Favorite Oxymorons

[Prince Duchess]

Some of mine are:

 

Non-dairy Creamer

Jumbo Shrimp

Buisness Ethics

[MikeL]

Old favorites:

 

Military Intelligence

Sanitary Sewer

 

 

New favorite:

 

Bankrupt Millionaire

[Arpeggio]

I think I only have one:

 

It's an instant classic!

[KJames]

Driveway (we drive slowly over them to park, or just park on them more often than not)

 

Parkway (we drive on them)

 

Expiration dates on Sour Cream and Buttermilk

 

Bathing suits (we don't wear them to bath, we wear them to swim, and they're not suits)

 

Swim trunks (trunks? Trunks are for shipping, which leads us to the next one, a triad)

 

Shipments are delivered by truck...(instead of by a ship)

 

Cargo (is for freight, which is shipped by truck not car, but when it's sent overseas, it's: )

 

Freight (which is cargo transported by a ship)

Edited March 16, 2009 by kjames

[Paul Schroder]

Microsoft Works

 

[Dolores Esteban]

Microsoft Works

 

 

 

lol

[LongGone]

Postal Service

[Sir Galahad]

Some of my favs:

 

Accurate Estimate

United Nations

New Used Cars

Dick Head

Authentic Reproduction

Fat-Free Ice Cream

Appear Invisible

Dry Ice

Holy Crap

Modern History

Death Benefits

Plastic Glass

Edited March 16, 2009 by Sir_Galahad

[LongGone]

http://www.oxymoronlist.net/

 

That's the sum of it all.

[SRevol]

http://www.oxymoronlist.net/

 

That's the sum of it all.

 

great list

 

My fav must be Act Naturally haha

[Kanaye]

Balanced insanity - I wouldnt know anything about this, honest!

[Prince Duchess]

Krispy Kreme

[Boy In Doubt]

Prince Duchess

[AFriendlyFace]

Prince Duchess

 

 

Near miss (for what is in fact just a miss)

Edited March 26, 2009 by AFriendlyFace

[KJames]

Now, let's not forget:

 

Real Imitation

[TalonRider]

When it comes to women's clothing sizes, you have,

 

Small Petite

Medium Petite

Large Petite

[MikeL]

Antique reproduction

[KJames]

"Real Imitation" anything...