Oxymorons - Xtreme Visual Basic Talk

06-10-2003, 04:40 PM

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Oxymorons

Found this online earlier today. Its a list of oxymorons... I thought the Microsoft one was especially funny.

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06-10-2003, 07:29 PM

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Most of those aren't even real oxymorons...

"buried alive"

How is that an oxymoron?

Others are just lame attempts to be humourous, such as "brave politician"
and "corporate ethics".

06-10-2003, 07:33 PM

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Yes, but the Microsoft Works one is funny...
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06-10-2003, 08:16 PM

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Heres some ive heard before:

ACCURATE RUMOR
ACUTE DULLNESS
ACT NATURALLY
ACTIVE RETIREMENT
AIR FIELD
ALONE TOGETHER
AMERICAN ENGLISH
ANARCHY RULES

Theres alot more here: http://www.atlantamortgagegroup.com/oxymoronlist.htm

Some are good, others are bad.

The microsoft one is a classic

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