Oxymorons 1

[BJCooperIT]

Credit:

http://www.alphadictionary.com/fun/oxymorons.html

Oxymorons are phrases or words that seem to contradict themselves.

Act naturally
Advanced BASIC
Almost exactly
Alone together
Clearly misunderstood
Definite maybe
Exact estimate
Extinct Life
Found missing
Genuine imitation
Good grief
Jumbo shrimp
Legally drunk
New classic
Now, then, (have you made up your mind?)
Passive aggression
Peace force
Plastic glasses
Pretty ugly
Resident alien
Same difference
Sanitary landfill
Silent scream
Small crowd
Soft rock
Sweet sorrow
Synthetic natural gas
Taped live
Terribly pleased
Tight slacks
Working vacation

Jokes
Living dead
Government organization
Military Intelligence

I am sure this group can add to the list...

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[SilentAiche]

Skip,

Doo see the Daffi thread...

Tim


[purple]can't wait to see the "rebuttal"...[/purple]

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[Toshilap]

Is 'live audience' is oxymoron?

Filmed before live audience!!!
(imagine the other way around...brrrrrrrrr)

 

[SkipVought]

Rectum?

Hell, nearly KILLED 'M!

Skip,
[sub]
[red]A palindrome gone wrong?[/red]
A man, a plan, a ROOT canal...
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[AnotherHiggins]

Is 'live audience' is oxymoron?

It is stating the obvious, but that is kind of the opposite of an oxymoron.

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[tsdragon]

Cooper, you ROCK! That's was bloody marverlous!


Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[mscallisto]

In Boston we say "Wicked Good" all the time (crazy colonists!!)

 

[Trevoke]

Actually, none of those are oxymorons. I realize you guys are joking, but I'd like to make sure you all know what the truth is..
A muddy sun -- that's an oxymoron.
A joyful mourning -- that's an oxymoron.

Now.. "Microsoft Works" is also an oxymoron
How about a "clued luser" ?

-Haben sie fosforos?
-No tiengo caballero, but I have un briquet.

 

[LFI]

These are very funny y'all. Have yourselves a jumbo shrimp on me!

--Dave


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[donbott]

It's just a little bit too much for me.

DonBott

 

[ChrisHunt]

My favourite oxymoron is a TV show we have here every December:

BBC Sports Personality of the Year

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[Trevoke]

Morons who look like oxes?
Oxy morons?
Don't shoot me!

-Haben sie fosforos?
-No tiengo caballero, but I have un briquet.

 

[SilentAiche]

fosforos

Please enlighten us!

Tim

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[SkipVought]

Have the matches?
No ??????? but I have the charcoal?

Skip,
[sub]
[red]A palindrome gone wrong?[/red]
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[TheRambler]

It is a mixture of German, Spanish, and French.

Do you have any matches?
No I don't sir, but I have a lighter.

Instead of "no tiengo" it should be "no tengo", unless it is not Spanish.

 

[SilentAiche]

I believe it was a group of non-thirsty astronauts who first said "No Tang."

Then Houston said "Citrus ass down and get ready to land!"

Prepare to deploy your "Pear-a-Chutes" - and, no, that's not a joke about the "Apple-Oh" program. Maimed specie flight, and all that.

"Fruit of the Moon."

Under where?

er, Bob

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[tgreer]

I'm preparing for a long flight, so the oxymoron water landing comes to mind.

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[SilentAiche]

[blue]charcool[/blue]: now that's an Oxymoron!

Tim, as phosforous as you know...

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[Trevoke]

Maybe I made a mistake
I thought 'no tiengo' would be Portuguese, but my knowledge of that particular language is nigh unexistent..

-Haben sie fosforos?
-No tiengo caballero, but I have un briquet.

 

[LFI]

Here's a link to a time magazine article on Steve Jobs:

http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1118384,00.html.

I don't care if you read the article. I put this here because of a potentially other type of oxymoron. Note the URL points to a subdirectory called 'preview' beneath a parent directory called 'archive'.

I'd hate to have to follow the business rules over at Time!

--Dave


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[ToniL]

The Ultimate oxymoron: Microsoft Works

Peace,
Toni L.

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