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What is the most oxymoronic phrase you can think of? (Original Post) Prairie_Seagull May 2025 OP
A.I. LSparkle May 2025 #1
Conservative Republican gab13by13 May 2025 #2
Good one. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #4
Compassionate conservatism. House of Roberts May 2025 #7
This one I am pretty sure about. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #8
Deafening silence sinkingfeeling May 2025 #3
I can't hear you over all this noise. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #5
Open secret taxi May 2025 #6
This is the Lounge so I need to be careful. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #10
Mum's the word taxi May 2025 #21
PRESIDENT Donald Trump 2MuchNoise May 2025 #9
I was waiting for this one. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #12
Heh heh heh 2MuchNoise May 2025 #19
Yogi Berra had a good one that actually makes sense gab13by13 May 2025 #11
Love me some Yogi Berra. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #16
"It gets late early there." Prof. Toru Tanaka May 2025 #27
Patriotic Republican nt. Rincewind May 2025 #13
To partner with Holy War, Civil War KitFox May 2025 #14
No question. nt Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Emile May 2025 #15
Awfully Good Emile May 2025 #17
Your reply is.... nt Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #22
My 90 year old golfing buddy laid one on me one chilly day on the course. gab13by13 May 2025 #20
OMG Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #23
I was 76 when he was 90 gab13by13 May 2025 #28
Pretty Ugly Emile May 2025 #24
No I am not. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #30
LOL Emile May 2025 #31
Dark Enlightenment Borogove May 2025 #25
Giant shrimp The Blue Flower May 2025 #26
Had these, a lot. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #29
Oxymoronic cayugafalls May 2025 #32
Did not know that. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #34
Donald Trump president. OLDMDDEM May 2025 #33
As oxymoronic as they come. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #35
Agreed. OLDMDDEM May 2025 #36
less is more. AllaN01Bear May 2025 #37
A flagrant violation. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #39
killing 2 birds w one stone. AllaN01Bear May 2025 #38
I don't know. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #40
honest graft Eugene May 2025 #41
_ LudwigPastorius May 6 #42
Thanks Ludwig Prairie_Seagull May 6 #43

Prairie_Seagull

(4,288 posts)
10. This is the Lounge so I need to be careful.
Mon May 5, 2025, 08:36 AM
May 2025

Like frozen yogurt.

As we now know, It will in fact ruin a diet.

Shhhh.

gab13by13

(29,123 posts)
11. Yogi Berra had a good one that actually makes sense
Mon May 5, 2025, 08:36 AM
May 2025

"No one goes there to eat because it's always so crowded."

Yogi has a lot of them.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,742 posts)
27. "It gets late early there."
Mon May 5, 2025, 09:24 AM
May 2025

Berra describing dealing with the afternoon sun while playing left field in Yankee Stadium.

My personal favorite is “I really didn’t say everything I said.”

Response to Prairie_Seagull (Original post)

gab13by13

(29,123 posts)
20. My 90 year old golfing buddy laid one on me one chilly day on the course.
Mon May 5, 2025, 08:58 AM
May 2025

"That North wind is cold no matter what direction it blows from."

Prairie_Seagull

(4,288 posts)
23. OMG
Mon May 5, 2025, 09:09 AM
May 2025


OT- by the way I played with someone in their late 70's. I think I was in my mid 30s. He could only 'bomb' it 175 or 200. always middle of fairway and man could he putt.

Kicked my ass.

Don't underestimate the aged golfer. Well at least don't bet with them if you don't know them. That was an expensive learning curve.

gab13by13

(29,123 posts)
28. I was 76 when he was 90
Mon May 5, 2025, 09:31 AM
May 2025

He made me play from the regular tees and I let him tee off from places where he could reach the green with his 9 wood. I am struggling to reach par 4's with my 3 wood. He beat me about half the time and I thought I was pretty good. Yes, he could chip and putt.

When he was 87 and I was 73 we played in our club's biggest tournament of the year, we were partners. The 1st 9 holes was a 2 man scramble, it decides what flight your team is slotted in. After 5 or 6 holes he looks at me and says, hey, we're playing too good they are going to put us in the championship bracket. I tell him, you start playing bad. Sure enough we get put in the top bracket.

The 2nd 9 holes is better ball where they take the best score from the 2 of us. The final 9 holes is alternate shot. We are doing fine but the 2 youngsters playing with us were really lighting it up, made 6 birdies in a row at one stretch. We only have about 3 holes left and I have a 3rd shot to a par 4. My buddy short sided me and I was in some grass we call frog hair. I try this Tiger Wood's flop shot to be a hero and cold shank it and almost hit my buddy. The look on his face, he was about to cry. I luckily had a mulligan I didn't use, so I take my putter grip and swing back and forth like a putt just to get it on the green and kept my head down and then I heard people yelling, I holed it.

We didn't think we won anything when they were giving out the prizes but when they called our names for 2nd place the look on my buddy's eyes I will remember forever. The prize money was cash, so I say, go up and get it.

Best tournament I ever finished 2nd in.

Eugene

(66,039 posts)
41. honest graft
Mon May 5, 2025, 03:16 PM
May 2025

coined by George W. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall fame

Then there is "an honest politician is one who, once bought, stays bought."

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