Oxymoron

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Pete1950, Oct 26, 2012.

  1. Here are seven of my own favourite oxymora to start:

    Military Intelligence
    Business Ethics
    Moderate Islamists
    Rap Music
    Civil War
    Religious Tolerance
    Ethics Committee

     
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  2. Community Policing
    SouthWest Trains Service
    Legal advice
     
    #2 Dave, Oct 26, 2012
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  3. Conservative party
    Ducati Corse :wink:
    British Gas
    Mobile phone
     
  4. Pretty ugly
    Open secret
    Unbiased opinion
    Genuine imitation
    Liquid gas
    Working holiday
     
  5. Volvo driver
     
  6. Bolt-on bits
     
  7. This thread is seriously funny.
     
  8. Inanimate Object

    Seriously, there is no such thing in my experience.
     
  9. honest politician
     
  10. Contradictions......

    "Too many cooks spoil the broth" ; "Many hands make light work"

    i'm sure there are many more!
     
  11. Zit-free teenager

    * That's an OXY - moron. Geddit? Geddit?
     
  12. Here's one for service personnel in Afghanistan:

    Friendly fire.
     
  13. Did you mean - "Too many cocks spoil the brothel"; "Many hand jobs make light work".

     
  14. Silent alarm
    three wheeled bike
    dry ice
    casual labour

    and not related but I utterly hate the phrase "at the end of the day"
     
  15. No I think you are confused with "One in Kate Bush is worth two in the hand"!!!!:biggrin:
     
  16. Quite unique
    Almost white
     
  17. in the real world.....
     
  18. Fun run
    Happily married
     
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  19. United Kingdom
    Sports Tourer
     
  20. New and Improved
     
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