a few oyxmorons
Apr 25, 2018 17:18:08 #
O x y m o r o n s
1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
27. Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?
28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
27. Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?
28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
Apr 25, 2018 17:38:02 #
Apr 25, 2018 18:36:24 #
Apr 25, 2018 18:47:20 #
I'm don't think most of those are oyxmorons. It is a phrase using contradictory words. Classic examples are "jumbo shrimp", "agree to disagree" and "definite maybe".
Apr 25, 2018 19:09:07 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
I'm don't think most of those are oyxmorons. It is a phrase using contradictory words. Classic examples are "jumbo shrimp", "agree to disagree" and "definite maybe".
Actually non of them are. This is just word play.
Apr 26, 2018 06:18:36 #
alawry
Loc: Timaru New Zealand
At writers club we were discussing "hypenated" and "non-hypenated" and wondering; was that a conundrum?
Apr 26, 2018 06:31:40 #
alawry wrote:
At writers club we were discussing "hypenated" and "non-hypenated" and wondering; was that a conundrum?
Perhaps you meant 'hyphenated' and 'non-hyphenated'?
Apr 26, 2018 07:00:08 #
Cute. I'll get some laughs from my grandkids...they love this kind of stuff no matter what's called😊
Apr 26, 2018 09:44:32 #
This is one of my favorites.
The beatings will continue until morale improves!
The beatings will continue until morale improves!
Apr 26, 2018 09:44:32 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
I'm don't think most of those are oyxmorons. It is a phrase using contradictory words. Classic examples are "jumbo shrimp", "agree to disagree" and "definite maybe".
Correct!
Apr 26, 2018 11:28:09 #
Apr 26, 2018 12:13:02 #
fecraly wrote:
What about "Army Intelligence" the best oxymoron yet!
Don’t leave the rest out. Military Intelligence.
Apr 26, 2018 18:13:28 #
Apr 26, 2018 19:01:32 #
Don't make love by the garden gate, love is blind but the neighbors ante. I know, but I though I would just throw that in there.
Apr 26, 2018 19:07:43 #
Hal81 wrote:
Don't make love by the garden gate, love is blind but the neighbors ante. I know, but I though I would just throw that in there.
Ante? Ante is a stake put up in a poker game.
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