Oxymorons

[rd4man]

I hope this isn't considered "bashing" in any way.

Anyone care to add or subtract from the following list?

OXYMORONS:

Act naturally
Found missing
Resident alien
Genuine imitation
Safe sex
Good grief
Same difference
Almost exactly
Government organization
Sanitary landfill
Alone together
Legally drunk
Living dead
Small crowd
Business ethics
Soft rock
Military intelligence
California culture
New classic
Sweet sorrow
Childproof
"Now, then ..."
Passive aggression
Taped live
Clearly misunderstood
Peace force
Death benefits
Temporary tax increase
Plastic glasses
Terribly pleased
Tight slacks
Definite maybe
Pretty ugly
Working vacation
Exact estimate
Metal Woods
Everything except

and: Microsoft Works!

[Kenny1234]

school performance ?

welfare reform ?

private enterprise ?

cheap oil ?

wealth distribution ?

free elections ?

[rpicardi1]

New ones that cropped up in the 90s.
*Plausible deniability. To legally get away with something illegal
*What is, is. - To give words two opposite meanings.
*Oral xxx isn't - Is not having an affair
Safe xxx - Is not.
Sustainable Community - is not
Virgin Birth (no connection to Christian belief.) - Feminist in the UK having children artificially.
*Factual Errors - Twisting of the truth
*No Legal Authority - ducking responsibility when responsible.
The United, Divided - current politics
False Statement. - Lying, but, its not actually lying under oath.

*politically invented.

[CRQ5508]

here's one we all understand... Amtrak Schedule. couldn't resist :p

[jtr1962]

hybrid SUV

[cp5513]

Fighting for Peace
Holy War
Educational Television
Riskless Investment
Dry Beer
Known Secret
Peace Force
Reality TV
United Nations

...and I can't believe no one's mentioned Jumbo Shrimp yet! :confused:

[Jim Prower]

Plymouth Reliant (Which is only half a sentence. the rest is, "on you to keep it running,")

[rdamurphy]

Ford Racing.
Quick meeting.
Bagpipe music.
Adult male.
Very unique.
Army intelligence.
French victory.
Genuine Replica.
Government Assistance.
Happily Married.

And my personal pet peeve:

Hot water heater.

Robert

[USRailFan]

And of course the biggest of them all: Democratic Socialism

[rdamurphy]

Apologies, that's not an oxymoron, that's a redundancy.

Robert

[moose49]

GM Performance Parts! :confused: