31 July, 2007

Oxymorons - Words that probably shouldn't go together

Woman Driver

Women's Rights

Literal Interpretation

Awful Grate

Conservative Movement

Meteoric Rise

Dropping Like Flies

Out Like a Light

Reality Television (thanks to Bbakeeper)

Everyone Stereotypes

A Bob Hope Special

Government Worker

Long Shorts

Authentic Reproduction

Partial Cease-fire

Limited Lifetime Guarantee

Self-help Group

Civil war

Mandatory options

Common sense

Hot water heater

Adult male

Uninvited guest

Airline schedule

Open Secret

Mideast peace

Dry lake

Silent Alarm

Reasonable Attorney's Fees

Live recording

Non-Stop Flight

Non-Dairy Creamer

Marital bliss

Clearly confused

Wireless Cable

Holy war

Mutual Differences

Legislative restraint

Congressional ethics

Original copy

Act naturally

Found missing

True replica

Resident alien

Advanced BASIC

Country Music

Genuine imitation

Airline Food

Good grief

Same difference

Almost exactly

Government organization

Sanitary landfill

Alone together

Legally drunk

Silent scream

British fashion

Living dead

Small crowd

Business ethics

American culture

Athletic scholarship

Black Light

Chili

Corporate planning

Media scrutiny

Forward lateral

Definite maybe

Liberal values

Good television

Honest politician

Jumbo shrimp

Logical Thought

Moral Majority

Never generalize

Plastic glasses

Postal service

Practical logic

President Bush

Standard options

Rapid transit

Social Security

Sweet sorrow

Union craftsman

Highly depressed

Soft rock

Butt Head

Military Intelligence

Software documentation

New York culture

New classic

Childproof

"Now, then..."

Synthetic natural gas

Christian Scientists

Passive aggressive

Taped live

Clearly misunderstood

Peace force

Extinct life

Temporary tax increase

Computer jock

Computer security

Political science

Tight slacks

Pretty ugly

Twelve-ounce pound cake

Diet ice cream

Rap music

Working vacation

Exact estimate

Religious tolerance

Campaign reform

Microsoft Works

Bitter sweet

Sensitive man

Freezer burn

Compassionate conservative

Legal principles

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