View Full Version : OXYMORONS!! Those phrases that make no sense...


malibu10
07-14-2003, 08:15 AM
But we hear and say them every day. I'll start with:


'Virtual Reality'

(Only one at a time now) :) Gotta give everyone a chance

malibu10
07-14-2003, 09:14 AM
Ok, since nobody else has listed another, I will


Hell's Angels

Joy
07-14-2003, 09:35 AM
My favorite ........

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

bigbree31
07-14-2003, 09:41 AM
Can I put just the head in there.
lol

smile ladies

mrsdragoness
07-14-2003, 09:54 AM
justice prevails


mrs. d

malibu10
07-14-2003, 10:13 AM
Good, we got it goin now! :):):)

Here's another:

Living Dead

Chevygal55
07-14-2003, 10:24 AM
Bitter Sweet

Sewergrrl
07-14-2003, 11:13 AM
jumbo shrimp

deb
07-14-2003, 11:25 AM
lol bigbree!!

Deb

TEEDEE20
07-14-2003, 12:04 PM
Here's one I heard a long time ago:

CIVIL WAR

Tammy:fb:

wannamae
07-14-2003, 02:01 PM
Innocent til' proven guilty.

deb
07-14-2003, 02:03 PM
guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt....

Deb

decochick
07-14-2003, 04:06 PM
Friendly Fire

danielle
07-14-2003, 04:31 PM
Act Naturally

flygirlaa2
07-14-2003, 04:38 PM
compasionate conservative

Lysbeth
07-14-2003, 04:57 PM
Happy Monday :)

tammysmith
07-14-2003, 05:04 PM
original copies

malibu10
07-14-2003, 05:11 PM
Deafening Silence

flygirlaa2
07-14-2003, 05:16 PM
Matte Shine

malibu10
07-14-2003, 05:25 PM
pretty ugly

decochick
07-14-2003, 06:12 PM
Soft Rock

malibu10
07-14-2003, 06:22 PM
Extinct Life

decochick
07-14-2003, 06:28 PM
Twelve ounce-Pound Cake

tammysmith
07-15-2003, 05:21 AM
alone together

flygirlaa2
07-15-2003, 05:35 AM
Sweet Sorrow

mrsdragoness
07-15-2003, 06:35 AM
PRISON LIFE

mabear
07-15-2003, 06:53 AM
found missing

malibu10
07-15-2003, 08:18 AM
Tragic Comedy

mabear
07-15-2003, 03:00 PM
new improved

tammysmith
07-15-2003, 04:59 PM
same difference

decochick
07-15-2003, 08:53 PM
Tax Return

wannamae
07-15-2003, 10:06 PM
Cant live without you.

decochick
07-15-2003, 10:27 PM
Fish Farm

malibu10
07-16-2003, 11:44 AM
original copies

bella
07-16-2003, 03:35 PM
icy hot (the medicine)

tammysmith
07-16-2003, 05:57 PM
taped live

dolphinlovr
07-16-2003, 08:55 PM
hot water heater lol

cathrelaine
07-16-2003, 09:58 PM
honest politician

wannamae
07-17-2003, 12:20 AM
Child proof

tammysmith
07-17-2003, 05:15 PM
certainly unsure

missmyhubby
07-17-2003, 05:19 PM
humpday

wannamae
07-17-2003, 09:39 PM
pretty ugly

sodaigakko
07-18-2003, 08:22 AM
(I thought oxymorons were that generation of empty-headed youths that keep putting medicine on their zits.)

JodyAnnShaw
07-18-2003, 09:56 AM
silently applaud

ontheroadagain
07-18-2003, 09:46 PM
one size fits all. RIGHT!!!!!!!!

tammysmith
07-19-2003, 09:09 AM
authentic reproduction

MissingMyTeddy
07-19-2003, 10:09 AM
working vacation

1crazyb_
07-20-2003, 04:27 AM
make it hurt so good

tammysmith
07-20-2003, 06:44 AM
working vacation

GottaLuvJustice
07-20-2003, 10:52 AM
"Hella cool."

malibu10
07-20-2003, 11:27 AM
same difference

MissingMyTeddy
07-21-2003, 08:00 AM
microsoft works

tammysmith
07-21-2003, 05:29 PM
eyes wide shut

malibu10
07-21-2003, 06:17 PM
minor crisis

Lee_00
07-21-2003, 06:30 PM
A little big

Chevygal55
07-21-2003, 06:31 PM
Devilish Angel

Lee_00
07-21-2003, 06:32 PM
A new classic

Lee_00
07-21-2003, 06:35 PM
all alone

Lee_00
07-21-2003, 06:36 PM
inside out

Lee_00
07-21-2003, 06:38 PM
larger half

Lee_00
07-21-2003, 06:40 PM
Peacekeeper Missile

Lee_00
07-21-2003, 06:42 PM
going nowhere

wannamae
07-22-2003, 04:39 AM
Why do we do the things we do?

GottaLuvJustice
07-22-2003, 04:41 PM
MissingMyTeddy...
I like that one! Microsoft works...cute!

tammysmith
07-22-2003, 05:27 PM
pretty ugly

MissingMyTeddy
07-31-2003, 11:21 AM
Twelve-Ounce Pound Cake

decochick
08-02-2003, 01:19 AM
Elegantly Wasted

Chevygal55
08-02-2003, 09:51 PM
Jumbo Shrimp

MissingMyTeddy
08-03-2003, 09:57 PM
Temporary Tax Increase

decochick
08-06-2003, 01:16 PM
pretty lame

MissingMyTeddy
08-16-2003, 07:57 PM
Sanitary Landfill

julie35
08-16-2003, 08:53 PM
UNTILL DEATH DO US PART

MissingMyTeddy
08-18-2003, 10:17 AM
Hermitage (where multiple hermits live)

mrskendrick2you
09-15-2003, 09:33 PM
Shut my mouth wide open!

mrskendrick2you
09-15-2003, 09:35 PM
shut up

mrskendrick2you
09-15-2003, 09:40 PM
'clean sweep'

lol.. if its clean, why sweep? ha ha .. jus a little humor, doesnt know if its an oxymoron or not!

mrskendrick2you
09-15-2003, 10:32 PM
Sweet misery!

MissingMyTeddy
09-17-2003, 09:11 AM
Overdue Deadline (yes, i know...I just had an "overdue deadline" didn't make much since to me! why do i have to have my things in on time and everyone else gets an extra day? we have to get it to the press!)

Preciousrain
09-22-2003, 04:22 PM
New used car

*I never get that one. Is it used or new? Cant BE both. Leave it to a car salesman to make you think that it can. LOL I keep falling into that trap..:rolleyes:

mrskendrick2you
09-22-2003, 09:51 PM
free giveaway

i mean hey if you're giving it away! but maybe its just me

StacysWar030
09-28-2003, 05:57 AM
My Grandpa used to say to me........

"You talk a hundred miles a minute and don't say a word!"

when I was a kid it was an oxymoron!!

Stacy

Angelbaby8599
04-11-2004, 02:20 AM
Bittersweet

Angelbaby8599
04-11-2004, 02:21 AM
There's a store around where I live called "Almost Used Furniture", figure that one out!

Terrysgurl
04-11-2004, 12:56 PM
2 twins...like you can have 3 twins!

e_wife03
04-12-2004, 10:23 PM
Here is one

The woman just had a brand new baby.

like she is going to have a old baby

JJT
04-13-2004, 12:16 AM
(I thought oxymorons were that generation of empty-headed youths that keep putting medicine on their zits.)

Made me laugh out loud!! Thanks for the chuckle!!

Amy
04-13-2004, 01:10 AM
humane punishment (whatever)