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Post by NumbuhInfinity on May 30, 2004 5:40:51 GMT
Post here any words or phrases that you find strange, funny, or somehow cool. This's meant to be in good fun, of course.
- "in-" is supposed to mean "not." But that doesn't stop fire/explosion-worthy objects from being called inflammable.
- How did "take care" come from meaning making sure something is safe or secure, to destroy or kill?
- It is illegal to be legally drunk.
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Post by sgamer82 on May 30, 2004 6:03:28 GMT
"I could care less."
Oh, good, then you must care a little bit then.
Personally, I'm more fond of oxymorons and redundancies myself. You know, stuff like "Jumbo Shrimp" or "ATM Machine". I hav e book by George Carlin that lists a bunch of these I'll try and get it some time. A lot of the stuff he does isn't really fit for public posting, but I can pick out some of the okay stuff.
From Brain Droppings by George Carlin
OXYMORONS:
Assistant Supervisor
New Tradition
Original Copy
Partial Cease-Fire
Silent Alarm
Wireless Cable
Full-Time Day Care
Nondairy Creamer
Mutual Differences
REDUNDANCIES:
ATM Machine
PIN Number
Personal Belongings
Serious Crisis
Convicted Felon
Close Proximity
Honest Truth
Advance Warning
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Post by secretsquirrel on May 30, 2004 6:08:06 GMT
If ATM Machines were just called AT Machines then computer nerds would mistake them for 1980's era PCs and try to plug their ISA expansion boards into the card slot.
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Post by sgamer82 on May 30, 2004 6:14:00 GMT
HOUSES AND HOMES
housework/homework
houseboy/homeboy
housebreaker/homewrecker
housekeeper/homemaker
That thing you live in? Is it a house, or is it a home? Developers sell homes, but people buy houses.
Don't make the same mistake twice seems to indicate three mistakes, doesn't it? First you make the mistake. Then you make the same mistake. Then you make the same mistake twice. If you simply say, "Don't make the same mistake," you'll avoid the first mistake.
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Post by NumbuhInfinity on May 31, 2004 20:21:17 GMT
Oh come on... This thread can't die THAT fast.
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Post by creelincoln on May 31, 2004 20:22:17 GMT
Or can it?? buh buh buh........
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Post by tako on May 31, 2004 21:15:44 GMT
I find the use of "aren't I" as in "Aren't I funny?" really odd because you say, "I am funny," not "I are funny."
Also, a word that I like is "piano" because it was shortened from "pianoforté", but its shortened form just means "soft".
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Post by Nella (Numbuh 310) on Jun 1, 2004 2:40:27 GMT
.............*think* An oxymoron.... .....a stupid ox!  *runs as she gets beaten to death with wiffle bats for the awful pun* |
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Post by numbuheightbitstar on Jun 1, 2004 4:25:26 GMT
.............*think* An oxymoron.... .....a stupid ox! *runs as she gets beaten to death with wiffle bats for the awful pun* That would be a redundancy, not an oxymoron. |
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Post by tako on Jun 1, 2004 5:53:46 GMT
No, it's an... oxy-moron. Or an ox-y-moron. How punny.
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Post by Nella (Numbuh 310) on Jun 1, 2004 20:45:33 GMT
That would be a redundancy, not an oxymoron. I'm well aware.  |
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Post by sgamer82 on Jun 2, 2004 4:04:32 GMT
Oxymoron, what stupid people use on zits.
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Post by Nella (Numbuh 310) on Jun 2, 2004 16:58:52 GMT
Oxymoron, what stupid people use on zits. bwahaha! ;D |
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Post by numbuh13 on Aug 13, 2004 0:40:59 GMT
"Big rude dog, must you bark in public?"
My sister wrote it with those magnetic word things one day and I cracked up over it for like, 3 days. I have no idea why, I laugh at stupid things... 
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