Re: poll ideas quest 2020

An oxymoron is a word or phrase that is a contradiction in terms. The word itself comes from the Greek words for sharp and dull or keen and stupid.

The most amusing oxymoron is:

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Re^2: poll ideas quest 2020 by GrandFather (Saint) on Feb 12, 2020 at 23:03 UTC
Whatever happened to "Military Intelligence"? Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond	[reply]
Re^2: poll ideas quest 2020 by AppleFritter (Vicar) on Mar 04, 2020 at 20:53 UTC
"Microsoft Works".	[reply]
Re^2: poll ideas quest 2020 by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 13, 2020 at 19:42 UTC
Pretty ugly... Awfully good.	[reply]
Re^3: poll ideas quest 2020 by Tanktalus (Canon) on Feb 18, 2020 at 18:04 UTC
"Awful" would classify as an oxymoron in and of itself since it literally means "full of awe" - which is exactly the opposite of its common meaning. And then we can juxtapose your "awfully good" against "awfully bad" - so bad, it inspires awe in its, er, awfulness. My head hurts now.	[reply]