Comments on: Oxymorons by Steven Carter http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/oxymorons-by-steven-carter/ A blog by James Geary Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: fritz lagusad http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/oxymorons-by-steven-carter/comment-page-1/#comment-611 fritz lagusad Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:04:47 +0000 http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/?p=496#comment-611 Intuition is the only bit of luck that is known about it. Intuition is the only bit of luck that is known about it.

]]> By: marty rubin http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/oxymorons-by-steven-carter/comment-page-1/#comment-501 marty rubin Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:47:19 +0000 http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/?p=496#comment-501 Intuition-the feeling you know something when you know nothing. Intuition-the feeling you know something when you know nothing.

]]> By: Candadai Tirumalai http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/oxymorons-by-steven-carter/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Candadai Tirumalai Tue, 26 May 2009 13:35:48 +0000 http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/?p=496#comment-433 He came, he saw, he diagnosed. The night always wins. Mediums fascinated the 19th century, media the 20th. He came, he saw, he diagnosed.

The night always wins.

Mediums fascinated the 19th century, media the 20th.

]]> By: Drew Byrne. http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/oxymorons-by-steven-carter/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Drew Byrne. Sun, 24 May 2009 01:00:35 +0000 http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/?p=496#comment-430 I recall (upon reflection) that...this oxymoron blog reminds me of what an old friend of mine (also one who spouted “amateur” aphorisms as he went along his merry way, and which I often recorded as I went mine) once said in response to one of my more witty remarks (one which could have been slightly oxymoronic in nature and that I probably made up ‘accidentally on purpose’ on the spur of the moment) which was: “If you don’t exist you have no meaning––it’s called nothing!” To which his reply was: “That’s a good one, Rodney…God does move in mysterious ways! Hard-boiled eggs and nuts! You had nothing better to do and you thought you’d come and bother me! That’s a real oxymoronic one – but I like it!” Now that’s what oxymorons are really for: to get up your nose when you’d rather expect better than that somehow... I recall (upon reflection) that…this oxymoron blog reminds me of what an old friend of mine (also one who spouted “amateur” aphorisms as he went along his merry way, and which I often recorded as I went mine) once said in response to one of my more witty remarks (one which could have been slightly oxymoronic in nature and that I probably made up ‘accidentally on purpose’ on the spur of the moment) which was: “If you don’t exist you have no meaning––it’s called nothing!” To which his reply was: “That’s a good one, Rodney…God does move in mysterious ways! Hard-boiled eggs and nuts! You had nothing better to do and you thought you’d come and bother me! That’s a real oxymoronic one – but I like it!” Now that’s what oxymorons are really for: to get up your nose when you’d rather expect better than that somehow…

]]> By: marty rubin http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/oxymorons-by-steven-carter/comment-page-1/#comment-428 marty rubin Sat, 23 May 2009 12:14:14 +0000 http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/?p=496#comment-428 Free will: What you need before you can say you haven't got it. There is no bad TV, only bad reception. Free will: What you need before you can say you haven’t got it.

There is no bad TV, only bad reception.

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