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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Behold The Deafening Silence

Combining two figures of speech containing an inherent contradiction, oxymorons can be a source of endless amusement. A few that are "almost perfect":

  • Act naturally
  • Timeless moment
  • Good grief
  • Same difference
  • Almost exactly
  • Found missing
  • Government organization
  • Small crowd
  • Silent scream
  • Recent past
  • Advanced beginner
  • Detailed summary
  • Jumbo shrimp
  • Soft rock
  • Inductive logic
  • Military intelligence
  • Sweet sorrow
  • Passive aggression
  • Clearly misunderstood
  • Peace force
  • Terribly pleased
  • Pretty ugly
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    || JM, 8:40 AM

    2 Comments:

    Well this is easy for me, dry martini.

    Semi boneless ham is another.

    Mr Pop, having been in the navy would add, military intelligence
    Blogger pissed off patricia, at 10:19 AM  
    Smart blog.
    Blogger Doug The Una, at 10:31 AM  

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