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Gary W. Graley

Gary W. Graley

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Just feeling a little Oxymoronish today, here's a few examples I like;

A Fine Mess

Daily Special

Jumbo Shrimp

Non-Stick Glue

Rubber Cement

Act Naturally

Peace Keeping Missle




What prompted this is our very own forum listing.

Why is the General Discussion, in a Specific section? :)


G2
 
Those sound like my collection of Self-Defeating Statements:

I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out.
I procrastinate too much, but I'm going to change that in a week or so.
Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
The following statement is true. The previous statement is false.
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults.
Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you.
How does a meeting of anarchists get called to order?
Help stamp out and eradicate superfluous redundancy.
No sense being pessimistic, it wouldn't work anyway.
Lord, grant me patience. And Lord, I want it NOW!
I hate all those people who make generalizations.
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
I used to be conceited, but now I'm perfect.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidexterous.
Don't let impotence ruin your sex life.
I think all extremists should be shot.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Thank God for atheism.
Down with negativity!
 
haha, that's a good list, thanks!
G2
 
hehe, hey, I like country...tunes...;)

like the buy now one too...!

G2
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Those sound like my collection of Self-Defeating Statements:

I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out.
I procrastinate too much, but I'm going to change that in a week or so.
Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
The following statement is true. The previous statement is false.
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults.
Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you.
How does a meeting of anarchists get called to order?
Help stamp out and eradicate superfluous redundancy.
No sense being pessimistic, it wouldn't work anyway.
Lord, grant me patience. And Lord, I want it NOW!
I hate all those people who make generalizations.
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
I used to be conceited, but now I'm perfect.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidexterous.
Don't let impotence ruin your sex life.
I think all extremists should be shot.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Thank God for atheism.
Down with negativity!
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I like the composition your oxymorons make. Was that planned or just happenstance? It is very cliff like.
 
I added them in length order. It feels like it reads faster with the lines getting shorter. :)

I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure.
I used to be lazy, But now I can't be bothered,
I used to be apathetic, But now I just don't care,
I used to be lethargic, But I don't have the energy,
I used to be paranoid, but I found out the world was against me.
 
My favorite oxymoron.

GOOD MORNING Yeah, right. :grumpy:
 
and of course...You're Welcome! ;)
G2
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I added them in length order. It feels like it reads faster with the lines getting shorter. :)

I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure.
I used to be lazy, But now I can't be bothered,
I used to be apathetic, But now I just don't care,
I used to be lethargic, But I don't have the energy,
I used to be paranoid, but I found out the world was against me.
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Now you are going up hill.
I read in between the lines and the lines they form.
 
and don't forget;

Plastic Silverware

:)
G2
 
Acute apathy
Original Copy
Numb felling
 
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Gary W. Graley said:
Just feeling a little Oxymoronish today, here's a few examples I like;

A Fine Mess

Daily Special

Jumbo Shrimp

Non-Stick Glue

Rubber Cement

Act Naturally

Peace Keeping Missle
Click to expand...

when I get the chance to eat at work, i eat at a mess, maybe thats where it came from? (military)
 
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