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Subject: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 02/28/07 at 11:06 pm

Modern Art

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:07 pm

How is that an oxymoron? 

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Dominic L. on 02/28/07 at 11:10 pm

Pretty ugly.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:12 pm

Military intelligence.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 02/28/07 at 11:16 pm


Military intelligence.
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Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Dominic L. on 02/28/07 at 11:18 pm

Microsoft Works?

I actually like Microsoft, but... yanno... there's no Macintosh Works...

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:19 pm



???



Fix your quote tags.


You apparently have never heard that one before.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Dominic L. on 02/28/07 at 11:19 pm

Living dead.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:21 pm

clearly ambiguous

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Dominic L. on 02/28/07 at 11:21 pm

Almost perfect.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:21 pm

dress pants

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Dominic L. on 02/28/07 at 11:22 pm

Government Organization

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:22 pm

even odds

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 02/28/07 at 11:23 pm

good grief!

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:25 pm

freezer burn

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 02/28/07 at 11:35 pm

back to the future

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/28/07 at 11:36 pm

liquid crystal

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Red Ant on 03/01/07 at 1:15 am

accurate estimate

(ISTM that quite a few things here aren't oxymorons. Thoughts?)

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Stompgal on 03/01/07 at 4:50 am

Love to hate.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Howard on 03/01/07 at 6:16 am

hate to love.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Jeffpcmt on 03/01/07 at 8:51 am

Soft Rock

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 03/01/07 at 10:48 am


accurate estimate

(ISTM that quite a few things here aren't oxymorons. Thoughts?)


Not all of them are.  Thats ok, I just want to have fun.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Howard on 03/01/07 at 2:56 pm

Hard Rock

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/01/07 at 2:57 pm


Hard Rock



That's not an oxymoron, Howard.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: lorac61469 on 03/01/07 at 2:59 pm


Hard Rock


Rocks are hard.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: lorac61469 on 03/01/07 at 2:59 pm

deafening silence...

maybe not.  :-\\

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Howard on 03/01/07 at 3:31 pm

little big

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 03/01/07 at 7:11 pm


deafening silence...

maybe not.  :-\\


You have an oxymoron

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 03/01/07 at 7:27 pm

act natrally

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Midas on 03/01/07 at 7:46 pm

jumbo shrimp

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Howard on 03/02/07 at 2:57 pm

crystal quartz

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/02/07 at 2:58 pm

I don't think that's an oxymoron, Howard.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Howard on 03/02/07 at 3:02 pm


I don't think that's an oxymoron, Howard.


Are you sure?  ???

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/02/07 at 3:05 pm


Are you sure?  ???



An oxymoron is two words put together that contradict each other, like "jumbo shrimp", "good grief", and "even odds".  I don't think "crystal quartz" contradict each other.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sammy Reed on 03/13/07 at 9:58 pm

Billy Mays.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: whistledog on 03/13/07 at 10:55 pm


Billy Mays.


He's not an oxymoron, he's just a moron ;D

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 03/13/07 at 11:04 pm


Billy Mays.



He's not an oxymoron, he's just a moron ;D



bhahaahahaa!!! :D ;D :D ;D

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/14/07 at 8:23 am

strangely normal :D

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 03/16/07 at 12:42 am


Soft Rock
Also, "lite rock."  :P

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 06/28/10 at 11:44 pm

?

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Howard on 06/29/10 at 5:32 am

cold as ice

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 06/29/10 at 10:47 am

no Howard

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: DoRitos on 06/29/10 at 5:04 pm

Just to name a few and I have a small lot of them:

easy task
even odds
dull shine
inside out
instant classic
full-time hobby
clearly ambiguous
cold sweat
original copy
random order
same difference
serious fun
dull roar
future history
express line
Boxing ring
crash landing
found missing
mercy killing
bitter sweet

Oxymoron phrases:
bottom of the hour and time for the top of the news
headless body found in topless bar

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Frank on 06/29/10 at 5:45 pm

Jumbo Shrimp
Military intelligence

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 06/29/10 at 10:11 pm

boxing ring?  I cant make that sort of work  I get the shapes but sport and area  you can put a ring in a box

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Fairee07 on 07/01/10 at 1:07 am

Madonna  :D

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Howard on 07/01/10 at 6:51 am


Madonna  :D


That's not an oxymoron.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: DoRitos on 07/01/10 at 4:28 pm


That's not an oxymoron.


You are half right Howard.  Just drop the "Oxy" part.

Let me add:

alltogether separate
found missing
Little Big Horn
bigger half

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 07/01/10 at 7:07 pm

you can have a bigger or smaller half though    size and amount  Another one I don't see

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: DoRitos on 07/01/10 at 7:19 pm


climb down
going nowhere
sweet tart
press release
old news
crisis management

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 07/01/10 at 9:19 pm

going nowhere something I do often.

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: DoRitos on 07/01/10 at 9:48 pm


elevated subway
distant relative
one hundred percent chance
fatally injured

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: wildcard on 07/02/10 at 11:08 pm

I like my chances 100%

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: DoRitos on 07/03/10 at 6:42 am


rush hour
under abundance
toll free
Swiss Army knife
ill health
head butt (Especially when these moving parts are interchangable)

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Step-chan on 07/05/10 at 10:26 pm

Civil war

(I checked to make sure no one else posted that one)

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: DoRitos on 07/06/10 at 4:57 am


Complete separation

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: DoRitos on 07/11/10 at 10:23 am


Hey - What's up - does no one have any fresh oxy's?

Here's a few since no one else has been contributing:

fail safe
wholesome
black gold
divorce court

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Sammy Reed on 07/23/15 at 2:04 pm

"Power ballad"

Subject: Re: Oxymorons

Written By: Redhairkid on 09/26/15 at 7:56 pm

United Kingdom. Any nation with a monarchy cannot be united.

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