Оxymorons. http://www.backpacking.net/oxymoron.html

http://www.backpacking.net/oxymoron.html

Just in case you don’t know, an oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory or opposite terms or ideas are combined.


The word has its origins in the Greek: oxy = "sharp, pointed" and moros, moron = "foolish". In other words, "pointedly foolish". An oxymoron is also defined as “a wittily paradoxical turn of phrase which appeals to ‘unconscious responses instead of rational examinations’ ”. Whew !


Anyway, here are some oxymora that one might hear and/or utter, while in the backcountry:


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Oxymoronic Phrases !
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Oxymoronic Statements !
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Dan Quayle Isms !

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OXYMORONIC BACKCOUNTRY PHRASES:
Small Crowd
Cold as Hell (doesn't apply for Scandinavians)
Found Missing
Calm Winds
Alone Together
Short Distance
Slow Speed
Amateur Expert
Minor Disaster
Organized Mess
Partially Completed
Painless Torture