Thursday, October 30, 2008

Common Oxymorons

Some of the most common oxymorons (oxymora) that I have heard in the past few days:

  1. "I am funny" - That wasn't funny enough.
  2. "I am creative" - Should have found a more creative way of saying that.
  3. Somebody sending you a message "Take your own time" 6 times in a hour! How can I take my own time if you throw panic my way every few minutes. The best expression of "take your own time" sentiment is to not contact the other person at all. Then, he/she will take his/her own time and express gratitude for your compassionate behavior (of course, the expression of gratitude is also mute).
  4. "I will be there in 13 minutes" - No, you will be here in 15 minutes. You are just trying to numb my brain by puzzling me through a mathematical nuance. How dare you?
  5. "I love the Tesco beer" - No, I will not take this one. Nobody "loves" the 20 pence 6-pack Supermarket brand beer/piss water. You "like" it (because it's cheap). Let us leave "love" for the cheesy ones.
  6. "Needless to say ... blah blah blah" - Why say it then?


I will add more as I think of them. I know that the last two aren't exactly oxymorons, but you get the drift. Right?

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Another gem from Quote of the Day - my opinion of Soap Operas, Reality shows and current news channels

Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want.
- Clive Barnes