| [An
oxymoron (plural
oxymorons or
oxymora) (from Greek
ὀξύμωρον,
"sharp
dull") is a figure
of speech
that combines
contradictory
terms.] |
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1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the
third hand on the
watch called the
second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the
dictionary, how
would we ever know?
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4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary,
where did he find
the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a
whack?
6. Why does "slow
down" and "slow
up" mean
the same thing? |
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7. Why does
"fat
chance" and "slim
chance" mean
the same thing?
8. Why do "tug" boats
push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to
the ball game"
when we are already
there?
10. Why are they called "stands" when
they are made for
sitting?
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11. Why is it called "after
dark" when it
really is
"after
light"?
12.
Doesn't
"expecting the
unexpected"
make the unexpected
expected?
13. Why are a
"wise man" and
a "wise
guy" opposites?
14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean
opposite things?
15. Why
is
"phonics" not
spelled the way it
sounds? |
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16. If work is so terrific, why do
they have to pay you
to do it?
17.
If all the
world is a stage,
where is the
audience sitting?
18.
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have
dyslexia, can you
read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and
panties plural? |
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21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when
you know the
batteries are dead?
22. Why do
we put suits in
garment bags and
garments in a
suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long
word?
24. Why do we
wash bath towels?
Aren't we
clean when we use
them? |
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25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside
of the bottle?
26. Why do they call it a TV set when you
only have one?
27. Christmas - What other time of the year do you
sit in front of a
dead tree and eat
candy out of your
socks?
28. Why do we
drive on a parkway
and park on a
driveway? |
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