Yillara Skye 1 Posted August 23, 2006 (edited) My brother sent me this, LOL Top 45 Oxymorons Here you will find the top 45 oxymorons. An oxymoron is a combination of two words that are completely opposite in meaning. In the dictionary you'll find: "A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist." You've probably heard many of these before but didn't realize that they fall within this category. 45. Act naturally 44. Found missing 43. Resident alien 42. Advanced BASIC 41. Genuine imitation 40. Airline Food 39. Good grief 38. Same difference 37. Almost exactly 36. Government organization 35. Sanitary landfill 34. Alone together 33. Legally drunk 32. Silent scream 31. Living dead 30. Small crowd 29. Business ethics 28. Soft rock 27. Butt head 26. Military intelligence 25. Software documentation 24. New classic 23. Sweet sorrow 22. Child Proof 21. "Now, then ..." 20. Synthetic natural gas 19. Passive aggression 18. Taped live 17. Clearly misunderstood 16. Peace force 15. Extinct life 14. Temporary tax increase 13. Computer jock 12. Plastic glasses 11. Terribly pleased 10. Computer security 9. Political science 8. Tight slacks 7. Definite maybe 6. Pretty ugly 5. Twelve-ounce pound cake 4. Diet ice cream 3. Working vacation 2. Exact estimate ...And the number 1 oxymoron is.. 1. Microsoft Works Edited August 23, 2006 by Yillara_Skye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 5 Posted August 23, 2006 1. Microsoft Works Those are all great.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mowzer 0 Posted August 23, 2006 that's brilliant i loved 40. Airline Food brilliant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrWho42 13 Posted August 24, 2006 Actually, I already knew about the Microsoft Works one long before this. Personally, a favourite of mine's: underground pop-culture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ussvwbeetle 0 Posted January 29, 2008 I liked the one about Goverment organizations. There is another one I laugh at it's 'Wake up dead'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) Actually, "airline food" is not really an oxymoron. There is nothing inherent about the definitions of "airline" and "food" that contradict each other as in, for example, "living dead" or "soft rock" As for Microsoft Works - get over it already! Microsoft Works hasn't been a major product line since Microsoft Office came out. I don't know anyone who still uses it. Anyway, for $39.95 for the most advanced version what do you really expect it ti do? But there was one oxymoron conspicuous by its absence from this list, especially for a group like this: SCIENCE FICTION. Edited January 29, 2008 by Lt. Van Roy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIMIMELA 1 Posted January 29, 2008 I liked the one about Goverment organizations. There is another one I laugh at it's 'Wake up dead'. Why is that funny? :P My dear friend Nathan died Feb '06 by that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted January 29, 2008 I liked the one about Goverment organizations. There is another one I laugh at it's 'Wake up dead'. Why is that funny? :P My dear friend Nathan died Feb '06 by that. Seriously? He woke up while he was dead? Was he a zombie or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gummy 0 Posted January 29, 2008 I liked the one about Goverment organizations. There is another one I laugh at it's 'Wake up dead'. Why is that funny? :( My dear friend Nathan died Feb '06 by that. Seriously? He woke up while he was dead? Was he a zombie or something? That was going to be my question. :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
