The best oxymorons of our generation?

HDX

So what are they?, my personal favourite

Microsoft Works.

Collie D

Garda intelligence is always one that cracks me up

Wertz

Alcoholics Anonymous

Collie D

Wertz wrote:

Alcoholics Anonymous

Don't quite get that, ah is it because they start off by my saying "My name is ...."

Ruu_Old

A resident alien is one I found strange (on my green card) and auto pilot since I travel alot makes me chuckle sometimes.

Demetrius

The Cuckoo's nest

stepbar

no the thunderdrome, why????

Collie D

Demetrius wrote:

The Cuckoo's nest

Very good, never spotted that before, had to think about that one, kudos

Terry

the war on terror.

HDX

explain?

(thunderdrome)

Wertz

Collie D wrote:

Don't quite get that, ah is it because they start off by my saying "My name is ...."

Ummm....because we all live in Ireland?

Typical monday morning work convo: "Ah I was out of me nut last night, drank [X] pints...but jaaaysus, ya should've seen me friday! pissed!"

Not as apparent as garda intelligence perhaps, but alcoholism in this country is far from hidden and anonymous...

rsta

Demetrius wrote:

The Cuckoo's nest

eh? i dont get that one.

Wertz

rsta wrote:

eh? i dont get that one.

Cuckoo's don't have nests, they lay their eggs in other bird's nests.

It's also a forum on boards, hence modern oxymoron (stretching a bit I agree)

RoadSweeper

Sorry if this spoils the buzz, but......

act natural
anarchy rules
almost exactly
constant variable
self-service
definite maybe
detailed summary
diverse stereotypes
dry ice
elevated subway
exact estimate
found missing
forced resignation
forever's end
forward lateral
friendly fire
genuine imitation (& genuine replica, etc.)
guest host (and permanent guest host, a rare "triple" oxymoron)
jogging stroller
justifiable paranoia
limited omniscience
liquid gas
living dead
local long-distance
loud silence (& deafening silence etc.)
mandatory option
modest magnificence
not really
only choice
open secret
original copy
plastic silverware
rolling stop (driving)
scatter-hoarder
solid gold plated
stopmotion
sweet sorrow
self-service
synthetic natural gas
true lies
virtual reality
wireless cable
working vacation

HDX

way to spoil the buzz, they are meant to be modern examples, any of us could have controlled and c'd them...


pity.

DaBreno

Great Britain

RoadSweeper

HDX wrote:

way to spoil the buzz, they are meant to be modern examples, any of us could have controlled and c'd them...


pity.

ahh, but then i had to ctrl and v it. not so easy!

HDX

why did you print it ?


Burn...


Burn by a noob...

RoadSweeper

doh.....

HDX

RoadSweeper wrote:

doh.....

There are only three dots in an elipses.

I am sorry if that is a new word for you.

sterculelum

There are only three dots in an elipses.

I am sorry if that is a new word for you.

Hoho! This is getting hot. Might I just interrupt to point out that the correct spelling is "ellipsis", since we're being so pedantic. Nice, huh? But quid pro quo.

Ah, I'll leave you to it, lads.

#Smokey#

Secure Internet Explorer

GBX

"new and improved" ... its either new or its and updated version of something older

Steven

This is all I have to say.

Thank you for your time.

Collie D

Wertz wrote:

Ummm....because we all live in Ireland?

Typical monday morning work convo: "Ah I was out of me nut last night, drank [X] pints...but jaaaysus, ya should've seen me friday! pissed!"

Not as apparent as garda intelligence perhaps, but alcoholism in this country is far from hidden and anonymous...

Oh, it was one of "those" posts, still think my reason was better, where's the poster to confirm?

sterculelum

Here!

I'm sure it was open to interpretation...

rsta

Ta for the explanation on cuckoos nest.

but surely it is a cuckoos nest if she's in it layin eggs? Like just i rent a flat, its not my flat but its mine while im rentin it? so to speak. 'yeah call up to my flat' its not mine but i'd hardly says 'yeah call up to my landlords flat that im renting off her'

hmm bit of a waffle there, dont mind me ..

Ok i got an oxymoran:

'non-alcoholic beer'

sterculelum

I've got one! "modern oxymoron".

I know it's not... but I fooled you for a second, right? You did think about it.

sterculelum

rsta wrote:

Ta for the explanation on cuckoos nest.

but surely it is a cuckoos nest if she's in it layin eggs? Like just i rent a flat, its not my flat but its mine while im rentin it? so to speak. 'yeah call up to my flat' its not mine but i'd hardly says 'yeah call up to my landlords flat that im renting off her'

hmm bit of a waffle there, dont mind me ..

Ok i got an oxymoran:

'non-alcoholic beer'

And wait... is that actually an oxymoron? I'm not saying it's not... I'm just wondering... does beer *have* to have alcohol in it? Or is it just that it's made out of hops and stuff? Like is root beer technically beer? Maybe not. I don't know.

#Smokey#

rsta wrote:

Ta for the explanation on cuckoos nest.

but surely it is a cuckoos nest if she's in it layin eggs? Like just i rent a flat, its not my flat but its mine while im rentin it? so to speak. 'yeah call up to my flat' its not mine but i'd hardly says 'yeah call up to my landlords flat that im renting off her'

hmm bit of a waffle there, dont mind me ..

Ok i got an oxymoran:

'non-alcoholic beer'

no its not like rentin a flat. its like sum guy jus appearing in ur flat one day and then he wakes up one morning befor you and eats you or fooks ya out the balcony window

rsta

well ok i kind of see your point, but is root beer brewed? and what about ginger beer? isn't that ginger ale too? see we could go on and on but id rather enjoy the oxymoron of it.

ah anyway u made me think of another one..

'Clearly confused'

(although i did understand ya.. eh)

sterculelum

Deal. I don't think root beer is brewed actually... but non-alcoholic beer is brewed too and then they take the alco out of it, right?

Whoa that got confusing. I, too, am clearly confused.

rsta

#Smokey# wrote:

no its not like rentin a flat. its like sum guy jus appearing in ur flat one day and then he wakes up one morning befor you and eats you or fooks ya out the balcony window

oh ok then, now i understand a bit more of cuckoos, i didnt know they stole nests from under the other birds. hmm thats crafty.

Tha Gopher

Collie D wrote:

Garda intelligence is always one that cracks me up

American intelligence is even better.....



Or how about "American Military Intelligence"

Timans

DaBreno wrote:

Great Britain

Great one.. *sarcasm*

Black Swan

Creative destruction *











*Concept attributed to economist Adam Smith.

Stupidly clever, or even, cleverly stupid.
And
Oddly Matched.

DaBreno

Timans wrote:

Great one.. *sarcasm*

how about Beautiful wexford?

oooooooooooooo

Terry

friendly fire.

Dooom

Red apples.

sterculelum

Spike wrote:

Red apples.

"Hell on Earth"?

Sam Vimes

[pendantic]

RoadSweeper wrote:

dry ice

what's wrong with dry ice? ice is solidified water. ice only feels wet when there's a film of melted water on it

[/pendantic]

Nehpets

I don't get a the "red apples" one..

tenandtracer

fresh frozen

the Shades

RoadSweeper wrote:

Sorry if this spoils the buzz, but......

act natural
anarchy rules
almost exactly
constant variable
self-service
definite maybe
detailed summary
diverse stereotypes
dry ice
etc.

most of these are examples of idioms rather than oxymorons

RoadSweeper

lol, stupid copy and paste site!

HDX

you really messed it there roadsweeper, shame.

HDX

Another one;

heavenly hurt,
alliteration too.

Hagar

Oxymorons, can we mention MCD...

Wishbone Ash

'six wheel quad bike' (double oxymoron?)