Some days, you can’t help but believe in the idea that irony is a living, breathing, cosmic force with a very unusual sense of humor and a personal interest in your life. And if you’re one of the rare people who don’t believe in things like irony or fate, don’t worry, we’re pretty sure that they believe in you.
Bored Panda’s collected some of the finest, most iconic (some might even go as far as to say ‘epic’) ironic moments in the recent history of the internet. So get ready to have a good chuckle as you scroll down. Drop us a comment somewhere below explaining which moments you thought were particularly ironic. And remember to upvote your favorite pics, as well as share the post with your amigos who might be in need of some cheering up. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s informative interview with Albert Katz, Professor Emeritus from Western University, who went into detail about irony, its types, uses, as well as how we process it.
Also be sure to look through Bored Panda’s previous post about the most ironic moments ever, as well as our list of the most ironic things that ever happened.
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Kids, This Is What We Call Irony
listen to the democrats. Pelosi encouraged antifa. waters told dems to confront the right. Are you under a rock? Adam Schiff lies and admits it. Good grief.
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I love how you people always think it is ok to insult half the population. Gods forbid if we do that to you, rioting in the streets and our stuff destroyed. I can't even put anything conservative on MY vehicles because someone would trash them. The last rally in Minnesota is case in point, people beaten and robbed for their political beliefs. But we are the stupid ones.. yeah
Trump does nothing, but making up names to call people. The hate he gets is the hate he throws out getting thrown back at him and the people who give a s**t about the little people, the handicapped, the victims, the parents and their children who need someone to stand up to his hate! Remember that time he made that messed up hand gesture making fun of that guy with cerebral palsy? Yeah! Classy! Makes me sick!
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Trump supporters calm down, the man had his own "Roast of Donald Trump" thing going on, so keep calm and carry on.
No, Trump supporters please don't calm down. Get so agitated, stressed and angry that you jump off a tall building
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Can there be ANY list in here that doesn't have something political in it?
Nah. Trump Derangement Syndrome is rampant here. It gets clicks, so why not?
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I see the fat liberals working dead end jobs are out in force. Never mind that Trump is all about the individual freedom and opposition to political correctness.
Antifa is a stupid violent crowd, maxine waters and her vigilante boneheads.....
Considering the majority of people belong to one political group or another, this doesn't even seem a little bit ironic. The fact he's telling people is even less so! I suppose at the very least it's better than going out and smashing up a starbucks because "racism"
Maybe bored panda is part of the problem. I keep seeing more divisive stuff in every post
Nothing ironic about that. The MAGA sticker is proof that the statement above is true. A Dem sticker would have been proof, too, in all fairness.
Well - "America" has never been great to be honest. I love that Trump shows to the world how extremely hipocrit the US-american society really is - whether it is himself or his opponents who are like snakes
OK. Let me get this straight.....ya’ll would rather have a liar/cheat/murderer/anti-American as your President? If that was the case every nut job out there would be begging for the folks that are “those” bible thumping, gun toting, patriots to come and protect them. Stop thumping that ridiculous political drum and get back to what we come here for!
before I scrolled to see the whole photo, I almost was going to say a trump supporter...then I saw the bottom of the photo.
The irony of this is that the butt-hurt losers still go on and on and on about why Trump is evil etc, but failed to acknowledge all the lies made up about him. The Korea scadle, p**s gate scandle, Russia meddling scandle and more that have been proven false. Truely never underestimate those who live in bubbles of stupidity.
Well - "America" has never been great. What I love about Trump that he is so much more honest than those who dislike him. The US-american society is based on lies. Trump brings it to the light.
Booooo...this is more about opinion than irony. Look up the definition!
This is amazing, why doesn't everyone (TRUMP supporters) have one of these
Some day you will say he is the best we ever had he just gets bad press from the left,the, folks that can`t believe they lost.
The irony being that liberals don't understand that the first sticker applies to them. Haha.
This one doesn't belong here, it's a matter of opinion not of fact. SMH
No it isn’t. The things DT does to embarrass himself and the nation are facts, not opinions.
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Nice going Bored Panda, calling half the population stupid. )Don't look at me, I'm not american, I didn't vote!)
I see, so diversity and inclusivity is great as long as everyone is against Trump. Let's lump all of his supporters into one big ball of hate. /s Bored Panda is best when it doesn't involve politics.
Nobody said they hated them, just that they are stupid.
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I hope you're being sarcastic. Otherwise you've just invalidated your statement by making one of the stupidest comments I've seen in awhile.
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That’s what a stupid trump supporter would say
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You prefer that your healthcare system stays on one level with third world countries? That is an interesting opinion. Do you hate humans in general or only some special ones for rasisct reasons?
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Uhmm...
There were a couple of moments with unexpectedly delicious ironic twists that stuck in our heads. The first one was how an empty Nigerian apartment was discovered to hold 43 million dollars (shame on us thinking that every single one of those spam emails from supposed princes was from scammers!). While the second one was how publications like Cosmopolitan can support radically different points of view in different articles.
Bored Panda interviewed Albert Katz, Professor Emeritus of Cognitive, Developmental, and Brain Sciences from Western University’s Department of Psychology. The professor went into detail about the topic of irony.
“In my studies I have found that university-level students have a pretty clear notion of sarcasm, but are actually quite vague about irony,” the professor said. According to him, there are several types of irony, such as the irony of fate in literature. An example of that would be Oedipus unknowingly killing his father and marrying mother.
Dogs Are Not Allowed On Beach Due To Possibility That They Might Make A Mess
The Irony Of These Days
National Geographic Magazine Has Arrived. With An Alert About Excessive Use Of Plastic. It Comes In A Plastic Shrink. And Inside A Plastic Bag To Reinforce The Protection
Most of us instinctively understand when a situation is ironic. However, it’s far more difficult to explain what exactly irony is using words. Throughout history, there have been hundreds of suggestions on how best to define it. And some of us might even have our own private definitions of what irony is.
The Irony
Oh The Irony
Oh The Irony
The most basic definition of irony will include that it’s a contradiction between what’s expected and what actually happens in real life. When you put it like that, you come to realize that irony really is all about expectations being shattered in a humorous way.
Professor Katz said: “There are several components that usually go into irony, and turning irony into sarcasm. Basically, a central motif is the violation of an expectation. But the context in which that violation occurs may make it humorous or not, or sarcastic or not.”
The Irony Present
I am not english .. but I never understood why they have so much trouble with your and you're... I mean it's so logical right? What am I missing ...
Oh The Irony
Walmart Employee
"Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans."
A thing that a lot of us mix up is verbal irony and sarcasm. Though they’re usually used interchangeably, they’re not the same.
One way to remember the difference is this: sarcasm is primarily used to insult someone or cause them harm. If it hurts your feelings, it’s most likely sarcasm, not irony. Now that’s a piece of trivia that you can really wow your friends with.
Katz agreed with the idea that sarcasm has “a negative usage” when compared to “verbal irony, such as how we use it in everyday speech.”
“One can think of irony used sarcastically (e.g. when saying something framed positively, but intending a negative insulting meaning: when one says “you’re my best friend” just after said friend did something mean). But one can also get irony used in the opposite way, such as saying something that on the surface sounds nasty, but is meant positively (e.g. “You're sooo bad”).”
Stop Texting While Driving
This Sign In My Kid’s Elementary School Fills Me With Nihilistic Joy
Oh The Irony
“The question of how easy it is to understand or get the point of irony, or sarcasm, is a difficult one," the professor noted. "People differ both in the habitual usage of irony or sarcasm and when dealing with a person who often uses sarcasm, for instance, people sometimes erroneously interpret an ambiguous comment not intended ironically as being ironic, or sarcastic.”
“Also there is research that indicates individual differences in using and understanding irony in general,” Katz explained. “Some people are very literal thinkers and miss the irony presented. Some of my own work indicates that the processing of irony occurs almost immediately during comprehension. One doesn't think about it and at some later point think, oh, was he being ironic when he said X.”
“One thing I do believe is that the processing of irony, or sarcasm, is not based on any one factor, such as a failed expectation, but on a set of computations going on simultaneously,” the professor added.
Nigerian Princes Were Real All This Time
Quite Ironic Really
Oh The Irony
Wasps Made A Nest On My Wasp Spray Bottle
They're establishing dominance. I for one support our future leaders
Not Too Good At Her Job
My Mom Is Cleaning Out The Library At The Preschool Where She Works And Sent Me This
Effing Horrible
You're Welcome
The Irony Was Strong With This One
How Did He Get Hired?
Just one of these "advanced" drivers showing of their "advanced car handling skills". AKA jerks.
Ironic That My Pup Chewed Up This Specific Cards Against Humanity Card
The Silent And Powerful Mocking Of A Single Sign
Well Now, That's Ironic
My Computer Lab At My School Is Ironically Labeled
Lady Posts On Facebook To Complain About Employees Not Helping Disabled Customer While Simultaneously Not Helping, Either
Live. Local. Late Braking
In Court For Shoplifting
My Car Displays A Long Distracting Message Reminding You To Not Participate In Distracted Driving–while Driving
Mine too. One when you turn the car one, and again when you put it in drive! Please don't distract me right when I'm shifting from reverse!
Nothing Is Written In Stone
Didn't Have Time To Read It I Guess
The Epitome Of Irony
Author Asks Why His Book Called 'No. More. Plastic' Was Wrapped In Plastic
The Irony Of The Bar At A Paypal Business Event
I Found This Picture To Be Incredibly Ironic
The Irony Of This Snickers Bar
I Don't Think The Women's Department Gets The Irony
The Very Definition Of Irony
Those Gears Won't Turn, Which I Guess Makes It A Fairly Apt Metaphor For School Districts And Education
I'm A Public Defender. The ATM In Jail Always Strikes Me As A Little Ironic
I Mean Isn’t This Ironic?
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Apparently Bored Panda can't tell the difference between irony & coincidence!
I think it's clear that the definition of irony needs to be changed to reflect what almost everyone perceives it to be.
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I love Bored Panda. This is the first time I've seen caustic political comments. That c**p is everywhere. Let's keep Bored Panda out of the battle.
Why did you take away like a hundred posts?? Yes people are complaining but come on, stop scrolling after 50 then!! Why destroy it for everyone else that thought #90 was funny? Seriously. Idiots.
The extra items are still accessible by clicking the link at the bottom of the shorter article.
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Okay, why do we need over 100 posts (maybe this is just me) but I get to about maybe 50 and then skip down to the comments session. Like @Carol Emory said some just get week aswell.
Well usually they cut it down after a couple of hours to the top 30-50 pictures because of what you’re talking about, but many people (including myself) actually like reading the whole thing (judging by amount we complained before they added the button to see the whole post after they cut it down).
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Found that in my parent's souvenir. Sadly ironic :( 734348_101...09834e.jpg 
Holy s**t. I'm amazed that's not a viral photo. Wow.
Load More Replies... This was on the whole, one of the most hateful things ever posted on Bored Panda, as a conservative, I deal with a lot of sporadic insult on this page because of liberal bias, but honestly people should be ashamed of themselves. Free speech is out the window in this country because people like you think it's ok to ostracize, harass and even brutalize people for their opinions. Disgusting.
cause some people might post inappropriate comments
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Which would probably be why they don't have many votes and are at the bottom of a ranked list.
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I miss the unpaid internship offered by Fight Against Slavery. Slavery-5d...c2b332.png
Apparently Bored Panda can't tell the difference between irony & coincidence!
I think it's clear that the definition of irony needs to be changed to reflect what almost everyone perceives it to be.
Load More Replies... I love Bored Panda. This is the first time I've seen caustic political comments. That c**p is everywhere. Let's keep Bored Panda out of the battle.
Why did you take away like a hundred posts?? Yes people are complaining but come on, stop scrolling after 50 then!! Why destroy it for everyone else that thought #90 was funny? Seriously. Idiots.
The extra items are still accessible by clicking the link at the bottom of the shorter article.
Load More Replies... Okay, why do we need over 100 posts (maybe this is just me) but I get to about maybe 50 and then skip down to the comments session. Like @Carol Emory said some just get week aswell.
Well usually they cut it down after a couple of hours to the top 30-50 pictures because of what you’re talking about, but many people (including myself) actually like reading the whole thing (judging by amount we complained before they added the button to see the whole post after they cut it down).
Load More Replies... Found that in my parent's souvenir. Sadly ironic :( 734348_101...09834e.jpg
Holy s**t. I'm amazed that's not a viral photo. Wow.
Load More Replies... This was on the whole, one of the most hateful things ever posted on Bored Panda, as a conservative, I deal with a lot of sporadic insult on this page because of liberal bias, but honestly people should be ashamed of themselves. Free speech is out the window in this country because people like you think it's ok to ostracize, harass and even brutalize people for their opinions. Disgusting.
cause some people might post inappropriate comments
Load More Replies... Which would probably be why they don't have many votes and are at the bottom of a ranked list.
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