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Posted: 6/8/2001 7:57:15 PM EDT
OXYMORON:
"A rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms"


Some of my personal favorites:

"Federal budget"
"Military intelligence"
"Paid volunteer"
"Minor crisis"
"Conservative liberal"
"Rap music"
"Democratic Leadership"
"Pretty ugly"
"Small crowd"
"Clearly confusing"
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:01:59 PM EDT
[#1]
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:02:06 PM EDT
[#2]
Near Miss
Parkway/Driveway (we drive in a parkway and park in the driveway)
Democrat, oh wait that just a MORON [@:D]
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:11:17 PM EDT
[#3]
Rosie O'Donnell.

Oh, wait, that's an Ox Moron. My bad.
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:16:53 PM EDT
[#4]
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:18:58 PM EDT
[#5]
[b]Dodge[/b](to move away from)[b]Ram[/b](to hit)
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:20:46 PM EDT
[#6]
"Microsoft Works"
"winning on Jeopardy"

Jewbroni~
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:21:42 PM EDT
[#7]

Oops, I forgot one:
"Semi-automatic assault rifle"
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:28:17 PM EDT
[#8]
Act naturally
Found missing
Resident alien
Advanced BASIC
Genuine imitation
Airline Food
Good grief
Same difference
Almost exactly
Government organization
Sanitary landfill
Alone together
Legally drunk
Silent scream
American history
Living dead
Business ethics
Soft rock
Butt Head
Military Intelligence
Software documentation
New classic
Sweet sorrow
Childproof
"Now, then ..."
Synthetic natural gas
Passive aggression
Taped live
Clearly misunderstood
Peace force
Extinct Life
Temporary tax increase
Computer jock
Plastic glasses
Terribly pleased
Computer security
Political science
Tight slacks
Definite maybe
Twelve-ounce pound cake
Diet ice cream
Working vacation
Exact estimate


Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:31:00 PM EDT
[#9]
ATF Customer Service
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 8:36:23 PM EDT
[#10]
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 9:14:28 PM EDT
[#11]
I'm a placebo addict.
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 9:47:43 PM EDT
[#12]
I'm a Narcoleptic Insomniac.
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 9:52:48 PM EDT
[#13]
how about....

rush hour
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 12:06:20 AM EDT
[#14]
reborn virgin
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 9:05:07 AM EDT
[#15]
Quoted:
reborn virgin
View Quote


Or better yet, Cute Virgin.


Tall Shadow
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 10:35:16 AM EDT
[#16]
Intelligent Democrat
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 12:10:33 PM EDT
[#17]
Happily married???
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 1:00:47 PM EDT
[#18]
Rapid Fire, Semi-Automatic, Hi-Capacity Assault Pistol.

That's basically any non-revolver handgun capable of accepting a magaizne greater than 10 rounds, according to the antis.
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 1:37:17 PM EDT
[#19]
President Clinton
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 4:44:11 PM EDT
[#20]
Woman Driver [:D]
(Someone already mentioned my favorite - happily married.)
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 5:21:42 PM EDT
[#21]
how about  [b]POLITICALLY CORRECT[/b]
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 5:48:52 PM EDT
[#22]
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 5:49:30 PM EDT
[#23]
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 5:51:46 PM EDT
[#24]
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 5:51:55 PM EDT
[#25]
exciting golf.
Link Posted: 6/9/2001 5:55:52 PM EDT
[#26]
Link Posted: 6/10/2001 11:56:13 PM EDT
[#27]
Link Posted: 6/11/2001 10:03:44 AM EDT
[#28]
Near miss is not an oxymoron.  Ask yourself, did it (whatever the subject is) hit or did it miss.  If it didn't hit, it was a miss.  Then ask by a lot or a little.  A far miss or a near miss.  

Now, if you can't tell the difference between an adjective and an adverb, and you're thinking "nearly missed",  that's a hit.  

Near miss, however is perfectly fine.  Means it didn't hit, but was close.  Like a hit in the nine ring is a near miss on the ten ring.  A passing airplane is a miss.  If you can see the expression on the pilot's face, it's a near miss.

Norm
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