Saturday, April 30, 2005

oxymoron's

OXYMORON:
"A rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms"

That is a mouthfull huh???

So here is some oxymorons do you have any??

Butt head

casual sex

clean coal

clearly misunderstood

exact estimate

extinct life

federal budget

Good shit

friendly takeover

non-working mother

on-time airplane

polite salesman

pretty ugle

rap music

safe sex

sad clown

rush hour

sanitary landfill

second best

small crowd

vaugely aware

working vacation

paid volunteer

little giants..

so here a few examples can you name a few of your favorites..funny not funny doesnt matter

Donna

 

 

 

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Donna,
I love the oxymoron's. Not sure why, but I do.
Take care-
Niki
http://journals.aol.com.thinkingoutloud

Anonymous said...

Not off the top of the head, but your list was great!

Anonymous said...

Jumbo Shrimp

Ellen

Anonymous said...

How about this one on the back of my facial wash "Use this product every day daily".  LOL!  I love oxymorons!!!!  :)
Hugs and love, Lisa

Anonymous said...

Hi, Donna.....good to meet ya'.  HHhhhhuuuunmmmm........Moral Majority........Frozen dinner.......good ol'boy...........Okay I need more coffee.  Barbara    http://journals.aol.com/bhbner2him/LifeFaithinCaneyhead/
P.S. - Put you on my Fav J'rnals list.  Us Texans gotta stick together!  ;)