OXYMORONS

[Flick James]

Oxymorons are fun. I want to see how many oxymorons we can list. I'll start.

Black light
Living dead
Instant classic
Old news
Constant variable
Controlled chaos
Accidentally on purpose
Pretty ugly
Jumbo shrimp
Same difference
Extremely average
Objective opinion
Silent scream
Sweet sorrow


And here's a Shakespeare quote from Romeo and Juliet that contains an assault of oxymora:

"O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!"

[Leah]

Jumbo Shrimp

[Silverlady]

Here's a few:

hot water heater
alone together
awfully good
paid volunteer
act naturally
random order
least favorite
good grief
only choice
deafening silence

[Jack]

In golf, woods (driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, etc.) used to be made out of wood.  Now they're made out of metal.  So they call them "metal woods".

[Allhallowsday]

The world's three greatest oxymorons:
Army Intelligence
English Cuisine
Lesbian Humor

[Chainsawmidget]

Friendly Fire

[indianasmith]

Liberal intellectual




(sorry .  .  . couldn't resist! )

[Trevor]

Clean undies 

[Raffine]

Liberal intellectual




(sorry .  .  . couldn't resist! )

Compassionate Conservative

[Flick James]

I truly wasn't intending there to be partisan political jokes involved in a harmless thread. All I can ask is to try and refrain, please.

[alandhopewell]

Liberal intellectual




(sorry .  .  . couldn't resist! )

     Thank you!
I add to it...HIP-HOP CULTURE.

[Allhallowsday]

Liberal intellectual




(sorry .  .  . couldn't resist! )

     Thank you!
I add to it...HIP-HOP CULTURE.

You really got a thing with... nevermind.

[indianasmith]

It's all in good fun!  I take no offense, and mean none!
(I gave karma for the "compassionate conservative" quip, even though I are one.)

[Allhallowsday]

It's all in good fun!  I take no offense, and mean none!
(I gave karma for the "compassionate conservative" quip, even though I are one.)

What are you on about?  Did you read what your pal above wrote? 

...I add to it...HIP-HOP CULTURE.

Hmmm.  This is also the guy who commented about "black people need to knock the chocolate chips off their shoulders" but there was no rebuke from anyone, save myself, for what seems at least suggestively RACIST.  Yeh yeh, and he also stated "negroid" is part of his heritage.  So what?  He hates himself?

[Raffine]

It's all in good fun!  I take no offense, and mean none!
(I gave karma for the "compassionate conservative" quip, even though I are one.)

Ditto!

I kid my ol' buddy Indy.