I love oxymorons! The true definition of oxymoron is: a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined. (Dictionary.com) Some examples: jumbo shrimp, deafening silence, poor little rich girl.
The boys and I had to run out to get a few essentials yesterday. Among our shopping list were laundry detergent, diapers, milk, and diet Coke...all very essential! Because I really wanted to stick to my list, I decided to do this shopping at Wal Mart. (If I dare darken the door of Target, I will come home with thirty items that were not on my list. Oh, how that store tempts me beyond my will power!) Anywho, I don't believe that I've ever blogged about my feelings towards Wal Mart, but let me just keep it short by saying that I loathe that store!
As I was pushing the shopping cart with my little chattering boys, I overheard another woman's remark. "This is a nice Wal Mart." A nice Wal Mart?! That is an oxymoron, if I ever heard one!
Have you heard any good oxymorons that you care to share? If so, post a comment.
An Oxymoron
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2 comments:
Yes, my mother-in-law reported to me that they are building an "upscale Wal-Mart" near where she lives. Those two words should not even be in the same sentence. Or paragraph.
I LOVE your site! I have decided to come back often, thanks for the laughs!
This one is particularly funny to me because we were JUST at Walmart and before we went in I had to sit in the car for 5 minutes mentally prepping myself while my husband was all "You can do it honey, come on."
Oxymoron: military intelligence. My husband supplied me with that goody, he can say that because he is a military man. It's sooooooo true.
Yay for finding new great blogs!
Jamie
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