Oxymorons

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1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?



2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?



3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?



4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?



5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?



6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?



7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?



8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?



9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?



10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?



11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?



12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?



13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?



14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?



15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?



16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?



17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?



18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?



19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?



20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?



21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know
the batteries are dead?



22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?



23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?



24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?



25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?



26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?

 
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

<< My watch only has two hands....so, the second hand is actually the second hand >>




8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?

<< Predominantly, they pull boats. Tugs usually only push boats to move them out of harbour for rope connection >>






24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

<< When you dry yourself after a bath, your skin naturally sheds from the epidermus layer, leaving dead skin on the towel. Hence the need to wash it >>

25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

<< It actually would do if it was left with the top off. Glue usually drys out with the presence of oxygen >>

26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?


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Niko you doof!
if your watch only has 2 hands, the second hand is actually the Minute Hand!!

Why do we drive on a Parkway, and Park on a drive way?


My watch does not have a second ( moment of time ) hand...It has two hands...hour and minute...so, the second hand on my watch, is actually the second hand...not the first....not the third....the second ;)


:popcorn: ( now who's a doof ;) )
 
My watch does not have a second ( moment of time ) hand...It has two hands...hour and minute...so, the second hand on my watch, is actually the second hand...not the first....not the third....the second ;)


:popcorn: ( now who's a doof ;) )

You're still a doof!!
:lol:
 
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