For instance: Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island.
Mike Meyers used to do these for his SNL sketch “Cawfee Tawk”.
For extra added bonus points, you can do XYZ is neither X nor Y nor Z. For instance, The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire.
Oh yes, and before anyone else thinks of it: Weird Al Einstein is neither Weird Al nor Einstein.
Discuss.
A titmouse is neither a tit, nor a mouse.
O.J. Simpson is neither a juice from Florida (and other such places), nor is he a yellow-skinned cartoon character.
Must-See T.V. is neither Must-See, nor is it T.V. (it’s shit-on-a-screen is what it is).
Britney Spears is neither a good singer, nor a good dancer, nor attractive (hey, I just got those bonus points! Yay, me!) 
From this site:
Grape-nuts are neither grapes nor nuts. Just ask Cecil.
>> Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island
<nitpick> Rhode Island IS an island. I know. I have sailed around it.
<nitpick> Then that was one shitty map.
The Isle of Rhodes is an island off the coast of Greece. Rhode Island is also not an island off the coast of New York. That’s Long Island.
A website is neither a spider’s food trap nor is it a place where a structure is going to be constructed.
Heh…sorry, folks. Rhode Island is indeed an island. What you’re looking at on the mainland is Providence Plantations, as in the full name of the original colony, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Common knowledge is usually neither common, nor accurate knowledge…
jayjay
[1980 political sign mode]
The Moral Majority is neither!
[1980 political sign mode]
BlackKnight is neither black, nor a knight.
Verrazanno made mention in 1524 of an island “about the size of Rhodes” which he named Luisa, for the French Queen. This was Block Island. Later, Roger Williams thought that Verrazano had been referring to Aquidneck Island, so he named Aquidneck Island Rhode Island. So Block Island is the original “Rhode Island”. Providence Plantations was the first permanent settlement on the mainland, about 1636.
Thus ends your colonial RI history lesson. 
Won-Ton is neither victorious nor heavy.
Monitor is neither a jamaican male, myself, nor a rocky peak
Kool-Aid is neither a cigarette nor very helpful (unless it’s really hot outside)
Republican Party is neither very republican nor festive
Jack Chick is neither useful when changing a tire nor very feminine (unless you count his repressed inner self)
The Straight Dope is neither straight (at least not completely) nor dope (don’t even try to smoke it!)
I have lived in Rhode Island. Where I lived it was an island.
The chick pea is neither a chick nor a pea.
Well, there IS an island in the Bay called Rhode Island. However, this island is more of a “rock” or “couple of acres of land” than an actual island. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is, however, certainly not an island. I assumed that this is what was being discussed.
A magpie is neither a magazine nor a pie.
A peanut is neither a pea nor a nut.
Discuss.
Also:
A mohawk is neither a bird nor is it Moe.
XY is neither X nor Y, unless either X or Y is equal to 1 or 0.
Flymaster you would do well to check your atlas before you post.
Ok, everybody, open up yout atlas on page http://www.expedia.com … now, on the State officially known as “Providence Plantation and Rhode Island” (BTW, the smallest state in the US and the longest name) there is a city by the name of Newport. It is located on an island about 15 miles in length which is connected to the mainland by two bridges on Rt 138. Other, smaller towns on this island are Middletown, Portsmouth and Island park. Can somebody tell me the name of this island? Could it be by any chance Rhode Island?