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  1. Is it ironic that I talked about my step father which was soon to pass with my counselor and the next morning he passed.

    74% not ironic 9 votes Death Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Students do homework in class instead of at home?

    61% ironic 7 votes School Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that The money that I'll receive as a butcher will be what funds my new vegetarian lifestyle?

    50% ironic 3 votes Food Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that The villain's considerable ability at crafting magical artifacts for his troops is the reason his generals (unknowingly) fail to completely destroy one of his artifacts, thus allowing the heroes to later repair and use this artifact against the generals and defeat them?

    67% ironic 6 votes Literary Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Facebook posted "Started working at Retired"? If not, what is the correct term?

    70% not ironic 2 votes Technology Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Your dead.

    66% ironic 11 votes Death Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that In Pinter's play The Homecoming, Teddy comes home to his family with his wife Ruth and subsequently returns to his home in America at the end of the play without her?

    50% ironic 2 votes Literary Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Someone reads an article on how to get sound sleep at nights while lying on their bed trying to sleep in the middle of the night.

    80% ironic 5 votes Literary Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that In a city, the power in a few buildings go out.

    50% ironic 1 votes Irony Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Man dies in wreck, trapped by seatbelt.

    80% ironic 6 votes Death Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that My friend stopped talking to me the day my son died and now she has a terminal illness?

    63% not ironic 3 votes Death Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that To call a nano technology scientist a little smart?

    60% not ironic 5 votes Technology Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that We live in Canada and many of the products we buy are Made in China.

    79% ironic 7 votes Food Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A married man suspects his wife is having an affair with a male friend because he has said he is in love with her.

    60% ironic 4 votes Love Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Snake venom is used in the cure of snake bites?

    57% ironic 4 votes Health Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that A drug used to treat depression has suicidal thoughts listed as one of its side effects.

    80% ironic 6 votes Health Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that My balls are blue and I'm playing with balls that are purple? while playing hopscotch in the rain in india with Pi? and having a good time with danny phantom with a big long duck?

    83% ironic 3 votes Love Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that A vampire is vegan?

    50% ironic 3 votes Literary Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that I play NBA 2K11 as the Lakers, the #2 team, and refuse to play the Heat, the #1 team and say that I am good?

    58% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The country is rich but poor.

    58% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that For an Bible-based evolution-denier to accept that some editions of Bible "evolved" to include homophobia verses?

    68% not ironic 6 votes Religion Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that I am on my way to a CPR(cardiopulmonary resuscitation) class in the middle of a blizzard & have a bad car accident requiring medical personal to use CPR on me to save my life.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Most people don't understand the definition of irony?

    65% ironic 11 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that In a forest full of trees and greenery, there is a furniture factory?

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that I slipped and hurt my behind on the ice and am now icing my behind?

    50% ironic 3 votes Irony Vote →