Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons

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'BrilliantWillmakeaperfectXmasstockingfiller'
BronyaRalley
'Delightful.Thisdip-in-anywherebookputasmileonmyfacefromthefirstpage...foreveryonewholikesagoodchuckle'
RuthMilligan
Asweallknow,theoxymoronisoneofthegreatbeautiesoftheEnglishlanguage.Ithasbeendefinedas'afigureofspeechthatjuxtaposeselementsthatappeartobecontradictory'.Famousexampleswouldinclude'bitter-sweet','opensecret'and'compassionateConservatism'.
SeriouslyFunny,andOtherOxymoronsbringstogetheragreatmanyexamplesoftheoxymorongenre,amusinglyillustratedbyPaulThomas.
ThebookisarrangedaccordingtovariouscategoriesrangingfromPopularCulturetoPoliticalPrinciplesandBusinessEthics,allcoveredinSimonBrett'sinimitablywittystyle.
Anyonewithan'unbiasedopinion'willquicklygraspthatSeriouslyFunnymakesa'devilishlynice'book.