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Oxymoronica

The English language has often been criticized for being a mishmash of different languages with no clear rules. While this is true to some extent, this characteristic of the language allows you to make powerful statements, both in the intensity of feeling and the complexity of communication. The Oxymoron is a language construct which appears false, but which is often correct at some deeper level. Oxymoronica is Dr. Mardy Grothe's book about them, and it contains fourteen hundred of the doctor's favorite oxymoronic quotes.

The Alternative News

Submitted by drink on Thu, 2006-12-07 07:39
Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration... that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There's no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather.
— Bill Hicks

Wii, or not so Wii

Submitted by drink on Tue, 2006-12-05 11:38
Some early reviewers in the US have complained that the vigorous action demanded by the Wii controller has left them feeling stiff after a long game session.
— BBC News

Let Freedom Ring

Submitted by drink on Tue, 2006-11-28 10:52
They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.
— Benjamin Franklin

Impossible!

Submitted by drink on Mon, 2006-11-27 12:50
Heavier than air flying machines are impossible.
— Lord Kelvin

The Right to Offend

Submitted by drink on Thu, 2006-11-09 08:29
The right to offend is far more important than the right not to be offended.
— Rowan Atkinson
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