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mandatory picnic?

republican party?

Reesetee, aren't "the ones people say in everyday speech without necessarily realizing it" deoxymorons?

I've always liked historical mystery.

LOL!

Microsoft works? XD

Good one! I wonder that too. ;-) I have obvious secret listed already, though.

When I see the term organic vegetables, I often wonder what inorganic vegetables are made of. ;-) open secret?

Thanks s! Boy, I'd have been scared to death by those black headlights too. Funny the things that terrorize you when you're a wee one. :-)

I love this list--I linger and chuckle here. How about more unique? (One of my mother's major rubbies.) You already have greater half, but how about the child's version--"I want the big half?

When my brother and I were very young, we would look out the window at night and scare ourselves by saying to each other black headlights!. I dimly remember an adult talking about someone sitting in his car at night, "with the headlights blacked out," and up to no good. Evidently it was quite evocative for George and I! The thought of black headlights gives me a little chill even now. So I offer you this idiosyncratic tidbit.

Hmm. Interesting, Valse. Never thought of it that way....

I was wondering about the word ones used in the case of "I want those ones over there." Seems almost like an oxymoron within itself taken out of context.

Thanks for the addition, Valse! I'm enjoying the list too.

Really fun list. People have done terribly well in coming up with possibilities.

oh my! talk about synchronicity!

True, u. How soon we forget. :-)

It's true. I laughed aloud at the coikydink of finding a new user with that name on a day like today. So, in which language do we pronounce your name? :-)

And reesetee: I would expect that only us "regulars" are in the habit of following the Recent Comments list. It's a good habit to be in. But I'd think it takes most newbies a while to pick it up. It did for me, anyway, way back when.

Oh, and by the way--sorry about the reference with no explanation. I'd forgotten how quickly comments can drop to the bottom of the home page. Go to lapis lazuli for an explanation of my lame joke. :-)

Oh, but I like it. It's on! So is black light. Thanks, azzurre.

on the same theme as "new and improved" cited earlier, there's "better than new" which you see sometimes. Not really an oxymoron but close

you're right, of course. I just couldn't resist. Maybe black light, the once popular name for UV lamps?

--wonders whether to ask about her name and what's right or wrong with it--

Thanks, azzurre, but I'm trying to stick to the ones that aren't meant to be jokes--just the ones people say in everyday speech without necessarily realizing it. :-)

And by the way, I'll bet uselessness loves your name.

how about "military intelligence"

Zoiks! Trivet, you outdid yourself! Thanks! :-)

The pugilist paused in the middle of his book of historical fiction because he felt a numbing sensation in his arm, perhaps a lingering effect of the boxing ring. He decided to climb down from the couch and play some double solitare with his manager while they discussed his next press release. It was a safe bet that his opponent, the living fossil, would accidentally on purpose stir up some trouble before the next match. "That guy is pure evil," said the aging yuppie manager, "I wouldn't be suprised if he is found missing some day."

Not to worry, u. It was just a near miss. Besides, it's old news. ;-)

More or less. Maybe less. Yes, definitely less.

Suppose I said my greatest fear was spiders. Oops, I just said spiders were great. Ha ha, joke's on me. Um. Yeah.

Maybe you should just leave that one off the list... and pretend I never said it.

Ah, I see! I was trying to figure it out in terms of degree of fear, and it wasn't making sense. You meant it like "good grief," more or less.

Well, maybe it's a stretch. I was thinking of the other definition of great, as in good. A person seldom considers his fears good. :-)

U, are you suggesting "greatest fear" for the list? If so, forgive me, but...I don't get it.

Thanks, NAJP. :-)

I can't think of a good addition, but I dig the list.

It's my greatest fear that you'll stop updating it. Would that make the list a victim of friendly fire? These are bittersweet times. Let's go play softball.

Why, thank you, trivet!

It is awfully nice of you to make this list.

Me too. (Although if you've ever been on a speedboat in rough water, the damn stuff *does* feel hard!)

"I'm so sick of drinking hard water."

Yep. He sure is.

"That guy is pretty ugly."

But I like that movie! (Never read the book.)

Little Big Man

Good one!

new and improved is patently ridiculous.