to be a dentist?

    66% not ironic 8 votes Art Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that A person likes to run over dogs, but when he is arrested, he says that he would never harm the fleas on a dog.

    91% not ironic 7 votes Animal Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Ronald McDonald walks into Burger King?

    83% ironic 7 votes Food Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Teachers don't teach.

    69% ironic 8 votes School Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The highest scoring team in the NFL got shutout?

    74% ironic 12 votes Sport Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that I caught a cold during a really hot summer day?

    63% not ironic 4 votes Health Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Doctors regard the human body as similar to a very advanced and complex machine.

    50% ironic 1 votes Health Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A news article rported that a woman who was protesting at an anti duck shooting rally was shot in the face.

    53% ironic 3 votes News Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Someone newly identified as promiscuous is reading "The Scarlet Letter" in class.

    90% not ironic 4 votes Literary Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Verbal irony: Today I was supposed to go to London but because of coronavirus it was cancelled.

    88% not ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that A Caucasian man is eating Chinese food with chopsticks sitting next to an Asian man eating Chinese food with a fork?

    86% ironic 5 votes Food Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Chris Brown, awaiting trial for assaulting a guy who was trying to take his picture, has to sit and have his picture taken by the police mugshot person.

    75% not ironic 2 votes News Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I hate peanut butter but love peanuts and peanut brittle?

    64% ironic 5 votes Food Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A hacker wants privacy?

    75% ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that The movie Goodfellas is called Goodfellas?

    75% ironic 2 votes Art Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that As an angry response to my boyfriends childish behaviour I acted like a child myself.

    83% ironic 3 votes Love Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Someone struggles with math word problems, but is an experienced, avid writer?

    50% ironic 1 votes Art Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A quote is posted on facebook: "We need to become one nation under God again.

    50% ironic 1 votes Technology Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Written on a restroom wall was.

    91% ironic 8 votes Literary Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Mrs. b's class is loud when its supposed to be quiet?

    89% not ironic 15 votes School Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that You spend your entire life savings on a wallet?

    79% ironic 7 votes Technology Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Lady gaga sings a whole song on how she will never speak again?

    80% ironic 9 votes Music Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that These supposed 'tolerance' marches have in fact fuelled further racist incidents in the community.

    73% ironic 3 votes News Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Mila Kunis is the voice actor of Meg Griffin.

    74% ironic 7 votes Irony Vote →