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Posted 1/23/25

Clay Today will test your knowledge weekly and provide interesting facts on various topics. This week, oxymorons. We’ve all heard some of the typical oxymorons like jumbo shrimp. Bittersweet. …

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Clay Today will test your knowledge weekly and provide interesting facts on various topics. This week, oxymorons. We’ve all heard some of the typical oxymorons like jumbo shrimp. Bittersweet. Deafening silence. Here are some others: Why do we drive on a parkway and park on driveway? Why do we bake cookies and cook bacon? Crash landing. If you’re inside, they’re called stairs, but if you’re outside they’re called steps. Falling down (You can’t fall up). Same difference. Close difference. Government efficiency. Near future. Organic water. New record. (It’s just a record. If you set a record, it’s new). Partially destroyed. Half dead. Hot water heater (It’s a water heater. You don’t heat hot water). Routine surgery. Rules of war. Passive aggressive. Pre-boarding. (How do you get on an airplane before you get on)? Definite maybe. And, same difference.