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  1. Is it ironic that Democrats and republicans are clutching each other in fear of a swing state in a political cartoon.

    50% ironic 1 votes News Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A person gets run over by an ambulance.

    75% ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that Writing about King Lear going crazy is making me go crazy.

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that When you go to a party thinking you would have a great time but realizing it wasn't as a as it seems be boring.

    77% not ironic 6 votes Literary Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Being an ice cream man all your life then dying by getting ran over by an ice cream van?

    64% not ironic 5 votes Death Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Saying "god dammit?" for an atheist is ironic but if an Atheist wears crosses, it's not ironic?

    75% ironic 2 votes Religion Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Is the ending of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, Ironic?

    50% ironic 1 votes Literary Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that There are triplet twins and there last name is triplet.

    90% not ironic 5 votes Coincidence Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A woman says she has been the recipient of anonymous e-mail message when ironically she is the one creating the anonymous messages sent to herself and others.

    63% not ironic 6 votes Literary Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that The Australian government has been turning asylum seekers, who have arrived by boat, away from its shores and directed them to Papua New Guinea.

    50% ironic 1 votes News Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Grumble at dust,she forgave faults in a man and child,but a dusty shelf would set her wild.

    75% not ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that When Annie Sullivan is teaching Helen Keller to sew is it ironic that instead of Helen stabbing her self she stabs Annie?

    88% not ironic 4 votes Literary Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that There is such a thing as "jumbo shrimp," or is it just an oxymoron?

    53% ironic 3 votes Food Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Today Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle was due to speak on BBC news about the need for the HS2 ( High Speed Rail network) but failed to make the slot - due to a delayed train.

    83% ironic 4 votes News Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that I worked on a very stressful semester-long project about the effects of stress.

    83% ironic 3 votes School Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that Brother A gets a cavity while Brother B does not when: Brother A always eats fruit while Brother B always eats candy.

    75% ironic 2 votes Health Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that Ronald Reagan was injured by a bullet that ricocheted off of the bullet proof glass on his vehicle.

    93% ironic 8 votes Irony Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Silence can have many levels of feelings that are unexpressed, but does not necessarily mean goodbye.

    60% not ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Co worker refuses to quit smoking because his father (65 years old) smokes and is not affected.

    50% ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that There is no one in the Marshall Tucker Band named Marshall Tucker?

    81% ironic 8 votes Music Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The fashion designer is a nudist.

    70% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that One student came to complain that another student was tattling on yet another student.

    67% ironic 10 votes School Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that The word misspelled is often misspelled?

    77% ironic 13 votes Literary Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that A website intended to clear up the confusion many have with irony makes it even more confusing?

    83% ironic 3 votes Technology Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that I saved a man from a catastrophic accident only to have him pass away from a heart attack a few hours later.

    63% ironic 4 votes Death Vote →