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The Top 35 Oxymorons35. State worker
34. Legally drunk
33. Exact estimate
32. Act naturally
31. Found missing
30. Resident alien
29. Genuine imitation
28. Airline Food
27. Good grief
26. Government organization
25. Sanitary landfill
24. Alone together
23. Small crowd
22. Business ethics
21. Soft rock
20. Butt Head
19. Military Intelligence
18. Sweet sorrow
17. Rural Metro (ambulance service)
16. "Now, then ..."
15. Passive aggression
14. Clearly misunderstood
13. Peace force
12. Extinct Life
11. Plastic glasses
10. Terribly pleased
9. Computer security
8. Political science
7. Tight slacks
6. Definite maybe
5. Pretty ugly
4. Rap music
3. Working vacation
2. Religious tolerance
And the number one top Oxymoron....
1. Microsoft Works
-- Lucy (lifeisgoodhere@webtv.net), February 20, 2000
And the ever popular, but extremely expensive, prescription for a Genuine Placebo. In 250 mg capsule form, of course.
-- JCC (wolverine_in_nc@hotmail.com), February 20, 2000.
JCC I do believe only Lady Sally (one of Calahan's denizens) would understand that one.Chuck
-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), February 20, 2000.
with no appology at all to Spider RobinsonC
-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), February 20, 2000.
I don't know, I think the collective and individual IQ out here is way above average.Myself excepted, of course, because I am totally clueless about Calahans denizens. Maybe if I stick around I can get some bonus points. :-)
-- JCC (wolverine_in_nc@hotmail.com), February 20, 2000.
JCC,Calahans is a very strange and interesting bar in a series of short stories by Spider Robinson.... lotsa fun :-)
-- Casper (c@no.yr), February 20, 2000.
OH.. Chuck,"What Can you do with chocolate Man-hole covers"? :-)
-- Casper (c@no.yr), February 20, 2000.
How about, "Lady Logic"Frank
-- Someone (ChimingIn@twocents.cam), February 20, 2000.
Casper: Wow, thanks. That did ring a bell,(and I'm still hearing a funny echo for some reason. :-)Sent me scurrying to my back issues of Analog. The most recent story I found by Spider Robinson was Orphans of Eden in the Aug 96 issue. And it didn't take place in Callahans'. Well, at least I know what I'm looking for, so I will reach further back in the archives and see if I can find a tale from Calahans' bar.
Thanks again. It amazes me the extensive and detailed references to science fiction writings here that so many here know and quote or refer to.
-- JCC (wolverine_in_nc@hotmail.com), February 20, 2000.
Frank
Good one son..rotflmao !!
-- JM (lol@work.net), February 20, 2000.
"What Can you do with chocolate Man-hole covers"? :-)What can you say about chocolate man-hole covers, IIRC. ;p
-- _ (_@_._), February 21, 2000.
OXY-MORON??Hmmm, I thought you were talking about Y2K Pro on oxygen!
-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), February 21, 2000.
How about Prepared Polly?
-- JCC (Wolverine_in_nc@hotmail.com), February 21, 2000.
how about 'government aid'
-- Cowardly Lion (cl0001@hotmail.com), February 21, 2000.
tax shelter
-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), February 21, 2000.
Stock Market
-- canthappen (n@ysayer.com), February 21, 2000.
technology park
-- number six (#@#.com), February 22, 2000.