Technology Irony

235 real-life examples of technology irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of technology? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that I emailed a man who used to be painfully addicted to me and in love with...

    67% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that I jokingly commented on a person's poor English on Facebook and incorrectly spelled a word?

    88% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I can pay all my bills from my phone except my phone bill.

    87% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that Today's (10/1/2013) Google Doodle celebrates the opening of Yosemite National Park that you can not see due to the Government Shutdown?

    65% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A girl makes a trifold project about Steve Jobs, the creator of Apple, on a Microsoft Computer with a Microsoft Office program?

    85% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that I posted a quote from Einstein on Facebook that states ' I fear the day that technology surpasses Human intervention.

    83% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that The website that tells you sites are down, is down?

    83% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Lagging because your are downloading a anti-lag software.

    83% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that In a video game, you don't help your teammates, but they still help you despite not receiving any help from you.

    87% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that I curled my hair with a straightener.

    85% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that On the cover of this years October's New Yorker,...

    73% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that An email account that I was intending to delete got hacked into and sent spam mail out to my friends.

    58% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that I send an email apologizing for sending too many emails.

    82% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Bridge built in 1964 was deemed to be no longer safe, so they spent 104 million to build another.

    80% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Smartphones are supposed to make our life easier but we lose our eye sight from overusing smartphone and our life becomes more difficult.

    70% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that Almost all of the people suggesting ironic situations on this forum are making exactly the same mistake as Alanis Morissette, proposing amusing or unfortunate coincidences instead of irony and getting the green tick from this forum?

    60% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A facebook meme shows a woman with a notebook writing down the names on tumbstones and the heading reads " registering voters".

    78% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The page on this site that defines irony cites an example of what is often mistaken for irony rather than citing examples of real irony.

    90% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that It was suggested that I subscribe to email updates in order to find out why my email wasn't working.

    84% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I'm doing an assignment on "internet Addiction" and all my information is from the internet?

    52% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that To call a nano technology scientist a little smart?

    60% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that As a joke I told a friend to delete his facebook to make his life happier after he had one too many posts about how facebook was making him miserable...through...

    56% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that My social life is on the internet.

    90% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Checking my facebook while watching the Social Network.

    66% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Smart phones make you look ignorant if you cannot spell or text a simple sentence.

    82% ironic 5 votes Vote →