Oxymorons

Oxymorons

Things we say or hear a lot that don't really make sense.
    Act naturally
    Don't we all?

    Found missing
    Can you milk this one?

    Resident alien
    Perhaps we abducted them?

    Advanced BASIC
    Some of my best applications are written that way!

    Genuine imitation
    Unreal! Can you wear it out?

    Safe sex
    You can't even bank on that!

    Airline food
    Used as a floatation device!!

    Good grief
    Why is everybody always pickin' on me?

    Same difference
    Just different similarities

    Almost exactly
    Is that like "Fairly Certain?"

    Government organization
    An organized mess?

    Sanitary landfill
    Cleanest dirt you will ever see!

    Alone together
    Big brother is sleeping, I think...

    Legally drunk
    Gee, I could have had a V-8!!

    Silent scream
    The signs at the tip of your fingers.

    British fashion
    Just make sure you wear your brown belt with your brown shoes.

    Living dead
    Just like the people I work with!

    Small crowd
    The number of people on my Christmas Card List

    Business ethics
    Nothing personal, it's just business...

    Soft rock
    At least the words are intelligible.

    Butt head
    Must be a contortionist.

    Military intelligence
    Be all that you can be!

    Software documentation
    Used by Military Intelligence operatives to send secret messages to each other

    California culture
    Hey now! I resemble that remark!!

    New classic
    They don't make antiques like they used to!

    Sweet sorrow
    A rose by any other name would not be called a rose!

    Childproof
    The best way to keep adults out!

    "Now, then ..."
    If I told you once, I told you a million times, don't exaggerate!

    Synthetic natural gas
    If it is not in the yellow pages, it probably doesn't exist.

    Christian Scientists
    I'm not touching this one!

    Passive aggression
    What the 98 lb weakling says he will do the next time the bully kicks sand in his face.

    Taped live
    You had to be there, actually you were, we just edited you out.

    Clearly misunderstood
    What part of antidisestablishmentarianism did you not understand?

    Peace force
    You will get along, even if it kills you!

    Temporary tax increase
    It will only last till the next one.

    Computer jock
    Competitions include the 1 GB defractathlon; Compile, Link and Run; and the 80x86 hurdles.

    Plastic glasses
    Genuine imitation of a natural synthetic vessel

    Terribly pleased
    I laughed so hard, I cried.

    Computer security
    Just read your software documentation.

    Political science
    Six drops of essence of terror, five drops of sinister sauce...

    Tight slacks
    That is yesterdays British fashion, now it's "Loose Fitting!"

    Definite maybe
    You say "Yes", but your eyes say "No", and you are absolutely positively unsure?

    Pretty ugly
    Kind of pretty, Kind of Ugly

    Twelve-ounce pound cake
    The dramatic effects of inflation, I think.

    Diet ice cream
    It gets thinner as you eat it!

    Working vacation
    Invented by Military Intellegince because when you get back to work, you need a vacation!

    Exact estimate
    Just like horseshoes and hand grenades!

    Religious tolerance
    It takes a leap of faith

    Microsoft Works
    Now, that's news to me!

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