The all time greatest Oxymoron has to be

[auburngrad82]

"virtual reality".

Think about it...

And no, Oxymoron is not Rush Limbaugh. That would be Oxymoran...

[mokawanis]

1. microsoft works

always liked that one.

[auburngrad82]

3. Funny. nt

[truedelphi]

11. As ar as MicroSoft WIndows,

I shutter to think about it!

[DS1]

2. I work in VR

so of course, I disagree

[machI]

20. And next you are going to post a computer simulation demonstrating your disagreement

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[peruban]

4. I always liked pygmy giant.

Or maybe "compassionate conservative". That one always had me in tears.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

5. Oxymoron? Rush limpballs of course!

nt

[XemaSab]

6. Greater Pewee

n/t

[Connonym]

7. postal worker

I kid! I was one for about 10 years.

[Lincolngirl]

8. Gonna go with Carlin here

Military Intelligence

[hippywife]

9. That's the first one

I always think of, too. :hi:

[Lincolngirl]

10. Great minds!!!

:hi:

[Orrex]

14. I believe that Carlin also identified a triple- and a quadruple oxymoron

Triple: Permanent Guest Host (the term used to refer to Joan Rivers when she was the go-to fill-in host of the Tonight Show)

Quadruple: Fresh frozen jumbo shrimp (actually, I guess that's a double-double, but who's counting?)


For that matter, I'm not 100% sure that these were from Carlin; they might have originated with Richard Lederer.

[Orrex]

15. My understanding is that this one originated with Groucho Marx

"Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms."

I can't seem to find a year of attribution, but I'd say that there's a fair chance that his joke predates Carlin's.

[Lincolngirl]

16. Ah yes! I believe it was Groucho!!

Forgot he'd said that. Perhaps I was confused! Not a big shock for me!

[Orrex]

21. I don't think you're technically wrong, though

When I was trying to track it down, I saw that Carlin is repeatedly credit with the joke, so it's either widely attributed to him in error, or else he borrowed the joke and made it his own (since he certainly mastered that kind of verbal humor!)

[elshiva]

18. Rocky the Flying Squirrel also said that...

In the episode "Banana Formula" :)

[Generic Brad]

12. I've discovered a new one

"Republican Think Tank".

Yeah......Right......

[Lincolngirl]

17. OH, makes me think

Teaching Sarah Palin!

[FloridaJudy]

13. "Criminal Justice"

Always cracks me up.

[conscious evolution]

24. or Nice Cop

[Kat45]

19. Compassionate conservative

[BarenakedLady]

22. Mr. Right.

What?

[Dr. Strange]

26. Happily married

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[BarenakedLady]

27. 'zactly.

:thumbsup:

[BlueIris]

23. Healthcare system.

There's no "care" and nothing "systematic" about it anymore.

[BOSSHOG]

25. FREE GIFT?!?

JUMBO SHRIMP