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Favorite Oxymorons

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by dandorotik, Mar 27, 2009.

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  1. shastarocket

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    Biggie Smalls?
     
    #21 shastarocket, Mar 27, 2009
  2. BrieflySpeaking

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    "ask a question"

    well no shyt, youre not gonna ask an answer. :D
     
    #22 BrieflySpeaking, Mar 27, 2009
  3. pmac

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    "...go straight down Montrose"
     
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  4. shipwreck

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    haha no that's not really an oxymoron at all.

    "BBS HANGOUT"
     
    #24 shipwreck, Mar 27, 2009
  5. Ron from the G

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    quantitative easing
     
    #25 Ron from the G, Mar 27, 2009
  6. SwoLy-D

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    I would disagree with this one. I know most people say "same difference" when comparing TWO things, but when used properly, that phrase is NOT an oxymoron:

    Say you have 4 items we will call A, B, C, and D.

    If you compare A to B, and get the difference, there's ONE difference. Set it aside. Then, if you compare C to D, and get that difference, there's ANOTHER difference.

    Compare ONE to ANOTHER, and if they are the same, then you have the "same difference." If ONE is not the same as ANOTHER, then we do not have the SAME DIFFERENCE, but it is a negated phrase. :cool:

    "Same Difference" is not an oxymoron.
     
    #26 SwoLy-D, Mar 27, 2009
  7. mazyar

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    I fixed it for ya.

    It makes more sense this way (with numbers)
     
    #27 mazyar, Mar 27, 2009
  8. kaleidosky

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    oxymoron - A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist



    Just for reference since some don't seem to get it..
     
    #28 kaleidosky, Mar 27, 2009
  9. VooDooPope

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    When used properly is the key. Most times I hear it used it is used improperly.
     
    #29 VooDooPope, Mar 27, 2009
  10. WhoMikeJames

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    "Understanding Women"

    [​IMG]
     
    #30 WhoMikeJames, Mar 27, 2009
  11. justtxyank

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    Glad you posted this because many in here don't seem to grasp what it is.
     
    #31 justtxyank, Mar 27, 2009
  12. Hmm

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    living dead..
     
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  13. mazyar

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    Organized Chaos
     
    #33 mazyar, Mar 27, 2009
  14. SwoLy-D

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    straight mazyar :p
    hetero mazyar also works. ;)
     
    #34 SwoLy-D, Mar 27, 2009
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    Girly man
    :p
     
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