The Top 35 Oxymorons

35. 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

Answers

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 Robinson

C

-- 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.