Ultimate Oximorons

1. Ultimate Oximorons

   #1

   Post the as many oximorons you can in here
   I'm god, and my region is Atheisum.

2. Ultimate Oximorons

   #2

   I think that is more of a paradox than an oxymoron. If you posed it as a question, like...
   
   If I am God, and I dont believe in myself, does that make me an atheist?
   
   This would be a conundrum.

3. Ultimate Oximorons

   #3

   George Bush

4. Ultimate Oximorons

   #4

   That isn't an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a phrase that contradicts itself. Like "Military Intelligence."
   Or "school food"
   Or "Microsoft Works"

5. Ultimate Oximorons

   #5

   "George Bush's intelligence"
   "George Bush's statecraft"
   "George Bush's ability to think and reason"
   
   or, conversely...
   
   "John Kerry's decision-making"
   "John Kerry's brevity"
   "John Kerry's charisma"

6. Ultimate Oximorons

   #6

   There are these special moments I havw when I see news on the election, and gallop polls, and even the adds for the respective candidates, and I get this warm fuzzy feeling.
   
   After I have finished throwing up the warm fuzzy feeling, I am beset by a stronger ennui.
   
   Is this the choice we have?
   
   
   
   Thunderous Silence
   Temporary Deadline
   Managerial Leadership
   Respectable Politician/Lawyer

7. Ultimate Oximorons

   #7

   (I was aware that George Bush is not an actual oxymoron)
   
   So... what should my oxymoron be...
   How about:
   Kalabar the king of roleplaying.

8. Ultimate Oximorons

   #8

   how about Pirate penguin... No I won't stoop to the level of making fun of another member of this site. :roll:

9. Ultimate Oximorons

   #9

   I will, and I give everyone permission to take a shot at me, lifes alot better when you can laugh at yourself.

10. Ultimate Oximorons

    #10

    Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.

11. Ultimate Oximorons

    #11

    Especially if you happen to be a penguin, toting a sword and pirate outfit.

12. Ultimate Oximorons

    #12

    Senate ethics
    Jumbo shrimp
    Neoclassical
    Buy one, get one free
    Open network
    Cell tower
    Anarchist movement
    Cooperative players

13. Ultimate Oximorons

    #13

    Pretty ugly
    Honourable Bush
    Sweet and sour
    
    I like penguins... they're my mum's favourite animal, after Winnie the Pooh.

14. Ultimate Oximorons

    #14

    What does oxymoron means anyways???

15. Ultimate Oximorons

    #15

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Aoxymoron&btnG=Search
    
    Google is your friend.
    To use google as a dictionary, type:
    
    define:strange word
    
    in the text area.

16. Ultimate Oximorons

    #16

    Sound advice, Ancient Gamer. Sound advice indeed. Kudos :wink: to Ancient Gamer for his Google power!

17. Ultimate Oximorons

    #17

    Sound advice, Ancient Gamer. Sound advice indeed. Kudos :wink: to Ancient Gamer for his Google power!

    
    
    Nosredna is right :!: ...it IS sound advice. :idea: Do you have some more to share, AG? It'll be very useful!

18. Ultimate Oximorons

    #18

    http://www.oxymoronlist.com/
    The number of people who lack even basic google-fu is stunning.
    
    http://www.oxymoronica.com/oxymoralist.shtml
    http://www.topskills.com/oxymorons.htm
    http://www.kamous.com/translator/s.asp?l=1877
    
    An oxymoron is a contradictory word pair. George Carlin popularized Military Intelligence and Jumbo Shrimp in his stand-up comedy act, but there are many others.
    
    See list below - hough admittedly some are not true oxymorons but just contradictory word pairs, like Truck Farm.
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    A 12-Ounce Pound Cake
    Accurate Horoscope
    Act Naturally
    Adult Children
    Advanced BASIC
    African American (Italian American, Polish American, etc.)
    Agree to Disagree
    Airline Food
    Almost Done, Almost Exactly, Almost Ready
    Alone Together
    Anarchy Rules!
    Anxious Patient
    Appearance Hearing (court appearance)
    Approximately Equal
    Artificial Intelligence
    Assistant Supervisor
    Auction Winner (you still have to pay for it!)
    Authentic Reproduction
    Awfully Good
    Awfully Nice
    Baby Grand
    Bad Health
    Bad Luck
    Bad Sex
    Bad Sport
    Ball Club
    Benign Tumor
    Black Gold (slang for crude oil)
    Black Light
    Black Russian
    Blue Bird of Happiness
    Blue Green
    Big Baby
    Birthday Suit
    Bitter Sweet
    Boneless Ribs
    Books on Tape
    Bridegroom
    Bright Night
    Buffalo Wings
    Business Ethics
    Butt Head
    Cardinal Sin
    Casual Dress
    Catfish
    Cautiously Optimistic
    Chocolate 'Nilla Wafers
    Christian Militia
    Christian Scientist
    Civil Disobedience
    Civil War
    Classic Rock
    Clean Litter
    Clearly Misunderstood
    Clever Fool
    Click the start button to shut down
    Close Distance
    Cold Fever, Cold Sweat
    Comedic Tragedy
    Commercial Art
    Compassionate Conservative
    Computer Jock
    Concession Stand
    Congressional Ethics
    Conscious Sedation (hospital term)
    Consensual Rape
    Conservative Stock (as in the Stock Market)
    Conservative Think Tank
    Constant Change, Constant Variable
    Constitutional Amendment to Ban Flag Burning
    Couch Potato
    Crash Landing
    Creation Science
    Criminal Justice
    Criminal Mastermind
    Crisis Management
    Critical Acclaim
    Cruel to be Kind
    Cupboard
    Current History
    Dark Star
    Date Rape
    Deafening Silence
    Death Benefits
    Definite Maybe
    Detailed Summary
    Devout Atheist
    Diet Ice Cream
    Dodge Ram
    Doing Nothing
    Domestic Violence
    Double Solitaire
    Down Escalator
    Drug War
    Dry Gin, Dry Ice, Dry Lake, Dry Martini
    Dull Knife
    Educational TV
    Elementary Calculus
    Elevated Subway
    Elevator Shoes
    Evaporated Milk
    Even Odds
    Exact Estimate
    Executive Assistant
    Express Bus
    Extended Limits
    Extinct Life
    Extra Time, Extra Money
    Factory Air
    Family Planning Association (you go there to not have a family!)
    Family Vacation
    Fatally Injured
    First Annual
    Foreign National
    Forward Lateral (football term)
    Found Missing
    Freezer Burn
    Fresh Cheese
    Fresh Frozen
    Fresh Smelt
    Friendly Argument
    Friendly Fire
    Front End
    Fun Run
    Functional Illiterate
    Fuzzy Logic
    Gentleman Bandit
    Gentleman's Club
    Gentle Turbulence
    Girly Man
    Global Village
    Good Cigar
    Good Grief
    Good Loser
    Good Shit
    Gourmet Pizza
    Government Organization
    Government Intelligence
    Government Worker
    Graduate Student
    Graphic Language
    Greater Cleveland
    Greater Evil
    Group of individuals
    Growing Smaller
    Guest Host
    Gun Safe
    Half Full (or Half Empty)
    Hamburger Steak
    Happily Married (groan)
    Hard Curve
    Hard Liquor
    Hard Pillow
    Hard Roll
    Hard Water
    Haitian former President-for-life Jean-Claude Duvalier
    Head Butt
    Healthy Tan
    Heavy Gas
    Hermitage (where multiple hermits live)
    Hell's Angels
    High Minimum Wage
    High-Speed Computer
    Higher Ground
    Highway Underpass
    Holistic Healing
    Hollow Point
    Holy Crap
    Holy War
    Homeopathic Medicine
    Honest Cheater (click for proof)
    Honest Crook
    Hopelessly Optimistic
    Horse Fly
    Hot Chili
    Hot Ice
    Hot Water Heater
    House Boat
    Humble Opinion
    Ice Water, Iced Coffee
    Idiot Savant
    Incredibly Convincing
    Independent Financial Advisor
    Industrial Park
    Inexpensive Car
    Instant Classic
    Internet Security
    Invisible Ink
    Irate Patient
    Jet Lag
    Job Security
    Jumbo Shrimp
    Junk Food
    Lamp Shade
    Last Initial
    Lean Pork
    Least Favorite
    Legal Brief
    Legally Drunk
    Legitimate Ruler
    Liberal Bias
    Light Heavyweight
    Limited Edition Print
    Limited Lifetime Guarantee
    Liquid Crystal
    Liquid Gas
    Little Giant
    Live Recording
    Living Dead
    Long Shorts
    Loud Whisper
    "Love to Hate"
    Low Altitude
    Man Child
    Mandatory Elective
    Mandatory Option
    Marijuana Initiative
    Melted Ice
    Mercy Killing
    Metal Wood (golf club)
    Microsoft Works
    Mild Abrasive
    Military Intelligence, Military Justice
    Minor Disaster
    Miracle Drug
    Mobile Station
    Modern Classic
    Modern History
    Mournful Optimism
    Moving Target
    Much Less
    Music Business
    Mutual Differences
    Natural Makeup
    Near Miss
    Necessary Evil
    Negative Growth (economic recession)
    New and Improved
    "New Antiques arriving daily!"
    New Classic
    New Tradition
    Night Light
    Non-Dairy Creamer
    Non-Denominational Church
    Non-Stop Flight
    "Now, then"
    Old Boy
    Old News
    One-man band
    Only Choice
    Open Marriage
    Open Secret
    Organized Mess
    Original Copy
    Oxymoron (oxy=sharp, moron=dull)
    Paid Volunteer
    Partially Complete
    Passive Aggression
    Peace Force, Peace Offensive, Peacemaker Missile
    Perfect Idiot
    Perfectly Awful
    Pet Fish
    Pianoforte
    Plastic Glasses
    Plastic Silverware
    Political Science
    Postal Service
    Posthumous Conception (using sperm frozen before the donor died)
    Preemptive Self-Defense
    Press Release
    Pretty Ugly
    Primitive Technology (Aboriginal and other early crafts)
    Progressive Conservative
    Public Opinion (opinions are unique)
    Pure Evil
    Random Logic
    Rap Artist
    Rap Music, Military Music
    Rarely Done
    Reagan Democrat
    Reagan's Memoirs
    Reality Television
    Recent History
    Red Licorice
    Relaxation Exercise
    Religious Education
    Religious Right (because they're wrong)
    Religious Tolerance
    Resident Alien
    Restless Sleep
    Retired Worker
    Rolling Stop
    Rogue Cop
    Rural Metro (ambulance service)
    Rush Hour
    RV Resort
    Safe Sex
    Safety Hazard
    Same Difference
    Sanitary Landfill
    Sanitary Napkin
    Science Fiction
    Second Best
    Self-help Group
    Self-rescue (wind-surfing term)
    Serious Clown
    "Seriously, you need to lighten up."
    Short Distance
    Silent Alarm
    Silent Scream
    Single Diversity (a type of wireless microphone)
    Singular Relationship
    Sit Up
    Slumber Party
    Small Crowd
    Small World
    Social Outcast
    Social Science
    Soft Rock
    Solo Concert
    Sour Cream
    Speed Limit
    Spendthrift
    Stand Down
    Stock Modified (performance car term)
    Stop Action (w/thanks to John Sweeney)
    Straight Hooks
    String Cheese
    Stripper's Dressing Room
    Structured C Program
    Student Teacher
    Suicide Victim
    Sure Bet
    Sweet and Sour
    Sweet Sorrow
    Synthetic natural gas
    Talk Show
    Tax Return
    Tentative Decision
    Terribly Nice
    Terribly Pleased
    Terrific Headache
    Tight Slacks
    Titanium woods (golf clubs)
    Toll Free
    Tough Love
    Traffic Flow
    Tragic Comedy
    Truck Farm
    Turned Up Missing
    Unacceptable Solution
    Unbiased Opinion
    Uninvited Guest
    United Independent (a real taxi company in Los Angeles)
    United Nations
    Unknown Identity
    Upper Low (weather term)
    Urban Cowboy
    Useful Oxymoron
    Vacation Bible School
    Vibrating Ringtone
    Victimless Crime
    Virtual Reality
    Wake (you wake up, yet at a wake you're dead)
    War Games
    Where the Truth Lies
    White Chocolate
    White Lie
    Wicked Good
    Wireless Cable (type of cable TV transmission)
    Work Party
    Working Vacation
    Young Adult
    
    In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in Act III are several: damned saint, honorable villain, loyal deceit.
    
    The NY Times had an editorial once where it described something as 'unusual, even odd.' A fast horse is one that's quick, unless it's fast (tied up). And colors that don't run are also fast.

19. Ultimate Oximorons

    #19

    You do know much of these things, ei? Here's another one:
    
    Holy War
    
    [I think that's happening in the Philippines, our country, right now.]

20. Ultimate Oximorons

    #20

    Hey! Isn't this an old thread?
    why are you still replying on it??

21. Ultimate Oximorons

    #21

    Hey! Isn't this an old thread?
    why are you still replying on it??

    
    I guess it is because oxymorons have no expiration date. Greetings threads and other time related posts might become out of date, but a thread with quotes and such will stay interesting for an indefinite period of time.

22. Ultimate Oximorons

    #22

    WITHOUT looking at Moons post I compiled my own list of top 45 oxymorons.
    
    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. Childproof
    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
    1. Microsoft Works

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