After Reese submitted a potential oxymoron, I think we should investigate the many others. What are your favourites?
I like:
Jumbo shrimp
Deafening silence
Good grief
Here's a few more for you...
Same Difference
Turned Up Missing
Hot Water Heater
Original Copy
Friendly Fire
Guest Host
...and for the benefit of our fellow Mac users:
Microsoft Works :rude:
Women drivers?
Quick, taaaaaaake cover!!
:scared:
Just kidding of course ladies, I'm a frightful driver myself :shock:
Some that make me giggle are....
Farewell reception
Death benefits
Rolling stop
Clearly misunderstood ( Use this one a lot!)
Friendly argument
Peace force
Minor disaster
Home office
Armchair athletes
Christian Scientists
Random logic
Terribly pleased
Definite maybe
Pretty ugly
IBM compatible
Congressional ethics
Pretty ugly
Even odds
Great Depression
Terribly nice
Freezer burn
Journalistic integrity
Political promise
Same difference
Second best
Alone together
Standard options
Sweet sorrow
Passive aggression
and
Free love (hee hee!)
Silk xx
Military Intelligence
Civil Service
Not quite an oxymoron but... why is there only one monopolies commission?
You might like this...
One of the best I heard was 'Urban Planning for Gypsies' - thank you Umberto Eco.
Sappho xxx
Waiter service
SAPPHO...My angel....missed you hunny....? Can we share a twix now???
My favourite is:
Open prison
Mike.
A few more for the list ....
Paid volunteer ...
Idiot savant ..
loosely packed ....
violent agreement
Thunderous silence
similarly different
The Caring Sun
(inspired by the "Liberation in the News of the World thread).
Not sure if this is an oxymoron, but, "new and improved". If something's new, what's it an improvement of???