Here are some excellent oxymorons...thought some of you might enjoy this!

Top 35 Oxy morons to Date

35. State 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

-- Doreen (animalwaitress@excite.com), January 10, 2001

Answers

Rap music, for sure!

-- Shannon at Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary (gratacres@aol.com), January 10, 2001.

Loved it Doreen.

-- JT (gone2seed@hotmail.com), January 10, 2001.

lest we forget the JUMBO shrimp??

-- (abcbirds@yahoo.com), January 11, 2001.

Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?

-- sm4farm (dshans@hotmail.com), January 11, 2001.

When I see my husband's creative solutions for homestead projects I have to ask, "Is this temporarily permanent or permanently temporary?"

-- Laura (gsend@hotmail.com), January 11, 2001.

The company I work for coined one to describe getting more duties, but no pay for it..... "Lateral Promotion". Lets see , lateral, sideways, promotion, up?

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), January 11, 2001.

Was reading your post for a little levity when lo and behold the terms FRIENDLY SALE, SUSTAINABLE LOGGING,WILDFLOWER GARDEN and WILDLIFE SANCTUARY just popped into my head. Crazy world sometimes!?!?!?

-- dan (dcbaker@2ki.net), January 16, 2001.