Isn't this an oxymoron?

[TheNinja]

I'm eating some halloween candy and it says, "for nutritional information call 1-800-xxx-xxxx". Nutrition in candy?

 

Why are you afraid to list the phone number? It's not like it's your own!

 

[iamme]

not an oxymoron.

 

[Ogg]

no

kinda funny though

 

[Ness]

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I missed the funny part. I get what you are trying to say.. but do you think it would be a wise decision to write "For nutrition (or lack of nutrition) information, please call..."

It's an FDA requirement to have that information on there... so "eh"

 

[BigPoppa]

More ironic than oxymoronic.

 

[TheNinja]

i'm not afraid of the number, I just didn't feel like listing it 1-800-258-6728. So it is more ironic than oxymoronic? I guess if I said. "I'm eating some nutriontional laffy taffy right now", that would be an oxymoron huh?

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Nutritional info does not mean healthy. That candy still has some sugars, fats, carbs, maybe a tiny little bit of vitamins. Stuff that your body does need, and info that people may care about.

Not oxymoron

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Staley8
i'm not afraid of the number, I just didn't feel like listing it 1-800-258-6728. So it is more ironic than oxymoronic? I guess if I said. "I'm eating some nutriontional laffy taffy right now", that would be an oxymoron huh?

just say you're eating Jumbo Shrimp

 

[Ynog]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Nutritional info does not mean healthy. That candy still has some sugars, fats, carbs, maybe a tiny little bit of vitamins. Stuff that your body does need, and info that people may care about.

Not oxymoron

 

[squirrel dog]

Rap artist would be a good example of an oxymoron.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

sugar free candy = oxymoron.

 

[step-dawg]

uh, an oxymoron is made up of 2 words. so this doesn't even fit the definition of an oxymoron.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: step-dawg
uh, an oxymoron is made up of 2 words. so this doesn't even fit the definition of an oxymoron.

ox·y·mo·rons
A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined

Only having 2 words is not a requirement for something to be an oxymoron. All of the common ones have only two words, but that doesn't make it a rule.

I would put forth that "solid state hard drive" is an oxymoron yet it has four words. You can use multiple words to describe either part of the contradiction.