Oxymorons that make you go Hmm???

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1.Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?<o:p></o:p>

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2.Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?<o:p></o:p>

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3..If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?<o:p></o:p>

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4.If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?<o:p></o:p>

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5.Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?<o:p></o:p>

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6.Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?<o:p></o:p>

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7.Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? <o:p></o:p>

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8..Why do "tug" boats push their barges?<o:p></o:p>

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9.Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?<o:p></o:p>

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10.Why are they called " stands" when they are made for sitting?<o:p></o:p>

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11.Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?<o:p></o:p>

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12.Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? <o:p></o:p>

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13.Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?<o:p></o:p>

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14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? <o:p></o:p>

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15.Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? <o:p></o:p>

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16.If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?<o:p></o:p>

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17.If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? <o:p></o:p>

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18.Iflove is blind, why is lingerie so popular?<o:p></o:p>

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19.If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? <o:p></o:p>

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20.Why is bra singular and panties plural?<o:p></o:p>

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21.Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? <o:p></o:p>

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22.Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? <o:p></o:p>

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23.How come abbreviated is such a long word?<o:p></o:p>

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24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? <o:p></o:p>

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25.Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?<o:p></o:p>

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26.Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? <o:p></o:p>

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27.Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?<o:p></o:p>
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28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway ?<o:p></o:p>
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29. Why is toilet paper tiny squares and tissues big squares ? ?<o:p></o:p>
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I thought this was funny and wanted to share it with my eGO Family!<o:p></o:p>
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Peace to all this holiday season!<o:p></o:p>
 
Is it sad that I actually answered some of those as I read them? I think I can give an educated answer to some of them...
 
4. He didn't [ame]http://ask.yahoo.com/19990608.html[/ame]

6. I have NEVER in my life heard someone say slow up, unless it was like go slow up here, which would not fit into the above context.

8. At one time, tug boats actually did "tug" the boats. The old name just stuck.

13. The connotation between being called a guy and a man makes all the difference. A wise man could be seen as someone who is mature and has wisdom from his experiences. A wise guy would than be seen as a cocky younger person who thinks he knows what he is doing like the wiseman, but does not actually have the wisdom.

15. Phonics? Wouldn't phonetics be a better choice of words?

20. I think it might be because bra is a shortened form of brassiere, a French word. Panties is a cutesy variation of underpants - which describes how they are worn, as in under pants. Pant is sometimes a singular, and then there are trousers, which I've never seen as simply trouser unless used in conjunction with another word.

25. It has not been exposed to the air for extended periods of time and did not get dry

26. Back when TV's first came out, they came out in a set and in their own cabinet, just like tug boat, the name stuck.


28. You drive up your driveway to your house (and park in your garage if applicable)? You drive in a parkway to a parking spot and walk around then.




;) hehe
 
hmmmmm an oxymoron would be to call someone a stupid idiot, are those the same thing?
 
blackhawksniper said:
4. He didn't http://ask.yahoo.com/19990608.html

6. I have NEVER in my life heard someone say slow up, unless it was like go slow up here, which would not fit into the above context.

8. At one time, tug boats actually did "tug" the boats. The old name just stuck.

13. The connotation between being called a guy and a man makes all the difference. A wise man could be seen as someone who is mature and has wisdom from his experiences. A wise guy would than be seen as a cocky younger person who thinks he knows what he is doing like the wiseman, but does not actually have the wisdom.

15. Phonics? Wouldn't phonetics be a better choice of words?

20. I think it might be because bra is a shortened form of brassiere, a French word. Panties is a cutesy variation of underpants - which describes how they are worn, as in under pants. Pant is sometimes a singular, and then there are trousers, which I've never seen as simply trouser unless used in conjunction with another word.

25. It has not been exposed to the air for extended periods of time and did not get dry

26. Back when TV's first came out, they came out in a set and in their own cabinet, just like tug boat, the name stuck.


28. You drive up your driveway to your house (and park in your garage if applicable)? You drive in a parkway to a parking spot and walk around then.




;) hehe
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get a life
 
Lol Mike, Sticky's cousin just reading this, and thought it was funny...I have one to add.

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