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Oxymorons
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I lierally died...
(not quite an oxymoron?)
(not quite an oxymoron?)
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We see this in grocery ads here all the time...
fresh ham
fresh ham
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." Bertrand Russell
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. . . and we have a Tesco advert that says :
All yogurt is a live product (except long-life yogurt).
. . . and we have a Tesco advert that says :
All yogurt is a live product (except long-life yogurt).
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M & S has a display labelled "children aged 3-5", but not a kid in sight...
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There's those doors with notices telling you they are alarmed, when they seem quite calm to me...
But not an oxymoron. Just a moronic copywriter.
But not an oxymoron. Just a moronic copywriter.
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blank verse
happy slapping (not funny, I know)
apparently profound but superficial underneath (like wot I say)
live recording
happy slapping (not funny, I know)
apparently profound but superficial underneath (like wot I say)
live recording
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true lies (James Cameron film)
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"include me out" (Sam Goldwyn) - plus similar quasi-o/morons like "a verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on"
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act naturally
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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What about David Cameron's "Muscular Liberalism"?
a "New Atheist" for the last 55 years
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I missed this one, Fia. I know the feeling, every time I see that signI want to make up some one that says, "No I'm not, just a little bit concerned may be but . . ."Fia wrote:There's those doors with notices telling you they are alarmed, when they seem quite calm to me...
But not an oxymoron. Just a moronic copywriter.
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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"Do you smoke?"
"Only when damp- otherwise I burn quite well!"
"Only when damp- otherwise I burn quite well!"
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I saw this sign by the side of the country road, "Rotted horse manure for sale".
I remarked to my friend about where they might have got the rotted horses from.
I got a groan in reply. Why?
I remarked to my friend about where they might have got the rotted horses from.
I got a groan in reply. Why?
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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In a local chemists - We prosecute all shoplifters.
Work it out!
Work it out!
Carpe diem. Savour every moment.
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Shouldn't "Sun set" Really be Horizon rising?
Abstinence Makes the Church Grow Fondlers.