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DrZeeLit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 03:59 PM
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Best Oxymoron?
I'm going to start with the easy ones....

Bush speak
pretty ugly
plastic glasses
down escalator

OKAY...the baton has been passed....
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:00 PM
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1. "Army Intelligence"
:-)
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DrZeeLit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:52 PM
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18. and its ugly twin: Military Intelligence, lengthy briefing?
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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:00 PM
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2. Jumbo Shrimp
an oldie, but a goodie, courtesy of George Carlin.
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:01 PM
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3. Faulty Intelligence
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Dzimbowicz Donating Member (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:02 PM
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4. Criminal Justice
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:03 PM
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5. "Wardrobe Malfunction"
Ask Janet Jackson......
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:04 PM
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6. Rush Limbaugh's "Excellence in Broadcasting Network"
:puke:
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landdaddy Donating Member (473 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:56 PM
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19. Rush Scumbaugh. n/t
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:04 PM
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7. Compassionate Conservative
Moderate Republican
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Selwynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:05 PM
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President Bush
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:05 PM
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8. 'original copy'
Edited on Fri Oct-22-04 04:05 PM by Richardo
:eyes:
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Selwynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:05 PM
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9. It shouldn't be, though....
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Newkophile Donating Member (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:05 PM
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10. Sam Rivers wrote a tune.....
titled "Mellifluous Cacophony"
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sdfernando Donating Member (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:06 PM
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11. Best Oxymoron
How about president bush???
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dutchdemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:08 PM
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12. More...
German Humour
British Cuisine
Greek Organisation
Republican Party
Compassionate Conservative
American Democracy
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:57 PM
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20. nah, you got that one wrong
It is the same as with Philosophy (according to Adorno): It is not possible to have proper humor in any language, but German. This is easily shown by the example of the triple meaning of "aufheben".

So, yeah, it may look like an oxymoron, but isn't.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:10 PM
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13. Our fabulous Lounge moderator oxymoron!
But of course! :D
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No2W2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:10 PM
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14. Catastrophic Success
I named my FF team that!
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MyUncle Donating Member (798 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:25 PM
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15. Friendly fire (brutal), metal wood, live recording, live Dead.
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:36 PM
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16. Accidentally on purpose
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:47 PM
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17. This One... :^)
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 04:59 PM
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21. this one is OK
http://www.oxymoron-berlin.de/
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MsConduct Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 05:19 PM
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22. Military Intelligence
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MsConduct Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 05:20 PM
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23. LOL How about My Intelligence? Someday I'll learn to read!
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DrZeeLit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 06:17 PM
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26. Hey, don't worry -- it's Friday... practically a Working Vacation day!
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DrZeeLit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 05:23 PM
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24. Old news, limited space, Microsoft Works, Peace Force, Anarchy Rules!
ooh, I love these...

fine mess
work party
new classic
birth control
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mr blur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-04 05:38 PM
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25. And, of course, "Friendly Fire"
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