Is It Ironic?

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Yes, you read that right. "Irony irony" is a real category on this site - examples of irony about irony itself. If you've ever wondered whether a site about irony could be ironic, or whether the very concept of irony is somehow ironic, you're in the right place. We have 2,278 examples and we're honestly not sure what that says about us, or the English language, or the universe. Probably all three.

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  1. Is it ironic that If you have a phobia of longs words you have to tell people that you have Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?

    92% ironic 816 votes Vote →

  2. Is it ironic that Tim Schrader, an Australian convicted in Thailand for heroin smuggling and sentenced to death, received a Royal pardon on medical grounds after contracting HIV as a result of sharing needles during his heroin use while in prison.

    60% ironic 554 votes Vote →

  3. Is it ironic that My last name on Facebook is Lemon and I posted a comment on something saying that orange juice is the meaning of life.

    90% not ironic 453 votes Vote →

  4. Is it ironic that I can never find things I'm looking for when I'm in a hurry?

    77% not ironic 176 votes Vote →

  5. Is it ironic that People don't understand irony?

    73% not ironic 154 votes Vote →

  6. Is it ironic that The founder of WikiLeaks sues over the leak of his police report and medical history.

    89% not ironic 147 votes Vote →

  7. Is it ironic that When someone says they are high but they are laying on the ground.

    96% ironic 109 votes Vote →

  8. Is it ironic that I have a mug that says 'Don't Mess With Texas' on it, but I am not from Texas?

    68% not ironic 106 votes Vote →

  9. Is it ironic that You can't pee (or number 2) in the toilet section of the hardware store?

    71% not ironic 105 votes Vote →

  10. Is it ironic that A fire station burned down.

    91% ironic 96 votes Vote →

  11. Is it ironic that A store priced a stripper pole at $69.

    52% not ironic 71 votes Vote →

  12. Is it ironic that Cheese smells, yet it doesn't have a nose?

    75% not ironic 71 votes Vote →

  13. Is it ironic that A police station gets robbed.

    84% ironic 69 votes Vote →

  14. Is it ironic that After somebody told me that a guy was killed with one bullet, and I asked him where the man was shot, the reply was, "In his living room" (as apposed to, for example, in the chest)? PS: Could this be considered double-ironic, because the room was the "living" room (and the guy is no longer living)?

    74% not ironic 67 votes Vote →

  15. Is it ironic that Phobophobia is the fear of having a fear?

    99% ironic 66 votes Vote →

  16. Is it ironic that A bouncy ball doesn't bounce?

    81% not ironic 57 votes Vote →

  17. Is it ironic that I am selling expensive suits at Nordstrom while wearing a cheap suit from target.

    84% not ironic 53 votes Vote →

  18. Is it ironic that A thief stole a fake diamond from a museum rather than the real diamond.

    83% not ironic 42 votes Vote →

  19. Is it ironic that I make a statement about not knowing the definition of irony and people try to explain irony to me with non-ironic statements?

    92% not ironic 37 votes Vote →

  20. Is it ironic that The procrastinator's meeting has been postponed.

    64% ironic 35 votes Vote →

  21. Is it ironic that You drive on a parkway and park on a driveway.

    74% ironic 32 votes Vote →

  22. Is it ironic that The pot calling the kettle black?

    57% ironic 29 votes Vote →

  23. Is it ironic that That...

    91% not ironic 29 votes Vote →

  24. Is it ironic that Tulisa's surname is Contostavlos, which, is a bit of a mouthful.

    98% not ironic 28 votes Vote →

  25. Is it ironic that You can get a MALE lesbian?

    94% not ironic 26 votes Vote →