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Aredhran posted 07-01-99 08:34 AM ET
Some of these made me laugh so hard... I just had to share that stuff with you guys.
Aredhran

35. Government worker
34. Legally drunk
33. Exact estimate
32. Act naturally
31. Found missing
30. Resident alien
29. Genuine imitation
28. Airline Food
27. Good grief
26. Government organization
25. Sanitary landfill
24. Alone together
23. Small crowd
22. Business ethics
21. Soft rock
20. Butt Head
19. Military Intelligence
18. Sweet sorrow
17. Rural Metro (ambulance service)
16. "Now, then ..."
15. Passive aggression
14. Clearly misunderstood
13. Peace force
12. Extinct Life
11. Plastic glasses
10. Terribly pleased
9. Computer security
8. Political science
7. Tight slacks
6. Definite maybe
5. Pretty ugly
4. Rap music
3. Working vacation
2. Religious tolerance
And the number one top Oxymoron....
1. Microsoft Works

MikeH II posted 07-01-99 08:44 AM ET
Internet Service Provider...... or is that just me?
MikeH II posted 07-01-99 08:45 AM ET
That was rubbish, please flame my stupidity below.
OhWell posted 07-01-99 09:19 AM ET
You forgot my personal favorite: �Holy War�
Spoe posted 07-01-99 01:37 PM ET
Same difference.
Hugo Rune posted 07-01-99 03:42 PM ET
How about the classic "Australian Culture"? Or, for that matter "Norwegian Learning".
jsorense posted 07-01-99 03:49 PM ET
Jumbo Shrimp
(a George Carlin contribution)
Valtyr posted 07-01-99 03:55 PM ET
How about "Swedish Imagination" ?
Valtyr posted 07-01-99 05:27 PM ET
I just remembered: I saw a headline once that said "Trondheim chic". If that isn't an oxymoron I don't know what is...
CrayonX posted 07-05-99 03:51 PM ET
Hard Water
Slow Rapids
Free Gift
True Lies
Dreadnought posted 07-05-99 09:50 PM ET
How about Blizzard Entertainment? Apologies in advance to all of the Starcraft fans out there....
jig posted 07-05-99 09:53 PM ET
Holy Shit
jig posted 07-05-99 10:12 PM ET
Painless torture
Valtyr posted 07-05-99 10:39 PM ET
Valtyr decapitates Dreadnought with his King's Sword of Haste.
Jestar posted 07-06-99 03:58 AM ET
My secular liberal beleifs will offend those right-wing fanatics out there...
Religious Right
Commpassionate Conservatism (yeah, I DO dislike Bush)
Rex Little posted 07-06-99 11:34 AM ET
Actual name of a support group listed in the Orange County (CA) Register:
Survivors of Suicide
Stasis Archon posted 07-07-99 05:05 PM ET
Stasis Archon fires his twelve-charge Staff of Apocalypse at what's left of dreadnought.
Krushala posted 07-07-99 09:24 PM ET
German Peacekeepers
Jestar posted 07-09-99 02:22 AM ET
Lal's Peace Keepers
JB posted 07-09-99 07:20 AM ET
No, no! Military Intelligence is #1 =)
Saras posted 07-09-99 08:15 AM ET
Hey, JB, where have you been?
EchoKnight posted 07-09-99 12:30 PM ET
Jewish Nazi
OhWell posted 07-09-99 12:54 PM ET
Friendly Fire
Trappist posted 07-10-99 04:59 AM ET
Vauxhall quality control.
Stasis Archon posted 07-10-99 08:38 AM ET
Autopilot manual.
Stasis Archon posted 07-10-99 08:41 AM ET
Imperial sharpshooters (In Star Wars).
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Author	Topic: Top 35 Oxymorons
Aredhran	posted 07-01-99 08:34 AM ET Some of these made me laugh so hard... I just had to share that stuff with you guys. Aredhran 35. Government worker 34. Legally drunk 33. Exact estimate 32. Act naturally 31. Found missing 30. Resident alien 29. Genuine imitation 28. Airline Food 27. Good grief 26. Government organization 25. Sanitary landfill 24. Alone together 23. Small crowd 22. Business ethics 21. Soft rock 20. Butt Head 19. Military Intelligence 18. Sweet sorrow 17. Rural Metro (ambulance service) 16. "Now, then ..." 15. Passive aggression 14. Clearly misunderstood 13. Peace force 12. Extinct Life 11. Plastic glasses 10. Terribly pleased 9. Computer security 8. Political science 7. Tight slacks 6. Definite maybe 5. Pretty ugly 4. Rap music 3. Working vacation 2. Religious tolerance And the number one top Oxymoron.... 1. Microsoft Works
MikeH II	posted 07-01-99 08:44 AM ET Internet Service Provider...... or is that just me?
MikeH II	posted 07-01-99 08:45 AM ET That was rubbish, please flame my stupidity below.
OhWell	posted 07-01-99 09:19 AM ET You forgot my personal favorite: �Holy War�
Spoe	posted 07-01-99 01:37 PM ET Same difference.
Hugo Rune	posted 07-01-99 03:42 PM ET How about the classic "Australian Culture"? Or, for that matter "Norwegian Learning".
jsorense	posted 07-01-99 03:49 PM ET Jumbo Shrimp (a George Carlin contribution)
Valtyr	posted 07-01-99 03:55 PM ET How about "Swedish Imagination" ?
Valtyr	posted 07-01-99 05:27 PM ET I just remembered: I saw a headline once that said "Trondheim chic". If that isn't an oxymoron I don't know what is...
CrayonX	posted 07-05-99 03:51 PM ET Hard Water Slow Rapids Free Gift True Lies
Dreadnought	posted 07-05-99 09:50 PM ET How about Blizzard Entertainment? Apologies in advance to all of the Starcraft fans out there....
jig	posted 07-05-99 09:53 PM ET Holy Shit
jig	posted 07-05-99 10:12 PM ET Painless torture
Valtyr	posted 07-05-99 10:39 PM ET Valtyr decapitates Dreadnought with his King's Sword of Haste.
Jestar	posted 07-06-99 03:58 AM ET My secular liberal beleifs will offend those right-wing fanatics out there... Religious Right Commpassionate Conservatism (yeah, I DO dislike Bush)
Rex Little	posted 07-06-99 11:34 AM ET Actual name of a support group listed in the Orange County (CA) Register: Survivors of Suicide
Stasis Archon	posted 07-07-99 05:05 PM ET Stasis Archon fires his twelve-charge Staff of Apocalypse at what's left of dreadnought.
Krushala	posted 07-07-99 09:24 PM ET German Peacekeepers
Jestar	posted 07-09-99 02:22 AM ET Lal's Peace Keepers
JB	posted 07-09-99 07:20 AM ET No, no! Military Intelligence is #1 =)
Saras	posted 07-09-99 08:15 AM ET Hey, JB, where have you been?
EchoKnight	posted 07-09-99 12:30 PM ET Jewish Nazi
OhWell	posted 07-09-99 12:54 PM ET Friendly Fire
Trappist	posted 07-10-99 04:59 AM ET Vauxhall quality control.
Stasis Archon	posted 07-10-99 08:38 AM ET Autopilot manual.
Stasis Archon	posted 07-10-99 08:41 AM ET Imperial sharpshooters (In Star Wars).