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Agee, Jon

Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp?: And Other Oxymorons

80 pp. | HarperCollins/di Capua | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-06-205159-8 $$12.95
(3) 4-6 The dictionary definition of "oxymoron" is followed by a collection of cartoons that demonstrate these self-contradictory terms in literal, ironic, or slightly off-center ways. An "urban cowboy" is riding a horse and lassoing a taxi. Men tow their cars behind them in a "drag race." There is a deadpan adult sophistication to the illustrations in the simple yet thought-provoking volume.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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