|
Oxymoron |
Explanation |
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Act Naturally |
What is natural? |
|
Adult Adolescence |
Adults acting like
kids. |
| Almost
Exactly |
You're
getting close |
Arrive
early for your
Doctors Appointment |
Have
you ever not waited
for your Doctor? |
|
Bitter Sweet |
Which
is it, bitter or sweet? |
|
Predictable
Black Swan |
Clearly
Ambiguous |
|
Classic New |
A
new antique. |
| Clearly
Ambiguous |
It
is clear we don't understand |
| Constant
Variable |
My
wife on the phone |
| Cruel
Kindness |
How
can kindness be cruel? |
| Deafening
Silence |
So
quiet, you think you're deaf. |
|
Double Solitaire |
Real men play poker |
| Exact
Estimate |
Send
a check for the amount. |
| Half
Full |
An
Exact Estimate of a cup of coffee |
| Half
Naked |
I
hope it's a girl. |
|
Honest Mechanic |
Every one knows one |
| Legally
Dead |
Members
of the BAR |
| Hells
Angels |
Dante's
girls |
| Jumbo
Shrimp |
Big
little Shrimp |
| Microsoft
Works |
Does
yours? |
| Military
Intelligence |
What
is intelligent about war? |
|
Non-conformists Unite! |
Group of people going
different directions. |
|
Paid Volunteer |
A smart person |
| Pretty
Ugly |
Something
like coyote ugly |
| Resident
Alien |
A
Martian living in Mexico |
| Rich
Trucker |
If he was rich, he would not be a trucker. |
| Safe
Sex |
Unless
you're Bill Clinton |
|
Searching aimlessly |
Would you recognize it
if your found it? |
|
Senate Ethics Committee |
Clearly
Ambiguous |
|
Ship-Trap
Island |
I
don't get it either |
| Standard
Deviation |
Probably
an Exact Estimate. |
| Successful
Suicide |
Sounds
like a failure to me |
|
Suicide Victim |
How is this a victim? |
|
Sweet Tooth |
What does your tooth
taste like? |
| Tame
Cat |
Same
as a welfare cat -- wants food. |
| Tough
Love |
Love
is usually tender, not tough |
| Vaguely
Aware |
A virtual reality |
|
Voluntary Deportation |
Sounds like a vacation. |
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Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp?
And Other Oxymorons
by
Jon Agee (Illustrator)
Reading level:
Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 80 pages (October 1998)
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title to read reviews or order this book |
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