Perhaps you've been to the more "intellectual" parts of this site, or are perhaps in no mood to go to such a place. This section was made to provide a "warm and friendly" gesture within the site. My main goal is to be friendly in a funny way, whether by pun, by limerick, or by poem. However, some parts are actually more insightful than humorous.
There are terms that exist in everyday vocabulary, that, when examined more closely, can be quite humorous. The 2 types of terms I'm referring to are the oxymoron and the pleonasm.
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freezer burn | holy war | cruel kindness |
sweet sorrow | jumbo shrimp | idiot savant |
bad health | awfully good | random order |
adult children | hard water | six-pack abs |
pleonasms | ||
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advanced calculus | empty hole | unexpected surprise |
health food | raw sushi | to infinity and beyond |
Disney World in Orlando |
past memories | old fossils |
the good Lord | hate crimes | linear time |
There was a young lady named Bright,
Who traveled much faster than light.
She started one day
In the relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
There once was a racist named Jack,
Who owned a canine named Mac;
He went into shock,
During a morning walk
When he realized his dog was black.
The fool who knows he is a fool
Is that much wiser.
The fool who thinks he is wise
Is a fool indeed.
- the Dhammapada
Looking Out:
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I. |
The night sky shows its bright light Like the sun shines forth at noon; But is what you see above a streetlight, Or is what you see the moon? |
II. |
Moonlight arrives in about two seconds, While sunlight is nine minutes late; Why, then, are sizes equal, At a distance four hundred times as great? |
Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind. - Zen saying
Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
- the Buddha
Tick-tock
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Clocks can be unfriendly, And time may not be nice; Consider, though, life in a world In which everything happens twice. |
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