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1jugglingpaynes
Sep 20, 2009, 10:45 pm

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Add and subtract

Simple and Obscure

Potter and Malfoy

Armadillo and Pillow

Come on, add some. You don't have to explain unless you want to. :o)

2Kerian
Sep 20, 2009, 10:54 pm

Hermione hair and straight hair

Winter and summer

A fly and a walk (disabled fly - frequent occurence when one has four cats)

3MrAndrew
Sep 20, 2009, 11:40 pm

itchy and scratchy.

tea and coffee (close enough)

cats and dogs (ditto)

talkin' and doin'

...wait: Armadillo and Pillow ?

4theretiredlibrarian
Sep 21, 2009, 12:06 am

Democrat and Republican

(sometimes opposites do work together--hubby & I have been canceling out each other's votes since the Reagan administration; lol)

5Kerian
Sep 21, 2009, 1:26 am

(I wondered about that armadillo and pillow. The first thought to my mind was of an armadillo sleeping with a pillow, strangely enough. Then I remembered this thread is called opposites. ;)

Fiction and non-fiction

Schoolwork and free time

Peppermint and lavender

Comfort shoes and dressy shoes

6MrAndrew
Sep 21, 2009, 2:12 am

chalk and cheese

7readafew
Sep 21, 2009, 1:01 pm

Harry Potter and Twilight.

8jugglingpaynes
Sep 21, 2009, 1:51 pm

What is the opposite of pillow?
The answer, child, is armadillo.
"Oh don't talk nonsense!" you protest.
However, if you tried to rest
Your head upon the creature, you
Would find that what I say is true.
It isn't soft. From head to tail
It wears a scratchy coat of mail.


~Richard Wilbur

Spring and Autumn
Cave and mountaintop

9MrAndrew
Sep 21, 2009, 5:18 pm

oh and my.

10jugglingpaynes
Sep 21, 2009, 5:19 pm

*snort* and *sigh*

11MrAndrew
Sep 21, 2009, 7:06 pm

do or die.

12jugglingpaynes
Sep 21, 2009, 7:24 pm

Dragon and Unicorn

Pirate and...um...Smurf? *dabs brow with handkerchief*

13MrAndrew
Sep 21, 2009, 8:04 pm

Pirate and Ninja

Smurf and... Jolly Green Giant?

14rolandperkins
Sep 21, 2009, 8:09 pm

Pirate and Philly

15jugglingpaynes
Sep 22, 2009, 12:07 am

#13: Get out of my son's head!

Left and Right

Wizard and Witch

Crimefighter and evildoer

knitting and...untangling? (at least when I try it)

16Kerian
Sep 22, 2009, 12:57 am

Untangling and knotting

Shoe laces and velcro

Singing and mumbling

A praying mantis and a butterfly

17DavidShellhamer
Sep 22, 2009, 2:34 am

West Coast East Coast

William Faulkner and Dan Brown

Smurfs and Snorks

Abstract and Concerte

18MrAndrew
Sep 22, 2009, 3:31 am

1 & 0

19MrAndrew
Sep 22, 2009, 3:32 am

something and

20MrAndrew
Sep 22, 2009, 3:36 am

+ & -

& & or

21readafew
Sep 22, 2009, 9:59 am

yin & yang

22pollysmith
Sep 22, 2009, 10:04 am

good and evil

morning and evening

night and day

hard and soft

crooked and straight

hot and cold

23readafew
Sep 22, 2009, 10:11 am

INTJ & ESFP

24pollysmith
Sep 22, 2009, 10:19 am

uummm...yeah them too! (What do they mean?)

black and white
red and blue
yellow and green
boy and girl

25readafew
Sep 22, 2009, 10:28 am

24 > Myers-Briggs personality types they are complete opposites. i am an INTj and my wife is an eSFP.
INTJ - Introversion, iNtuition,Thinking, Judging
ESFP - Extraversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving

26pollysmith
Sep 22, 2009, 11:07 am

thanks!

27MDLady
Sep 22, 2009, 11:30 am

reader/nonreader

lover/hater

28jugglingpaynes
Sep 22, 2009, 11:39 am

25: Face it, introverts and extraverts need each other. If we were all extraverts, no one would get a word in edgewise, and if we were all introverts, it would be very quiet.

quiet and loud

funny and serious

classical realist and abstract expressionist

29pollysmith
Edited: Sep 22, 2009, 12:38 pm

life and death

play or pause

30Kasongo
Sep 22, 2009, 7:52 pm

love and apathy

31MrAndrew
Sep 22, 2009, 8:00 pm

>#28: if we were all introverts, it would be very quiet.
ahhhh. heaven.

Werewolf and vampire.

vampire and slayer.

werewolf and wolf's bane.

Slayer and Miley Cyrus

32jugglingpaynes
Sep 22, 2009, 8:35 pm

Dr Frankenstein and Dr Livingstone

mermaid and harpy

fairy and troll

33ragulto101
Sep 22, 2009, 10:11 pm

real and fake

love and hate

praise and shame?

34Renald128
Sep 22, 2009, 10:35 pm

Bella Swan and Buffy Summers

One Hundred Years of Solitude and Doña Bárbara

35ragulto101
Sep 22, 2009, 10:53 pm

Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez

mansion and shack

36familymoments
Sep 22, 2009, 11:07 pm

Plato & Hume
milk & blood
Santa & Dracula

37pollysmith
Sep 23, 2009, 11:31 am

this is getting harder

light and dark

straight and curly

tall and short

thick and thin

38jugglingpaynes
Sep 23, 2009, 2:56 pm

tricky and straightforward

minimum and maximum

cloudy and clear

markers and pencils

39rissa
Sep 23, 2009, 4:12 pm

asleep and awake
open and closed
hungry and full
up and down
in and out
dressed and naked
hord and alliance

40rissa
Sep 23, 2009, 4:12 pm

hobbit and giante

41MEM82
Sep 23, 2009, 5:51 pm

tv and radio

42MEM82
Sep 23, 2009, 5:52 pm

*Does anyone else have that Opposites Attract song playing in their head as they read this thread?* 8)

43theretiredlibrarian
Sep 23, 2009, 6:31 pm

generous and stingy

44jugglingpaynes
Sep 23, 2009, 6:45 pm

42: Now I do. *eye roll*

angst and contentment

puppets and mimes

clowns and politicians (oh, wait...)

irony and...?

45ragulto101
Sep 23, 2009, 7:19 pm

solid and liquid

smart and stupid

cat and dog

46rolandperkins
Sep 23, 2009, 7:36 pm

To jugglingpaynes (#44):

I would complete, perhaps lamely, "Irony and. . ."

with "straightforwardness".

47rolandperkins
Sep 23, 2009, 7:38 pm

Cub and Whitesocker

Indian and Red

Dodger and Angel

Yankee and Met

Giant and Jet

48jugglingpaynes
Sep 23, 2009, 7:49 pm

I would have said:

Yankee and Red Sox

It's a tradition. ;o)

49MrAndrew
Sep 23, 2009, 9:45 pm

Irony and crumpley.

Irony and rusty.

Irony and Youronnie.

Irony and Youwalkee.

50jugglingpaynes
Sep 23, 2009, 10:45 pm

ROFL and groan!

51ChelseaB-ley
Edited: Sep 23, 2009, 11:07 pm

Nice thread!

tired and wide awake
dehydrated and hydrated
dry and wet
wind and stillness
uphill and downhill

I'm so tired and dehydrated and my head hurts and my arms and legs are sore. :( Hmmm...

complaining and appreciating

All, I have to say is I...HATE...wind!!! I'm glad rehearsal is over. Okay, I'm done now. Go back to your lives peacefully. :)